A patient safety group in Connecticut is pushing for a law that would require hospitals to track and publicly disclose cases of infections contracted in hospitals. The measure, according to the Connecticut Center for Patient Safety, could save hundreds of …
The family of an underground coal miner killed in a rock fall is entitled to increased death benefits because the company he worked for had violated several mine safety laws, the Supreme Court ruled last week. Ronnie Charles was killed …
The Coast Guard has concluded that a lost anchor in the Delaware River was the main cause of a November 2004 oil spill now ranked among the worst in the mid-Atlantic region. Investigators have cleared the shipper and pilots of …
The Bush administration is reviewing safety equipment used in the nation’s mines after previously scrapping similar initiatives started by the Clinton administration. The agency that oversees coal mine safety is seeking public input on how to better supply miners and …
Two miners were found dead in Melville, W.Va. Saturday, after an underground conveyor belt caught fire, filling the mine with poisonous fumes–19 workers were able to escape, but the two others were separated. Rescue crews attempted for 48 hours after …
Florida Attorney General Charlie Crist has issued a consumer alert cautioning Floridians against buying used vehicles that may have been flood-damaged by Hurricanes Katrina, Rita and Wilma. As many as 600,000 vehicles throughout Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida may have …
Eleven defendants have been indicted on charges including arson and destruction of an energy facility for allegedly participating in a campaign of domestic terrorism in five western states on behalf of the extremist Earth Liberation Front (ELF) and the Animal …
Superintendent of Insurance Howard Mills recently released a list of important tips for New Yorkers in the event their insured residence or automobile is damaged due to severe winter weather. “As winter gets into full swing, New York’s insurance consumers …
Only Florida residents can sue insurers in state courts when companies are unauthorized to do business in Florida, the state Supreme Court ruled recently. State law prohibits nonresidents from filing such suits, the high court said in an unanimous opinion. …
IMACC, a network of independent property damage mitigation and restoration contractors, reported that Midwest Family Mutual Insurance Company of Minnetonka, Minn., has engaged the IMACC Network to provide mitigation and restoration services for their claims department. This enables Midwest Mutual …