White firefighters in New Haven, Connecticut are seeking promotions after winning their discrimination lawsuit before the U.S. Supreme Court. Twenty firefighters, who include one Hispanic, sued New Haven after the city threw out results of a 2003 promotion exam for …
Relatives of a 12-year-old skateboarder are suing New York City after they say a glass-encrusted “kite fighting” wire slashed his throat outside their co-op complex. The Queens lawsuit says Jared Kopeloff was hurt when a razor-sharp kite string floated over …
Chubb Group recently co-hosted a seminar near Shanghai, which focused on the “increasing number of Chinese exports exposed to product liability claims and litigation in the United States and Europe.” As a result presenters called for Chinese companies to make …
A new Lloyd’s Open Form (LOF) arbitration panel has been launched by Lloyd’s of London. The appointments follow Lloyd’s announcement last May that it would change the way the panel operates, “and invited applications for a position on the panel …
With the economic problems faced in these trying times it’s all important that any insurance agency be sure they’re going to get a high ROI (return on investment) from any expenditure, and this is especially true when dealing with internet …
A set of 15 bells that was installed in Christ Church United Methodist in Charleston, West Virginia, nearly 100 years ago is coming down because of building codes. The bells, which weigh several tons, have not tolled in years. Equipment …
Highway safety authorities in Georgia are making a push to get motorists to buckle up in hopes of reducing the number of fatalities over the Thanksgiving travel period. Starting this week, concentrated patrols will check for seat belt violators on …
A federal judge has denied a request by Cintas Corp. for summary judgment in a 2007 wrongful death lawsuit in Tulsa, Okla., a ruling that paves the way for a jury to hear the case against the nation’s largest uniform …
Residents living downstream from Fargo, N.D., and neighboring Moorhead, Minn., along the Red River fear their towns would be sacrificed in a diversion plan to save the two larger cities from chronic flooding. Backers of the plan say it’s too …
Liberty Mutual Agency Markets has appointed Carol Sipe as president and chief executive officer of Summit, which provides monoline workers’ compensation coverage in 10 southeastern states. Sipe succeeds Rick T. Hodges, who has led Summit since 1999. Hodges will retire …