A New York City jury has rejected the claim of a former numbers betting chief who said he got bladder cancer by inhaling secondhand cigarette smoke while in city jails. The jury reached the verdict in Raymond “Spanish Raymond” Marquez’s …
An appeals court in Texas overturned a $7.75 million verdict against Merck & Co involving its withdrawn pain drug Vioxx Wednesday, ruling that evidence presented at trial failed to prove the medicine caused the heart attack suffered by the plaintiff’s …
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. Name of Product: Air Pistols Units: About 7,250 …
Florida’s First District Court of Appeals fired the latest volley in an ongoing saga between Allstate Insurance and the Office of Insurance Regulation, re-suspending the insurer from writing new business in Florida. The court affirmed in its opinion released on …
Trapped in his car on the way to a friend’s wedding, Rick Rountree and his family never stood a chance once a tornado packing winds of 170 mph hit southwest Missouri. “It’s like taking a handful of Matchbox cars and …
Californians permanently injured on the job would get an average 16 percent increase in disability payments under new rules proposed by the state Division of Workers’ Compensation. The formula is based on new data that links wage losses to the …
For-profit swimming pools would need liability insurance under a bill headed to Missouri’s governor. It was sparked by the drowning of 6-year-old Ethan Cory, of Joplin, while on a field trip to a privately owned water park. The Swimmin’ Hole’s …
A federal jury has convicted two officials of The Oath for Louisiana in a scheme to inflate the defunct health maintenance organization’s net worth and ability to pay claims in reports sent to the state Insurance Department. Barry Scheur, Oath’s …
Pinnacle Entertainment Inc. said it will receive an additional $48 million from Allianz Global Risks US Insurance Co. to settle a lawsuit related to Hurricane Katrina damage at a former Mississippi casino and its Boomtown New Orleans facility. The Las …
Local Red Cross officials said the agency is nearing the end of its storm-relief funds after distributing nearly $200 million to assist in the longterm recovery of victims of the 2005 hurricanes. Once the money is gone, the Red Cross …