An earthquake that measured 5.2 on the Richter Scale rocked buildings in Chicago and damaged roads in Ohio and Kentucky. The quake hit Friday morning at 4:37 a.m. The epicenter was in the town of West Salem, Ill., which is …
At the request of Gov. Ed Rendell, New York City has agreed to release more water from its reservoirs in the Catskills in an effort to reduce the danger of flooding in communities downstream along the Delaware River. Flood-battered residents, …
The early morning earthquake that struck Market Rasen in Lincolnshire recently was literally a wake-up call for many people. (See IJ web site – https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2008/02/28/87725.htm). With likely insured losses of between £15 million and £30 million, the magnitude 5.2 ‘quake …
U.S. President George W. Bush’s plan to halt a rise in U.S. greenhouse gas emissions by 2025 could undermine, rather than support, efforts to combat climate change, German Environment Minister Sigmar Gabriel said. “Gabriel criticizes Bush’s Neanderthal speech” was the …
Weather forecasters in China warned that Typhoon Neoguri could hit southern Hainan Island as early as this afternoon, Friday April 18. China’s meteorological observatory said Thursday that strong winds and rain will accompany the typhoon, and urged ships and boats …
More than 2,500 delegates from around the world gathered in commemoration of San Francisco’s 1906 earthquake at the 100th Anniversary Earthquake Conference — the largest earthquake conference ever held — in San Francisco this week. There, earthquake professionals and policymakers …
A group of attorneys once affiliated with Mississippi tort lawyer Richard “Dickie” Scruggs was disqualified Wednesday from a case that accuses an insurance company of racketeering in its handling of policyholder claims after Hurricane Katrina. The Katrina Litigation Group’s team …
Lawsuits seeking damages from timber, mining and land companies for devastating 2001 floods should be revived, lawyers representing hundreds of southern West Virginia residents told the state Supreme Court on Wednesday. But attorneys for more than 100 defendants in the …
Children will be barred from operating thrill rides at amusement parks and street carnivals in Kentucky in the wake of a legislative session that ended Wednesday. The General Assembly approved legislation that requires people hired to operate the rides – …
Workers’ compensation costs per claim in North Carolina grew 6-14 percent annually throughout the study period, according to the Workers Compensation Research Institute. The Cambridge, Mass.-based WCRI study of 14 states found that double-digit growth in medical costs per claim …