A federal jury is awarding $6.5 million in damages to the one-time operator of an industrial textile plant that accused four Pennsylvania environmental protection officials of improper regulatory conduct. Jurors concluded that the officials didn’t believe their conduct was proper …
Boston-based risk modeling firm AIR Worldwide estimated that the insured losses from the winter storm that struck the East Coast between February 23 and 28 will be between $150 million and $350 million. Total Insured losses from two prior storms …
A Cook County jury says a personal injury lawyer should pay nearly $400,000 to a Wheaton man injured when the lawyer’s SUV smashed through the window of a fast-food restaurant in downtown Chicago. Timothy Kelleher was injured on Dec. 1, …
Chances remain high for major spring flooding in some Minnesota cities along rivers as a heavy winter snowpack melts, the National Weather Service said. But city officials remain confident their towns can handle high water that might approach 2001 flood …
It seems like every day we hear about the Internet and how some sort of new online social networking site or service will revolutionize the way people communicate, collaborate, or do business. With all this hype one has to wonder, …
John Pilkington’s boss wouldn’t take no for an answer. During more than two years as a food runner at an upscale steakhouse in Scottsdale, Arizona, Pilkington says his male supervisor groped, fondled and otherwise sexually harassed him more than a …
A Battle Ground, Wash., auto glass installer who overbilled an insurance company for years will have to pay back $100,000 in inflated billings. the Office of Insurance Commissioner reported. Robert T. Wooster, doing business as Dr. Bob’s Auto Glass and …
Here’s why working with a public adjuster can be good for an independent insurance agency and for its customers: 1. After a disaster, insureds have hundreds or even thousands of questions and worries. In a large-scale disaster, many of your …
The company that insured a historic inn in western North Carolina is refusing to pay for damages from a fire, saying someone associated with the owners is responsible for the blaze. The owner has accused former employees of the Richmond …
Companies in Fort Wayne, Indianapolis and three other Indiana cities have been honored for their efforts to eliminate job-related accidents and illnesses. Indiana Commissioner of Labor Lori Torres presented Governor’s Workplace Safety Awards on Wednesday to Weigand Construction Co. and …