Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. has settled 10 lawsuits filed by Mississippi homeowners in a dispute over damage from Hurricane Katrina. The settlement was announced Monday by Biloxi attorney Jack Denton. Two weeks ago, Denton and attorney William C. Walker Jr. …
Brazil must improve working conditions for sugarcane cutters if it wants to take advantage of a “golden opportunity” to become a worldwide biofuel supplier, President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said Tuesday. Addressing growing criticism over conditions for workers who …
Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota has announced a 9.3 percent rate increase, starting next month, for individual health care policies. “The rate increase that we’re putting into effect is to cover the expected claims cost over the next …
A top power company official defended safety standards at an earthquake-ravaged nuclear plant Wednesday, even as the company said a radioactive leak was bigger than first reported and came under international pressure for details. The mayor of nearby Kashiwazaki city …
The European Union said it will ask China to be much more vigilant about product safety, requesting that officials there follow up on cases and report back to the EU about what measures are being taken. EU Consumer Commissioner Meglena …
A Johnson County, Ind. judge will hold a bench trial for Morgan County Sheriff Robert Garner’s 23-year-old son, who faces arson and other charges. Robert Jake Garner faces 19 felony counts, including eight counts of arson, for a series of …
The insurance industry in Michigan released a study on Tuesday, July 17th that predicts motorists could save up to 16 percent on their auto premium if they were allowed to select capped health benefits for accident injuries. Michigan is the …
The European Union said Tuesday it will ask China to be much more vigilant about product safety, requesting that officials there follow up on cases and report back to the EU about what measures are being taken. EU Consumer Commissioner …
Railroad operator CSX Corp. said Tuesday second-quarter earnings fell almost 17 percent from a year earlier, when the company saw a gain from insurance recoveries related to Hurricane Katrina. Net income declined to $324 million, or 71 cents a share, …
Gov. John Baldacci formally asked the Bush administration Tuesday for federal aid to help Oxford County recover from storm damage. “The current condition of the public water supply for the town of Bethel isn’t sufficient to provide fire protection, sanitary …