Navigant Consulting Inc., a consulting firm that provides dispute, investigative, operational, risk management and financial advisory services, announced that K. Scott Van Meter has joined its Houston office as a managing director in the Disputes & Investigations practice. Van Meter …
A former cheerleader from Texas who was paralyzed in a tumbling accident is suing a Nebraska-based insurance company that he says failed to pay his claim. Scottsbluff attorney Maren Chaloupka filed a federal lawsuit against Mutual of Omaha on behalf …
An environmental group wants a federal judge in Pittsburgh to reconsider her decision to dismiss a pollution suit involving a western Pennsylvania river. Attorneys for PennEnvironment say U.S. Magistrate Amy Reynolds Hay overlooked evidence that the plant owned by Reliant …
Hardcore bowlers don’t just call their main alley their lanes — it’s their house. A beloved house burned down last week after 50 years on the edge of Vineland, a city in a part of New Jersey far from the …
A recently retired Broward County firefighter has won a lawsuit that claimed his hearing was damaged by 27 years of exposure to loud sirens. Fort Lauderdale city commissioners voted this week to pay $50,000 to Bruce Wade to settle his …
Georgia’s DeKalb County fire chief David Foster says proposed budget cuts could cost the county a federal grant that funds 64 firefighters. County CEO Burrell Ellis’ proposed budget calls for a $1.3 million cut to the fire department as part …
The Wisconsin Senate has approved a bill that would allow for more medical malpractice claims against health care providers. The approved bill allows parents to sue for pain and suffering damages if their adult-aged children die as a result of …
Workers’ compensation total costs per claim in Michigan are among the lowest of 15 states, and the growth of these costs in Michigan over time has been more stable than in most other study states, according to a new study. …
West Virginia may be on the path to helping municipalities pay for debris removal of abandoned buildings with insurance payments in a way that insurers can live with. The issue of how to pay for the cleanup has irked property …
California Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner, Deputy Commissioner Rick Plein, Bureau Chief John Standish and Capt. David Goldberg each received a fraud fighting award from the Employers’ Fraud Task Force, a California-based organization comprised of insurance industry experts and law enforcement …