Despite a sizable earthquake event in the Midwest on Friday, April 18th, Bloomington, Ill.-based State Farm and Northbrook, Ill.-based Allstate Insurance say they haven’t heard of much damage from the southern Illinois earthquake, where both companies have homeowners insurance customers. …
The Alabama Supreme Court ruled that more than one pharmaceutical company can be tried at the same time in the state’s lawsuit accusing more than 70 drug companies of fraud in overcharging the state’s Medicaid program. The April 18 ruling …
A weather service official says witnesses reported seeing a tornado on the ground over the weekend north of the town of Shelby, North Carolina, and there are reports of downed trees and a damaged barn. National Weather Service meteorologist Neil …
A gasoline distributor said Friday that a batch of water-contaminated gasoline that stalled dozens of cars on New Jersey roads was delivered to 10 service stations in the Garden State. NuStar Energy of Linden said it verified the tainted product …
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is looking into the possible health hazards of lead in artificial turf installed at schools, parks and stadiums across the country. Two fields in New Jersey were closed this week after state health officials …
Dozens of people were evacuated from their homes for several hours Saturday afternoon when a large brush fire broke out in southern Ocean County. The New Jersey Forest Fire Service and firefighters from several nearby communities battled the blaze, which …
A Manhattan chef and her protege have settled the intellectual property lawsuit she brought against him after he opened a rival seafood bar. Pearl Oyster Bar chef Rebecca Charles had accused Ed McFarland, chef and co-owner of Ed’s Lobster Bar, …
For a time, “Harry Potter” superfan Steven Vander Ark seemed to be living a geeky dream. His Web site — an obsessive catalog of spells, characters and creatures in J.K. Rowling’s novels — was a hit among fellow fanatics. He …
Hospital Corporation of America has agreed to settle 11 lawsuits that accuse a former West Virginia physician of harming patients, a lawyer for the plaintiffs said. The lawsuits were filed by former patients and their families against Dr. John A. …
Health officials are investigating more than 180 reports of illness in people who took dietary supplements containing toxic levels of the mineral selenium. Last month, federal officials warned consumers about harmful doses of selenium – a mineral considered healthful in …