Barring a hurricane or strong storm, mid-Atlantic beaches should be safe from the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, according to a University of Maryland researcher. The Gulf Stream heads away from the continental shelf north of North Carolina’s …
A federal judge has granted class action status to a lawsuit filed by members of Quinnipiac University’s volleyball team alleging gender discrimination in the school’s athletic programs. Judge Stefan Underhill’s ruling means if he finds Title IX violations, he could …
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has granted New Hampshire’s request to add Hillsborough County to the major disaster declaration covering damage from rain, wind and flooding in March and April. The declaration issued earlier this month covered communities in Rockingham …
Lloyd’s of London has asked a U.S. court to block a claim filed by oil major BP seeking damages against driller Transocean, which drilled the well which is currently gushing crude into the Gulf of Mexico. Lloyds underwriting syndicates and …
Lloyd’s of London announced that it estimates its net claims before tax from the earthquake in Chile to be in the order of $1.4 billion. Current estimates for the net claims from the Deepwater Horizon explosion in the Gulf of …
A former Hooters employee in a Detroit suburb has sued the restaurant chain, alleging she was unable to keep her job after being told to lose weight. Cassandra Smith alleges that Hooters put her on 30-day “weight probation” and advised …
Reaffirming their commitment to the Westside business community, White Sutton & Company Insurance Services announced Trey Harding as the practice leader of its Main Street Business Division. Since 1952, White Sutton & Company Insurance Services is recognized as a leading …
Four people charged with disorderly conduct for protesting about Vermont Yankee during a 2009 speech by Gov. Jim Douglas will get $2,500 each under a settlement with the town. Jonathan Crowell, Amy Frost, Eesha Williams and Elizabeth Wood were handcuffed …
A University of Delaware official says a graduate researcher was injured in an accident in a campus laboratory. University chemical hygiene officer Kevin Eichinger says the a woman was cut by glassware that shattered in Worrilow Hall, an agricultural research …
New Hampshire State Police reported 128 cruiser accidents in the year from mid-2008 to mid-2009, but the cost to state taxpayers is unknown. The New Hampshire Sunday News says many accidents appeared to be minor. But it’s impossible to determine …