Handing a rare victory to personal injury trial lawyers, the Texas Senate recently passed legislation that would make it easier for certain people to recover damages after being exposed to asbestos. The bill, which passed 20-11 on a preliminary vote, …
A North Carolina woman has been sentenced to two years in prison for helping a chiropractor in a $12 million kickback scheme that federal prosecutors called the largest health insurance fraud in western Pennsylvania history. Kendra Huddleston, of Littleton, N.C., …
A Kentucky mine safety analyst has resigned after a probe into allegations that she falsified inspections reports. Betty Sue Whitaker was accused of pretending to evaluate workers at mines that she had visited briefly or not at all. The Courier-Journal …
A man who police say helped a South Carolina policeman file a fraudulent auto insurance claim has pled guilty, according to state officials. Officials said James David Morris, 40, of Coward, pled guilty in Florence County to burning personal property …
Pediatricians and other medical professionals are trying to block a Georgia Supreme Court ruling they fear could encourage lawsuits and harm production of vaccines. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), which represents 60,000 pediatricians, along with several other health organizations, …
Kentucky insurance officials are moving to assist victims of recent severe storms in the Murfreesboro area. The Insurance Division of the Department of Commerce and Insurance is setting up a temporary consumer center in Murfreesboro to help residents affected by …
People who live near a former nuclear fuel plant in western Pennsylvania will get $52.5 million to settle their 14-year-old lawsuit against Babcock & Wilcox Co.. The settlement, approved Friday by a federal judge in Pittsburgh, ends the final claim …
A dramatic increase in activity by Somali pirates led to a near doubling in the number of ships attacked during the year’s first quarter compared with the same period in 2008, according to a report from the International Chamber of …
Authorities in Middletown, Connecticut are trying to figure out what started a fire at a science building at Wesleyan University that injured two campus safety officers and a city firefighter. Officials say the fire at the Hall-Atwater building was reported …
The Fraud Awareness Coalition, under the direction of the Idaho Department of Insurance, has organized Fraud Awareness Week May 4-8 to provide an educational program to the citizens of Idaho. The objectives of the Coalition are: -To raise awareness about …