Medical expenses and divorce are the primary reasons for an increase in bankruptcy filings in Oklahoma last year, officials said. Bankruptcy filings increased in all three of the state’s federal court districts by between 22 percent and 25 percent, according …
Little Rock, Ark.-based Dillard’s Inc. and other big retailers will begin giving away $175 million worth of free cosmetics nationwide on Jan. 20 as part of a settlement in a lawsuit that claimed the stores planned to fix prices. None …
A team of assessors from the Commission for Florida Law Enforcement Accreditation (CFA) will arrive Wednesday, Jan. 21, to examine all aspects of the Florida Department of Financial Services, Division of Insurance Fraud’s (FDFS/DIF) policies and procedures, management, operations, and …
Risk Management Solutions announced that its flood mapping data will be made publicly available for the first time. The decision gives “homebuyers far more accurate information about the likelihood of getting insurance,” said RMS. The data is available through a …
Kellogg Co. has recalled 16 products containing peanut butter due to possible salmonella contamination, adding new urgency to the nationwide outbreak as federal officials confirmed contamination at a Georgia facility that ships peanut products to 85 food companies. The Battle …
The family of a woman who died after contracting salmonella plans a lawsuit against the companies that made and distributed peanut butter blamed in a recent outbreak, an attorney said. Shirley Mae Almer, 72, died Dec. 21 after eating contaminated …
Two Lexington, Kentucky police officers who were injured breaking up a large fight at a hotel have filed a lawsuit claiming the partygoers were served too much alcohol. Officer Randall Combs injured his shoulder and Officer Derrick Wallace dislocated his …
An Iowa homeowner’s attempts to thaw out his house’s water pipes went awry when he turned to a trusted source: his heat gun. Firefighters descended on Marcus Heyer’s rural home in Britt at about 9 p.m. last Thiursday after police …
A Vermont man paralyzed in a 2002 accident is suing Volkswagen AG, saying the Jetta he was riding in wasn’t “crash worthy.” Twenty-nine-year-old Owen Milne’s product liability suit goes to trial Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Burlington. It says …
A space heater is being blamed for a fire that destroyed a historic building in Chelsea. The blaze broke out Friday night in a three-story building that once housed a grange hall and more recently was home to a laundromat …