A lawsuit seeking class action status has been filed against a company that is voluntarily recalling a brand of contact lens solution. Nicole Lazar, a resident of Santa Clara County, Calif., was named as the plaintiff in the lawsuit, filed …
Officials urged thousands of Australians to flee their homes as rising floodwaters from three days of wild weather threatened to wash away their homes. Nine people have been killed since the storms began Friday near the port city of Newcastle, …
A southwest Iowa woman faces charges of arson, attempted murder and child endangerment in connection with a May 26 fire at her home. Iowa Department of Public Safety officials said Audrey Nicole Gilleland, 24, turned herself in to Montgomery County …
A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of “A+” (Superior) and the issuer credit ratings (ICR) of “aa-“of Philadelphia Insurance Companies and its members. Best also affirmed the FSR of “A-” (Excellent) and ICRs of “a-” of …
A.M. Best Co. has upgraded the financial strength rating (FSR) to “A+” (Superior) from “A” (Excellent) and the ICR to “aa-” from “a” of Chicago-based Old Republic General Insurance Corporation (ORGENCO). Best has also affirmed the FSR of “A” (Excellent) …
Federal disaster assistance is available for farmers and orchard owners in 81 Illinois counties to help them recover from crop damage due to the April freeze, Gov. Rod Blagojevich recently announced. Blagojevich said the U.S. Department of Agriculture granted his …
Seventeen Oklahoma counties that were hit hard by tornadoes and flooding during a series of severe storms in May 2007 have been approved for federal disaster assistance, Gov. Brad Henry said. President Bush declared that a major disaster existed in …
Springdale, Ark.-based Tyson Fresh Meats Inc. on June 8 recalled more than 40,000 pounds of ground beef shipped to Wal-Mart stores in 12 states after samples tested at a Sherman, Texas, plant showed signs of E. coli contamination. No illnesses …
The judge in New Orleans who unsealed a federal whistle-blower case accusing insurance companies of overbilling the National Flood Insurance Program says the U.S. Department of Justice should get involved or explain why not. The case was brought by former …
Six people, including a Pharr-San Juan-Alamo (Texas) schools superintendent and two school board members, pleaded innocent on June 8 to a sweeping federal indictment alleging cash, trips, and gifts were swapped for votes on district construction and insurance contracts. Superintendent …