The Supreme Court of Oklahoma on April 15 upheld a finding by a previous three-judge panel that an employer is liable for an injury sustained by an employee of the company’s subcontractor because the principal employer had failed to verify …
On April 15 the Missouri Supreme Court ruled in favor of a class D felony conviction of Bob Salter of St. Louis, Mo.. Salter was sentenced to one year in prison, fined $5,000 and was assigned an additional $25,000 penalty …
Standard & Poor’s Ratings has assigned its long-term ‘A’ counterparty and insurer financial strength ratings to Kenya-based African Trade Insurance Agency (ATI)with a stable outlook. “The ratings on ATI reflect very strong capitalization, strong investments, and strong liquidity,” said S&P. …
Oklahoma Attorney General Drew Edmondson announced his office has signed an agreement with Concentra Health Services that requires the company to pay the state more than $182,000 and institute new training procedures to settle state concerns about the company’s billing …
Disciplinary actions taken by Commissioner of Workers’ Compensation Albert Betts in February and March 2008 totaled $63,800 for violations of the Texas Workers’ Compensation Act, the Texas Department of Insurance announced. Commissioner’s orders are subject to appeal to state district …
Oklahoma Attorney General Drew Edmondson and State Treasurer Scott Meacham said Oklahoma has received more than $85.1 million from the tobacco industry, 75 percent of which went directly into the Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust Fund. This year’s payment was bolstered …
Alleging safety violations at Valero Energy Corporation’s Port Arthur, Texas, refinery, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has proposed penalties totaling $101,750. OSHA alleges 13 serious, two repeat and one other-than-serious violation following an investigation …
Embattled Mississippi tort attorney Richard “Dickie” Scruggs was called to testify Tuesday in a civil trial but invoked his 5th Amendment right against self incrimination when questioned about his role in a bribery scheme. Scruggs was called to testify in …
A five-alarm fire is blamed for snarling traffic for eastbound commuters driving into Charleston, W. Va. Wednesday. All four lanes of U.S. Route 60 in the Kanawha County community of Jefferson were blocked by firefighting equipment Wednesday morning. As rush …
More than $41 million in disaster recovery grants is being awarded to 39 Mississippi counties and municipalities for individual projects involving Hurricane Katrina disaster recovery. Gov. Haley Barbour and the Mississippi Development Authority said the funding package will touch most …