The mother of a W. Va. sailor killed in the 2001 terrorist attack on the USS Cole says she is disappointed with a federal judge’s decision to limit damages in a lawsuit filed by sailors’ families against Sudan. Saundra Flanagan’s …
A U.S. attorney on Wednesday declined a federal judge’s request to prosecute a prominent Mississippi attorney on allegations of criminal contempt in a Hurricane Katrina insurance dispute. U.S. Attorney Alice Martin said in the letter to U.S. District Judge William …
A Hastings company is recalling about 5,900 pounds of ground beef and buffalo products distributed in Nebraska and Colorado because they could be contaminated with a dangerous strain of E. coli, the government said Wednesday. The U.S. Department of Agriculture …
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Texas Mutual Insurance Company announced it is distributing approximately $125 million in individual policyholder dividends, the largest in the company’s history. Approximately 37,500 employers, representing about 79 percent of the company’s policyholders, will receive a dividend. Loss ratio and customer …
Sue the state as well as its contractor for Louisiana’s troubled Road Home problem, a federal judge in Baton Rouge, La., told the attorney who filed a class-action lawsuit alleging the contractor is cheating thousands of hurricane victims. U.S. District …
Michael McAndrews would like to know what business Allstate has telling him he must buy wind and hail coverage — or else. McAndrews received a letter July 12 that said Allstate will not renew his homeowner’s coverage for fire and …
Bail has been set at $100,000 for a former insurance agent facing fraud and theft charges in North Dakota, Minnesota and Colorado. David Skjerven, 60, of Sedona, Ariz., told Judge Wade Webb that he is unemployed and would not be …
A Boston jury has found against Notre Dame football coach Charlie Weis in his medical malpractice lawsuit against two doctors he claimed botched his care after he had gastric bypass surgery five years ago. The jury deliberated almost three hours …
A federal court dealt a blow to U.S. trucking companies this week by striking down rules on working hours that were strongly criticized by safety advocates. The decision is the latest chapter in a long-running battle between advocacy groups such …