Police in New Jersey issued approximately 120,000 tickets during the year since the state banned motorists from texting or using hand-held cell phones. A two-week “Hang Up, Just Drive” initiative that targeted motorists in 18 towns resulted in 4,075 summonses …
A 33-year-old man faces arson charges for allegedly setting fire to two model homes in a new development outside Milton, Delaware State fire marshals arrested Victor Rodriguez of Milton. No one was injured in the fires, which were set early …
Labor Secretary Hilda Solis is moving ahead with new federal safety regulations to limit exposure to a chemical that gives microwave popcorn its butter taste but has been linked to lung disease among workers. Solis announced that the U.S. Department …
Local government and public utilities near Murfreesboro, Tennessee, are facing a combined $8.1 million in emergency expenditures from the April 10 tornadoes at a time when revenues are down and home and business owners are also facing hefty cleanup bills. …
Insurance companies expect claims from a South Carolina wildfire that has destroyed more than 70 homes near the coast to top $25 million. Allison Dean Love with the South Carolina Insurance News Service said the $25 million estimate will increase …
A member of the crew on the U.S.-flagged ship hijacked by African pirates sued the owner and another company, accusing them of knowingly putting sailors in danger. Richard E. Hicks alleges in the suit that owner Maersk Line Limited and …
Officials from three states of the Gulf Coast are meeting this week to discuss preparations for hurricane season. The 2009 Gulf States Hurricane Conference is being held Wednesday through Friday at the Coast Coliseum and Convention Center in Biloxi with …
Is the poor economy driving people to commit insurance fraud? A new industry study shows that an uptick in the number of questionable insurance claims related to possible cases of insurance fraud during the past year could be tied to …
A federal judge has refused to reduce the $100 million award a jury granted to Mattel Inc in the toymaker’s lawsuit against MGA Entertainment over the popular Bratz dolls. U.S. District Judge Stephen Larson also barred MGA from making or …
Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Kim Holland has filed for and received a Temporary Restraining Order against VSI Vehicle Services Inc. in Oklahoma County District Court. The commissioner has also filed a lawsuit against the company. These actions follow a Cease and …