Monthly Archives: <span>August 2006</span>

N.D. Police Say Baby Wedged in Car; Woman Charged

Mandan, N.D. police say a woman has been charged with child abuse or neglect after officers found her 8-month-old son wedged behind the driver’s seat of a car when they pulled her over for driving erratically. Sarah Dawn Gwin, 25, …

Phoenix Man Sentenced for Defrauding Workman’s Comp Fund

A Phoenix man was sentenced Tuesday to three years of supervised probation after being convicted of defrauding the State Compensation Fund of Arizona (SCF), the state agency that provides workman’s compensation coverage for more than 54,000 Arizona employers. Benny O. …

Ohio Steel Company Drops Lawsuit Over Retiree Health Benefits

Cincinnati-based AK Steel Corp. has withdrawn a federal lawsuit in Dayton over retiree benefits because it expects quick resolution of a similar suit in U.S. District Court in Cincinnati, a spokesman recently said. The Dayton case sought judicial affirmation that …

Ga. Apartment Complex Pays $2.25M In Drowning of Toddler

The owners of a DeKalb County, Georgia apartment complex have reached at $2.25 million settlement with the family of a 2-year-old boy who died in a 2003 drowning in the complex pool. Jonathan Flores was three days shy of his …

Ala. Gov. Riley Tours Shrimping Community One Year After Katrina

Alabama Gov. Bob Riley praised the hurricane recovery efforts that have put shrimp boats back on water, rebuilt homes and removed debris in Bayou La Batre, but much work is still ahead, he said during a tour Wednesday. Riley toured …

Judge Dismisses Suit Over W. Va. Sago Coal Mine Safety

A federal judge this week threw out a lawsuit by coal miners that demanded the government do more to ensure that miners have working oxygen supplies and know how to use them. The lawsuit was filed in June after Congress …

N.J. Chiropractor Charged with Fraud

An Essex County, N.J. chiropractor has been charged with conspiracy and health care claims fraud in a $19,000 automobile insurance case, according to state officials. Attorney General Zulima V. Farber and Division of Criminal Justice Director Gregory A. Paw reported …

London American Risk Specialists Announces CareSurance™ Liability Program

Houston, Texas – London American Risk Specialists, Inc is pleased to offer CareSurance™ , a new liability insurance program designed to meet the needs of Skilled, Assisted and Independent Long Term Care (LTC) facilities across America. CareSurance™ uses a completely …

Nevada Benefits Firm Appeals $1 Million-Plus in Fines

The Nevada Insurance Division has levied fines and penalties of more than $1 million on a Las Vegas company that provides health benefits to dozens of companies. Insurance Commissioner Alice Molasky-Arman has ruled that Payroll Solutions Group has been providing …

San Francisco Corporate Officer Arrested for 49 Felony Counts

Martha P. O’Neill, 40, of San Francisco, has been arraigned on 49 felony counts of alleged workers’ compensation insurance premium fraud and employment tax fraud, according to the California Department of Insurance. O’Neill was arrested on Aug. 2, 2006, in …