A national group puts three Delaware plants among hundreds in the country that must consider new materials or changes in production to cut the risk of a public disaster. The Center for American Progress says Honeywell International’s Delaware plant, the …
The state of Georgia is offering a $10,000 reward for information that will lead to an arrest and conviction in an arson case in Clarkston where a baptist church was heavily damaged last Sunday night. The blaze gutted the Indian …
Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services said in a report published today that reinsurers have had sufficient excess capital available to absorb the shocks of the past year, but much of that cushion has now been eroded. The report, titled “Global …
One of three brothers accused of cashing annuity checks that were supposed to end when their parents died has pleaded guilty to federal charges of conspiracy to commit mail fraud and money laundering. Forty-six-year-old Donald Tremain Jr. of Kentwood entered …
A Suffolk County chiropractor who continued to submit claims for treating a patient four years after he stopped the treatments has been arrested for insurance fraud, the New York State Insurance Department reported. Dr. Richard Nebiosini, of Medford, was arrested …
A federal appeals judge encouraged lawyers to ask the Supreme Court whether corporations should continue to be held criminally responsible for the acts of rogue employees. Defense attorney Andrew Weissmann had hoped to get the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals …
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has issued a final rule for Patient Safety Organizations (PSOs). The rule becomes effective on Jan. 19, 2009. It provides final requirements and procedures for PSOs, new entities, with which clinicians and …
The West Virginia Supreme Court says a man who found a piece of scalpel in his thumb can’t press his claim because he waited too long to file his lawsuit. In a 4-1 ruling, the high court said Paul and …
The Federal Trade Commission has filed suit to block the merger of CCC Information Services Inc. and Mitchell International Inc., charging that the merger would hinder competition in the market for electronic systems used to estimate the cost of collision …
Kansas Highway Patrol troopers will begin placing red ribbons on their vehicles this week to encourage motorists to be careful during the holiday season. Starting Thanksgiving, Highway Patrol vehicles will have ribbons tied to their side mirrors or antenna. The …