A former Army sergeant wounded during a military training exercise was awarded at least $750,000 in his lawsuit against the Moore County, North Carolina Sheriff’s Office and the former deputy who shot him. The Fayetteville Observer reported that the federal …
Gulfport will start an environmental court next week to deal with derelict properties, tree ordinance violations, vandalism, building- and fire-code violations and other issues. Mayor George Schloegel plans to ask the city council next week to appoint attorney Richard J. …
A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the Best’s Syndicate Rating of ‘A’ (Excellent) and issuer credit rating (ICR) of “a+” of Lloyd’s Syndicate 2010. At the same time Best affirmed the ICR of “bbb+” of Cathedral Capital Holdings Limited, the non-operating …
A brother and sister have been arrested by North Carolina officials on charges of insurance fraud. State Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin reported the arrest of Wanda Nichols Covington, 36, and her brother; Thomas Nichols Jr., 32, both of Lewiston Woodville. …
A Minnesota state court judge has dismissed a batch of lawsuits against Medtronic Inc. stemming from the October 2007 recall of the medical device maker’s Sprint Fidelis defibrillator leads. Minnesota District Court Judge Denise Reilly last week granted a motion …
A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating of ‘A’ (Excellent) and issuer credit rating of “a” of Beazley Insurance Company, Inc. (BICI), which is based in Farmington, Conn. The outlook for both ratings is stable. “These ratings reflect …
A.M. Best Co. has downgraded the financial strength rating to ‘B++’ (Good) from ‘A-‘ (Excellent) and the issuer credit rating to “bbb+” from “a-” of Egypt’s Misr Insurance Company, and has revised its outlook on both of the ratings from …
A Connecticut judge has ruled that the insurance company for a former Fairfield lawyer who killed his neighbor in 2006 won’t be responsible for any damages that could be awarded in a lawsuit filed by the victim’s family. Jonathan Edington …
A judge in Baton Rouge, La., has refused to dismiss a whistle-blower lawsuit that former Louisiana Music Commission Executive Director Bernie Cyrus filed against the state Department of Economic Development in early 2007. Cyrus claims in his lawsuit that then-Economic …
Almost two months after federal officials stopped a plan to designate portions of downtown and eastern Garden City, Kan., as flood-prone, the two sides are still fighting it out in court. The Federal Emergency Management Agency has asked a federal …