The leader of a House of Representatives committee said it plans to review a federal agency in charge of ensuring workplace safety this summer after recent construction deaths in Las Vegas and other major cities. Rep. Lynn Woolsey, D-Calif., said …
An Aon Corp. analysis of liability in the long term care industry found for the first time in nine years of reporting that liability costs are stable on a national average basis. The study found that average general liability and …
A fire aboard a 46-foot pleasure boat in Bon Secour Bay on the Alabama coast forced the evacuation of 17 passengers and crew. No one was injured. The Coast Guard rescued 15 people from the “Ellisa,” and took them to …
Brush fires shut down roads in central Florida on May 11 and forced evacuations, authorities said. A portion of Interstate 95 in Brevard County was shut down because of heavy smoke from a blaze near Malabar, the Orlando Sentinel reported …
Officials with the National Weather Service in Memphis and Lee County E-911 say an earthquake caused no injuries after it hit the Belden, Miss. area on May 10. A dispatcher for 911, Tanya Mayo, says the earthquake registered a magnitude …
Las Vegas NV.– Advance Insurance Services acquired the assets of J.D Ellington Insurance Services, Inc. the transaction was completed April 30th. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Advance Insurance Services, www.advancenv.com based in Las Vegas, Nevada completed the acquisition …
A report from Risk Management Solutions on the 7.5 magnitude earthquake that struck China’s Sichuan province on Monday reports that “over 7,000 casualties had been reported. More than 100 fatalities occurred from the collapse of a school in Dujiangyan City, …
People following the state’s lawsuit against former lead paint manufacturers can watch online this week as both sides argue their case to the Rhode Island Supreme Court. The court plans to Webcast the May 15 arguments in the companies’ appeal …
North Carolina Gov. Mike Easley dispatched damage assessment teams comprised of state and local officials to Jones and Bertie counties to begin the process of assessing damage from the storm that swept through the area on May 11. The Jones …
The U.S. Supreme Court Monday affirmed a ruling that apartheid victims who seek damages exceeding $400 billion from more than 50 major corporations can go forward with their lawsuits. With four justices recused from the case and therefore lacking a …