David Wayne Fish of San Diego and Birger Greg Bacino of Rancho Santa Fe, Calif., have plead no contest to felony charges of compensation or inducement for referring clients for profit in a workers’ compensation scheme and agreed to release …
A general contractor’s hiring of a subcontractor does not necessarily preclude coverage under its commercial general liability (CGL) policy for shoddy work performed by the subcontractor, Mississippi’s highest court has ruled. The insurer had argued that there was no coverage …
Kern County, Calif., fire officials say five people were injured when an oil well blew out. The well at Occidental Petroleum’s oil field just east of McKittrick was undergoing maintenance when it experienced an unexpected high-pressure release around 9:30 p.m. …
The former owner of a Baton Rouge, La., scoliosis treatment clinic has been ordered to pay more than $160,000 in restitution to the victims of his fraud. Fifty-two-year-old Arthur Copes was convicted in July 2008 on eight counts of insurance …
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, authorities say undated flood plain maps will mean a change in the flood risk category of about 1,900 properties in the city. Public Works director Dave Elgin says the new flood plain map designates about half of …
An organization dedicated to reducing auto theft in Michigan reports that while there has been a decline in auto theft in the state, incidents of insurance fraud and component theft have increased. Michigan’s H.E.A.T. (Help Eliminate Auto Thefts) was responding …
A Connecticut police officer who shot and killed a 200-pound chimpanzee last year after it mauled a woman has been denied an insurance claim for post-traumatic stress disorder because state law only applies to police shootings of people. State Sen. …
Officials at the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore say $1.5 million in damage after two recent snowstorms will delay the attractions’ opening by up to a month. Insurance adjusters declared the Maryland aviary a total loss, the African aviary was heavily …
Authorities say a Montgomery County, Maryland home caught fire after workers used a propane torch to clear ice from the roof. County fire department spokesman Capt. Oscar Garcia says the blaze began Tuesday afternoon and firefighters found smoke and flames …
The owners of a Rhode Island nightclub where a 2003 fire killed 100 people said Wednesday that they have canceled plans to speak at a safety seminar in Pennsylvania because they don’t want to interfere with lawsuits over the blaze. …