The head of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced this week that federal disaster funds have been authorized for Illinois to supplement emergency response efforts for the record snowstorm that struck the state in …
Workers’ compensation insurance provider, Texas Mutual Insurance Company, announced it returned a dividend of approximately $45,000 to the Texas School Group, a purchasing group. The group dividend is separate from the approximately $50 million in dividends that Texas Mutual Insurance …
A Los Angeles Police Department officer who worked as an armed security guard at Staples Center and Dodger Stadium while collecting disability benefits for on-duty injuries was convicted this week of workers’ compensation fraud, the District Attorney’s office announced. The …
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c12527) announced the addition of Reinsurance Claims to their offering. The law of reinsurance claims has reportedly always been difficult to summarize. Most reinsurance disputes are resolved short of arbitration or litigation and most disputes are arbitrated …
The international law firm of Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. has announced that Helen Lalich Duncan has been named Head of the Litigation Department for the firm’s Los Angeles office. Duncan, who joined Fulbright & Jaworski in 2002, will continue her …
Ohio Gov. Bob Taft has sent a letter to President George W. Bush requesting a major disaster declaration for 60 Ohio counties that received damage from severe winter storms that began Dec. 22, 2004, and continued through January 2005 totalling …
No matter what the groundhogs said on Wednesday, Esurance is reminding drivers to steer clear of wildlife and stay prepared for a long winter. In many areas, severe winter weather may result in animals on the move. In bad weather, …
The Supreme Court of South Carolina issued a decision Wednesday that should reportedly reduce forum shopping in the state and reign in the rapidly increasing number of cases filed in Judicial Hellhole Hampton County. In a unanimous decision, the Court …
Nine New York area contractors face a total of $98,400 in fines for 56 alleged serious and repeat violations of workplace safety standards at three Brooklyn construction projects: the Marcy Homes and Marcus Garvey Homes residential construction projects and the …
Winter is the “season of avoidable surprises” – a time when people can take simple steps to help prevent damage to their homes and accidents in their cars, according to a risk management expert from Atlantic Mutual Insurance Co. The …