A federal judge has awarded $7.3 million to the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission in a lawsuit it filed against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers over dead and dying timber. Judge Charles F. Lettow of the U.S. Court of …
State inspectors are citing a northern Indiana lumber recycling plant with safety violations in the death of a worker. The Indiana Occupational Safety and Health Administration report says VIM Recycling in Elkhart did not do enough to maintain “reasonably safe” …
A pedestrian suspension bridge collapsed into a lake in northwest Indiana after a Fourth of July celebration late Saturday, injuring at least 16 people, emergency personnel said. Ross Township firefighter Perry Herzog told The Times newspaper of Munster that no …
The Louisiana Supreme Court recently reversed the decision of trial and appeals courts, which had ruled in favor of an insurer in a case involving an uninsured/underinsured motorist. In Marco Demma, III v. Automobile Club Inter-Insurance Exchange (2008-C -2810), the …
A new study claims that merging 10 Westchester County fire departments could save New York homeowners and businesses about $47 million a year in fire insurance premiums alone while delivering better service. The Pace University study, commissioned by the Westchester …
New Hampshire workers now can get information on workplace health and safety in 10 foreign languages. Immigrant, labor and community groups worked on the project. They say it’s important because the state has seen a large increase in refugees and …
Gulfport, Mississippi Mayor Brent Warr, the highest-ranking public official charged with Hurricane Katrina fraud, won’t be allowed to send questionnaires to potential jurors in his federal trial. Warr and his wife, Laura, have pleaded not guilty to charges in a …
Concert promoter AEG Live’s chief executive said that insurance will help cover any losses on the now-canceled Michael Jackson concert series if the pop star died accidentally — including of a drug overdose — but not if he died of …
A.M. Best Co. has upgraded the financial strength rating to ‘B++’ (Good) from ‘B+’ (Good) and the issuer credit rating to “bbb” from “bbb-” of Guam-based Pacific Indemnity Insurance Company (PI), and has revised the outlook to stable from positive. …
The spouse of an injured employee may be entitled to workers’ compensation benefits in exchange for providing home care, the Arizona Supreme Court has ruled. According to Sabino Carbajal v. The Industrial Commission of Arizona, in November 1999, Carbajal had …