January 21, 2005
United States Attorney Richard Roper announced that Bryan Wilson Taylor, 70, a resident of Dallas and Jerrold Wayne Myers, 67, a resident of Tulsa, Oklahoma, were sentenced recently by the Honorable Jorge Solis, United States District Judge. Taylor pled guilty …
January 21, 2005
Arizona’s Pima County supervisors approved the construction of five detention basins to control flooding in downtown and central Tucson. Construction bids for the $17.5 million project will go out in late spring, said Suzanne Shields, director of the county’s flood …
January 21, 2005
The crash of a corporate jet that killed the son of NBC Sports Chairman Dick Ebersol and two other people has contributed to a 48 percent increase in Colorado-based Montrose Regional Airport’s liability insurance premium. Airport Manager Scot Brownlee said …
January 21, 2005
State, county and local governments and certain non-profit organizations in Pennsylvania who suffered losses and damages as a result of flooding from Tropical Storm Ivan in September to date, have received $21.5 million in public assistance funds, according to figures …
January 21, 2005
Hotels, vending machine operators and bottlers in America are reporting that USA Technologies’ e-Port cashless transaction solution is helping them win the war against vandalism and theft from vending machines. USA Technologies disclosed the findings of a customer survey showing …
January 21, 2005
As the Maine Legislature opens its 2005 session, lawmakers are reportedly primarily concerned with tax issues, including a proposal that would tax insurance premiums to fund retirement health insurance for police and firefighters. “With the state facing a budget shortfall …
January 21, 2005
Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius signed a letter to President George W. Bush earlier this week, requesting federal assistance to help Kansans recover from the effects of the severe ice storms that hit the state Jan. 3-5, which left thousands without …
January 21, 2005
New Jersey Division of Criminal Justice Director Vaughn McKoy and Insurance Fraud Prosecutor Greta Gooden-Brown announced that a Hudson County man has been sentenced for his role in an automobile “give up” scam. According to Gooden-Brown, Israel Rivera, 34, of …
January 21, 2005
The National Arbitration Forum has a new on-line application that will provide the text of arbitrator decisions issued in No-Fault Insurance Personal Injury Protection disputes in New Jersey. This addition to the program’s web service offers access to decision and …
January 21, 2005
Where there are cars there are accidents, and where there are accidents there are insurance claims, which unfortunately are too often phony. The U.K. has announced a new measure to try and combat this kind of fraud, which the Association …