A lawsuit brought by Massachusetts residents who say their property values dropped after a barge spilled nearly 100,000 gallons of oil in Buzzards Bay in 2003 is scheduled to start. The New Bedford Standard-Times reports that the class action suit …
Lawyers say 18 youths in RHode Island who were affected by lead poisoning will receive compensation from their former landlords as part of a recent court settlement. Motley Rice, the law firm representing the children and their parents, says the …
What do a pizza maker, insurance underwriter and a podiatrist have in common? In New York, at least, they were among the 499 people convicted of insurance fraud last year, according to the state’s insurance department, amid a troubling spike …
A 3.7 magnitude quake was recorded near Prague in Lincoln County about 8:35 p.m. Sunday and a 2.8 magnitude quake was recorded in the same area just after 4:15 a.m. Monday. No injuries or damage are reported. The survey says …
Eleven plaintiffs remain in a round of lawsuits against a microwave popcorn packaging plant in Jasper, Mo. Originally, 44 plaintiffs were part of lawsuits filed in 2006 against the makers of butter flavorings used at the Jasper Popcorn Co. plant, …
An increase in federal funding through economic stimulus programs means more work on Indiana roads and subsequently, more work zone crashes, officials said. In 2007, seven people were killed and 835 injured in Indiana work zone accidents. In 2008, the …
A southeastern Michigan county agreed to pay $750,000 to settle a lawsuit over the death of a man who drowned in a swamp during his arrest, according to records unsealed by a federal judge. Details of the settlement, which had …
Oklahoma insurance regulators have moved to seize a workers’ compensation insurer they say is insolvent and whose owners are being accused of deceptive financial transactions involving another recently-liquidated insurer. The Oklahoma Department of Insurance on March 18 filed a receivership …
A top U.S. Justice Department official said that prosecutors will increasingly pursue individual prosecutions — senior executives included — under the U.S. anti-bribery statute. Mark Mendelsohn, the department official who oversees enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), said …
The Bermuda-based Argo Group International Holdings announced that it expects its initial loss estimate from first quarter 2010 catastrophe events that have occurred to date will be $25 to $35 million, net of reinstatement premium and tax benefits. Argo said …