In 2004, a football-sized piece of concrete fell from a bridge and crashed through Yvonna Osborn’s windshield while she was driving home on Interstate 35 in Oklahoma. The 52-year-old Irving, Texas, mother of two died of massive head injuries and …
Giant Food LLC and Stop & Shop Supermarket Co. have pulled several potato products from their shelves that were subject to a voluntary recall because of possible bacterial contamination. Giant Food and Stop & Shop said late Saturday they have …
A rash of cattle thefts in southwest Missouri has prompted two organizations to offer a total of $10,000 in rewards for help catching the crooks. Authorities report that hundreds of animals have been loaded onto trucks and driven away from …
A Lafayette, Indiana, firefighter faces arson charges alleging that he set fire to his home and then tried to prevent responding firefighters from extinguishing the blaze. Eric W. Tendam, 40, was charged with two felony counts of arson and misdemeanor …
A million-dollar yacht that went up in flames over the weekend off Key Biscayne is “a complete loss.” The 56-foot boat erupted in flames Sunday morning south of Key Biscayne. Four people were aboard, but they were rescued without injury. …
American International Group Inc., rescued twice last year by the U.S. government, is asking for more aid and bracing for a fourth-quarter loss of roughly $60 billion, a source familiar with the matter said. It would be the biggest loss …
Wal-Mart Stores Inc said Friday it had settled for $17.5 million a class action lawsuit in which plaintiffs claimed the retailer had discriminated against African Americans seeking jobs as truck drivers. Wal-Mart denied allegations that it had discriminated “on the …
A leading insurance company in Guyana says it has lost nearly $1.5 million in pension funds after investing with Texas financier R. Allen Stanford. Spokesman Hewley Nelson says the “Hand in Hand” company began investing money with Stanford Financial Group …
ISO ClaimSearch, a property/casualty insurance industry claims information system, added a new regulatory compliance service: the ISO ClaimSearch Medicare Secondary Payer Reporting Service. Section 111 of the Medicare, Medicaid and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007 (P.L. 110-173) adds new mandatory …
Willis Group Holdings has announced a series of international appointments in Willis Global Placement, its newly formed entity that co-ordinates worldwide placement strategy for the benefit of Willis clients. The company announced the following appointments: · Nigel Roberts is appointed …