An Austin, Minn., food processor is claiming a Waterloo, Iowa, warehouse operator is to blame for damage to millions of dollars worth of meat during last June’s flooding. Hormel Foods Corp. says Waterloo-based Crystal Distribution Services was negligent and breached …
The United Nations is concerned about the possibility of collaboration between pirates and government officials in Somalia’s Puntland region, according to a new U.N. report released Wednesday. The report, prepared by the office of U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for the …
Consumer confidence in the health of financial institutions, including insurance companies, is dramatically influenced by advertising and marketing efforts, says a new study by Nielsen IAG. At a time when some financial institutions are pulling back on their advertising, the …
A Phoenix homeowner shot six times by Phoenix police officers has filed a claim against the city. Tony Arambula is seeking $5.75 million in damages for himself and his family after he was shot on Sept. 17 after officers responded …
A LaSalle County jury has awarded $1 million to a Tonica man who sued an orthopedic surgeon who mishandled his knee surgery. The jury handed the award to Jack Hughes Sr. of Tonica, who sued Dr. Mark Kelley of Peru …
A Midwest fault zone that unleashed a series of violent earthquakes in the early 19th century shows no signs of building up the stresses needed for the quakes many seismologists expect to someday rock the region again, two scientists say. …
A New Orleans federal magistrate has ordered rapper Lil Wayne to turn over financial records for one of his albums to a folk singer, who accuses him of copyright infringement. U.S. Magistrate Daniel Knowles III on Wednesday said Karma Ann …
Insurance estimates put demolition and replacement of Huntley Project High School of Worden, Mont., destroyed in a September 2008 arson fire, at nearly $8 million. School trustees were told that Traveler’s Insurance Co. has pegged replacement costs at about $6.3 …
As a young home health nurse, Korean-born Eunhee Kim’s approach to patient care and attention to the bottom line caught the eye of her boss. Customers, including insurance carriers in Southern California noticed, too, as she was promoted through the …
Auditors found that a New York group hired by the state to conduct motorcycle safety training spent $46,000 for a tricked-out pickup truck, paid for unexplained trips to Arizona and Santo Domingo, and had some instructors without driver’s licenses. State …