Work-related injuries appear to be rising along with the increased activity in North Dakota’s oil patch. Drilling injury claims filed with the state Workforce Safety and Insurance agency totaled 164 in 2008, up from 38 in 2004. Determining the actual …
California Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner announced that on March 5, Jay Xi Chen and his sister, Tracy Chen Chen, both of Diamond Bar, Calif., were arrested at their residence on felony auto insurance fraud charges for filing an allegedly false …
A lawsuit accuses an employee of an oil and gas company owned by Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones of aiding and abetting an alleged $15 million securities fraud under investigation by federal officials. Jones is not named in the lawsuit, …
Lawyers for a Cedar Rapids, Iowa, landlord convicted of two counts of tax fraud have filed a motion to withdraw the man’s guilty pleas to mail fraud and perjury. Robert Miell pleaded guilty to 18 counts of mail fraud and …
Democrats and Republicans in the Indiana General Assembly closed some partisan divides on some major issues, including a proposed increased tax on businesses, early on March 13 and adjourned the 2010 legislative session two days before the deadline for leaving. …
Louisiana Department of Insurance fraud section investigators served a Metairie, La., agent with a six month summary suspension and fine notice for alleged misrepresentation and forgery on an insurance application. Two other Metairie agents also have been served with fine …
Risk management is a topic of concern for many types of professionals, none more so than those involved in the building trades. “Unfortunately, the stakes are raised in tough economic times,” said attorney Jay S. Gregory, a shareholder in LeClairRyan’s …
Florida officials say a statewide sweep of staged accident scammers last week resulted in the arrest of 19 suspects, including arrests in Ft. Myers, Miami, Orlando, Pensacola, Tampa and West Palm Beach Florida CFO Alex Sink said that since July …
A Houston County judge has removed the City of Dothan from a lawsuit recently after determining the city is immune from liability in a wrongful death suit. Circuit Judge Larry Anderson granted summary judgment to the City of Dothan in …
Lawmakers have signed off on allowing West Virginia’s cities and towns to tap insurance proceeds when clearing away buildings destroyed by fire. The Senate has sent Gov. Joe Manchin his proposal to allow municipalities to file insurance liens. The House …