The Wisconsin Supreme Court refused on Thursday to reopen a class-action lawsuit that accuses Harley-Davidson Inc. of failing to disclose a defect in two engine types sold in 1999 and 2000. In a 4-3 vote, the court upheld a circuit …
California experienced the largest decrease in average workers’ compensation costs per claim among 14 states, after years of double-digit cost growth and in the wake of reforms that took effect 2003 through 2006, according to a new study by the …
Merilyn Matsuko Burnside, an insurance broker from Commerce, Calif., has been arrested for allegedly swindling customers out of insurance payments on two separate occasions. Burnside was arrested Friday, July 6, 2007 in her city of Commerce office. California Department of …
The Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (TWIA) in early June submitted a proposal to the Texas Department of Insurance for the purchase of $1.5 billion in reinsurance under a three-tiered program. On July 11, Texas Insurance Commissioner Mike Geeslin approved the …
North Carolina state and local law enforcement officers cited 2,129 motorists for driving while impaired during the “Booze It & Lose It: Operation Firecracker” campaign that ran June 28-July 8, according to Gov. Mike Easley. A total of 71,048 traffic …
Though unsure exactly where it would be built or when, backers of a proposed National Hurricane Museum and Science Center in southwest Louisiana say they’re confident the $100 million project will become reality. The 50-year anniversary of Hurricane Audrey’s strike …
The Arkansas Insurance Department issued a directive to property and casualty carriers issuing policies containing “occupancy” requirements in their underwriting standards that could adversely impact insurance coverage for members of the armed services who are deployed outside of the state. …
Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Corporation (LWCC) announced that Jill Breard has joined the company as operations manager in the risk management services (RMS) division. In this position, Breard will be responsible for overseeing the daily claims operations at LWCC. She will …
New Jersey Gov. Jon S. Corzine is pleased by his recovery three months after nearly being killed in a high-speed crash and will soon personally begin paying thousands upon thousands of dollars for his medical treatment, his office said this …
The ink is barely dry on a new Delaware law aimed at protecting the legal rights of victims of child sexual abuse, but it’s already being tested. Gov. Ruth Ann Minner signed a law Tuesday that abolishes Delaware’s two-year statute …