Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has approved two agricultural disaster declarations that Wyoming Gov. Dave Freudenthal made in October. One of the declarations names Platte County, Wyo., a primary natural disaster area because of widespread hail damage to crops. Albany, Converse, …
Frozen hydrants frustrated Indianapolis firefighters for the second time this week as they tried to put out a blaze at a commercial building. Fire Capt. Rita Reith says crews needed about 10 minutes to find a working hydrant after arriving …
An upstate New York doctor who allegedly hired a patient he was treating for a workers’ comp disability has been arrested for insurance fraud, according to the New York State Insurance Fund (NYSIF). Dr. Vu Q. Tran, of Rochester, faces …
On Jan. 6, the WCI Chinese Drywall Trust, an entity formed in bankruptcy proceedings of residential homebuilder WCI Communities Inc., announced it had filed suit against 14 insurance companies seeking indemnification for losses arising from claims related to allegedly defective …
Workplace discrimination charges rose in 2009, reaching the second highest level ever recorded, according to federal officials. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission reports that 93,277 workplace discrimination charges were filed with the federal agency nationwide during fiscal year 2009 …
Natural resources officials are beginning a series of controlled burns aimed at improving wildlife habitat and reducing the chances of wildfire in southeast Georgia. Burns were set to begin this week for 10 sites totaling about 100 acres along the …
A West Virginia woman whose daughter was killed when a filing cabinet fell on her is suing the victim’s employer. Lawyers for Lori McCoy filed the wrongful death lawsuit in Mason County Circuit Court. It names Dr. John A Wade …
Some families in Virginia whose homes were built with suspect drywall from China may be eligible for assistance to help rehabilitate their properties. To qualify, families must have insurance through the Federal Housing Administration. Charles Famuliner, director of the U.S. …
New York regulators are aggressively pursuing plans for a reincarnation of the New York Insurance Exchange and expect to assemble a “working group” of industry insiders within the next two weeks who will guide the revival of a Lloyd’s of …
Two more Louisiana parishes have been declared major disaster areas as a result of severe storms that spawned tornados and flooding in parts of the state last October. Catahoula and Franklin parishes were added to the list; the others are …