A Middleborough, Mass. couple have been indicted on charges they committed fraud when they attempted to collect insurance money for a barn they deliberately destroyed and then reported to be collapsed. Officials said that Gina Driscoll, age 39, and Dennis …
California health officials are warning consumers not to eat certain brands of diced yellow onions that could be contaminated with potentially deadly bacteria. The onions are sold by an Oxnard, Calif., distributor to stores and restaurants in six Western states. …
The mother of a woman who died after a Planned Parenthood abortion procedure filed a lawsuit blaming malpractice for her daughter’s toxic shock syndrome death. Aletheia Meloncon filed the Superior Court lawsuit, claiming her daughter Edrica Goode, 21, died Feb. …
Lanier Upshaw has created a practice group tailored to meet the private insurance needs of high net worth clientèle throughout Florida. The group, named Private Risk Management, will insure high value items such as primary and secondary residences; vehicles including …
Shelley Boyce, chief executive officer of MedRisk, Inc., has been named to the board of directors of the Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI). A nonprofit, nonpartisan public policy research organization, WCRI’s members include employers, insurers, insurance regulators, and state administrative …
Some Arizona employees hurt on the job could get higher workers’ compensation benefits under a bill approved by the Arizona House in a 57-0 vote. The bill (HB2195), which was approved by the Senate earlier in June, is a compromise …
Lithium-ion battery packs shipped with some Gateway Inc. notebook computers pose a fire danger, leading to a voluntary recall by Gateway and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. The battery packs can overheat and pose a fire hazard, the commission …
Independent distributors have filed a lawsuit accusing USANA Health Sciences Inc. of fraud and deception, the latest public-relations blow for the marketer of vitamins and nutritional supplements. The lawsuit, which seeks class-action status, was filed in California state court on …
A preliminary assessment of storm damage to public structures in Montana’s Valley and Musselshell counties and on the Fort Peck Indian Reservation came to about $226,600, which is not enough to qualify for federal aid. The assessment was completed by …
California Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner has dispatched Damage Assessment and Disaster Fraud Response teams to Lake Tahoe to assist consumers with the losses from the Agora fire burning at Lake Tahoe. Meanwhile, a state insurance association is saying state laws …