A truck driver struck by a car while making an early-morning delivery stop at a New Jersey Taco Bell cannot collect damages from his employer because his injuries entitled him to workers’ compensation benefits, a two-judge panel of the state …
Two city bridges remain closed and dozens of homes are in need of repair after torrential rain caused flooding in Coweta, Oklahoma. Tom Tillotson, the city’s emergency management director, said it was the worst flooding he’s seen in his 30 …
Two more counties were added April 7 to the state list of disaster areas from severe weather that has beset Arkansas. Gov. Mike Beebe added Lonoke and Pike counties for damage sustained in last week’s severe weather. A total of …
Oregon’s Department of Consumer and Business Services Insurance Division announced it has revoked the insurance license of Yo Song Lee. Lee has been licensed in Oregon as a resident individual insurance producer since April 2002, and was last recorded as …
A construction worker on Boston’s “Big Dig” highway project is not entitled to workers’ compensation benefits for injuries he suffered after he fell asleep while driving home late from work, the state’s high court has ruled. The worker, who had …
The number of snowmobile-related deaths in Michigan rose slightly this past winter. It’s the first increase in five years. A report issued Monday says 22 people died from snowmobile injuries during the 2007-08 winter, compared with 20 the winter before. …
A U.S. Marine captain serving his third tour of duty in Iraq has been awarded $3.6 million by a San Diego jury after his insurance company unreasonably denied his claim for water damage to his Oceanside, Calif., home, according to …
Northrop Grumman Corp. has paid a $5,000 fine for violating federal safety standards in the February death of one of its employees at its Newport News shipyard. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration found that Northrop Grumman did not provide …
Speed cameras aren’t coming to Maryland highways. State lawmakers appeared poised to allow speeding cameras, but the final moments of the year’s session in Annapolis ticked away without lawmakers agreeing on the bill. That means the measure dies until next …
Virginia State Police say there were no crashes during a one-day increased patrol along a 13-mile stretch of Interstate 95 in the capital region. Last Thursday, troopers conducted “saturation” patrols in the Highway Safety Corridor around Richmond. The effort was …