The Tennessee Supreme Court affirmed a trial court’s decision to award a couple $13 million in punitive damages in a wrongful death lawsuit against DaimlerChrysler Corp. The lawsuit said 8-month-old Joshua Flax was riding in the back seat of a …
A privately owned fraternity house at West Virginia University has been condemned for unsafe living conditions by the Morgantown, W.Va. Fire Department. The Tau Kappa Epsilon house was shut down last week after inspectors found live wires sticking out of …
Former South Dakota teacher and coach Andy Tate wants the Mitchell School District’s insurance to cover the $25,000 in legal bills he spent to defend himself in a lawsuit brought by a former student. Brittany Plamp said in her lawsuit …
Texas Mutual Insurance Company recently began returning $150 million in policyholder dividends. About 38,000 policyholders will receive a dividend based on their premium size, loss ratio and history with Texas Mutual. The dividend plan, the largest in the company’s history, …
Catastrophe risk specialist RMS says the insurance bill for damage from Hurricane Dolly, which hit Southwest Texas on July 23, may go as high as $750 million, while Boston-based AIR Worldwide estimates damages to come in between $350 million and …
Target Markets Program Administrators Association – Wilmington, DE, July 2008. The Target Markets Program Administrators Association (TMPAA) has announced that Newt Gingrich, former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, author of the “Contract with America,” and Time magazine’s 1995 …
Prosecutors say a Harley-Davidson motorcycle that was stolen nearly 34 years ago in Rhode Island has surfaced in central New Jersey. The 1971 Sportster was purchased on eBay for $2,400 by Michael Meistrell of Cranford. The Union County prosecutor’s office …
Maryland fire investigators say an unattended lit cigarette started a Millers Island house fire that killed an 11-year-old boy earlier this month. The fire department said Wednesday that someone left a lit cigarette on a porch railing at the home …
State fire investigators say lightning started a fire at a home in Hockessin, Delaware. It happened around 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at a home in the unit block of Temby Chase. The State Fire Marshal’s Office says firefighters saw smoke coming …
U.S. Attorney Jim Greenlee has asked the court to dismiss remaining charges against attorney Richard “Dickie” Scruggs and two others ensnared in a judicial bribery scheme. One motion asks to dismiss the six-count indictment against Scruggs’ son Zach, who pleaded …