Biovail Corp said Monday that a New York court last week dismissed a securities fraud lawsuit against the Canadian drugmaker. The class action suit, which was filed last year, claimed that Biovail misled investors about the regulatory approval status of …
Some Missoula County, Mont., residents say they’re concerned about newly released Federal Emergency Management Agency maps showing which properties are located in flood plains. The concerned residents include homeowners in the Mullan Trails subdivision. Missoula County is wrapping up a …
A Sioux Falls, S.D., trucking company and the federal transportation secretary have reached an agreement that will end a federal court case. Action Carrier Inc. was ordered in November to keep its rigs off the roads because it wasn’t covered …
The Justice Department warned corporate America on Monday that the government will aggressively investigate big firms that improperly dominate markets. Assistant Attorney General Christine Varney said the department is abandoning legal guidelines put in place by the Bush administration in …
Authorities say they suspect arson in a spate of fires in Sargent County, N.D., near Fargo. Authorities say six vacant homes were torched on May 10. Sheriff Travis Paeper says the state fire marshal is investigating the fires.
Oklahoma Senate President Pro Tem Glenn Coffee and House Speaker Chris Benge have announced that a compromise has been reached on a long sought comprehensive lawsuit reform package for the state. Coffee and Benge and their representatives have been in …
Homeowners in the South Carolina counties of Charleston and Beaufort who purchase homeowners policies from AIU Holdings’ Private Client Group can now access the advanced disaster preparedness and post-hurricane resources of Private Client Group’s Hurricane Protection Unit. The unit assists …
Police in Tulsa, Okla., will soon be able to track sales at pawnshops though a new online system. The Business Watch International regional system is expected to be in operation by the end of June. Sgt. Brandon Watkins says the …
The National Weather Service says it was a tornado that ripped the roof off a central Vermont apartment building. Thunderstorms swept through the area Saturday afternoon, knocking over a metal barn and tearing the roof off the two-story apartment building …
Delaware State police have charged two men in more than 100 car break-ins in Kent County since February. Police say 27-year-old Daniel Hoffman of Frederica and 23-year-old Matthew Hughes of Dover face 112 charges each, including 49 counts of burglary …