When Bobbie Cameron became pregnant with her third child, she reluctantly chose a new doctor to oversee her care. Her longtime physician had dropped out of the birthing business because of soaring malpractice insurance rates. Cameron’s daughter, Avery, was born …
Massey Energy Co. is facing fines for safety violations that state inspectors say contributed to a fatal accident at a West Virginia coal mine. Miner David Neal suffered critical injuries after falling about 39 feet from a conveyer belt at …
Two elderly women accused of killing two transient men with a car so they could collect nearly $3 million in insurance money were videotaped talking about the scheme while in FBI custody, the prosecutor said in opening statements. “It’s your …
Authorities investigating a Crossville, Tenn. house fire that killed two people said the fire was caused by arson. Officials won’t discuss the cause of the fire or who they think started the blaze inside Darrell and Carol Darling’s home March …
Tennessee authorities said at least one person has been burned and residents have been ordered to evacuate after an Anderson County oil well caught fire. Firefighters from several departments were working to put out the blaze near Oliver Springs, Tenn., …
Indianapolis-based the National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies (NAMIC) recently announced that it opposes legislation to ban the use of credit-based insurance scoring in Michigan. The House Insurance Committee is scheduled to debate the proposal today. “Headline grabbing proposals unveiled …
An Environmental Protection Agency appeals board has upheld a $3 million penalty against a Virginia company that owns gas stations in Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C. The Environmental Appeals Board filed a complaint in 2002 against Euclid of Virginia Inc. …
North Carolina Department of Insurance investigators made five arrests in several unrelated insurance fraud cases this month. Officials arrested Larry Drake of 508 E. 21st St., Lumberton, N.C., on March 6, and charged him with one count of embezzlement by …
People who live near a former nuclear fuel processing plant in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania have accepted $27.5 million from Atlantic Richfield Co. The money will settle claims that the plant caused cancer and other illnesses and damaged their property. A …
A Miami-Dade County man pleaded guilty to involvement in a staged accident ring, according to Florida Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink. Wilfred Cyriaque, 57, was sentenced to 54 months in prison, followed by five years of reporting probation. As a …