Four people who accused two Roman Catholic priests of abusing them in the 1970s and 1980s cannot sue the Archdiocese of Milwaukee because the statute of limitations has expired, a state appeals court ruled this week. The District 1 Court …
A federal jury has awarded $4.2 million to a Sanford woman whose 48-year-old husband was killed three years ago in a workplace accident involving a forklift truck, but the amount she stands to receive will be considerably less. Jurors deliberated …
A $3 million damage award in a lawsuit over a “fender bender” has been thrown out by the state Court of Appeals. A Bolivar County jury in 2003 awarded Martha Ireland $3 million in damages based on Ireland’s claim that …
Gerlinde Thomas doesn’t often get deeply involved in politics, and during a recent interview she wasn’t even 100 percent sure what party she’s in. “I think I’m a registered Democrat,” said Thomas, a nurse who lives in Pinellas County, near …
In anticipation of the upcoming Reinsurance Rendezvous in Monte Carlo, Lloyd’s has presented an outline of its reinsurance activities and announced the creation of a Cayman Islands-based sidecar, Thunderbird Re, to back up the capacity of its Syndicates. The world’s …
Although they infrequently touch land, the Pacific Ocean has hurricanes too, and John is a bad one. The storm is currently hugging the coast of Mexico. Its center was located near latitude 18.3 north/longitude 104.9 west or about 75 miles/120 …
National Contractors Insurance Company, Inc., a Risk Retention Group (NCIC) specializes in general liability insurance for the licensed general and artisan contractor. Minimum Premium for most artesian classes and markets begin at $1,500, general contractor at $3,000. Industry required endorsements …
Criminal charges have been filed against a Potter County, Pa. insurance agent who is accused of stealing more than $21,000 in insurance premiums from clients for online gambling and other personal uses, according to Pennsylvania Attorney General Tom Corbett. The …
There have been 483,693 claims filed and more than $10.5 billion paid to Mississippians for Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, according to the Mississippi Insurance Department. Those numbers were as of August 1, 2006 and include figures from private insurance companies, …
A prominent Democratic fundraiser for Gov. Rod Blagojevich was awarded a $900,000 no-bid state contract months after being cut from an investment proposal that has drawn scrutiny from federal investigators, according to a published report. The Blagojevich administration awarded Chicago …