The Texas Department of Insurance issued a bulletin reminding insurance companies and agents that misrepresentation of insurance policies by failing to state a necessary material fact, or by making a statement in a manner that would mislead a reasonably prudent …
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Weatherford International Ltd. with one alleged willful, 30 alleged serious and two alleged repeat violations following a safety and health inspection at the company’s facility in Longview. Proposed …
Federal prosecutors say the fraud conviction of former Cicero, Ill., president Betty Loren-Maltese should stand, even after a U.S. Supreme Court decision on “honest services” laws. Loren-Maltese served 6 1/2 years in prison for fleecing taxpayers of more than $12 …
You play golf, you assume risks. So says New Hampshire’s Supreme Court. The state’s highest court has upheld dismissal of a negligence lawsuit brought by an injured golfer against Candia Woods Golf Links. Paul Sanchez III said the golf course …
A 49-year-old Maine man charged with burning down a topless coffee shop wants his trial moved. Raymond Bellavance claims pretrial publicity will make it too hard to find an unbiased jury in Kennebec County. Bellavance is charged with setting fire …
Fire officials say a historic farmhouse in Frederic, Maryland was severely damaged in a blaze. One firefighter suffered minor injuries. The fire was reported Thursday about 8:15 a.m. when a passer-by saw flames coming from the Tauraso Medical Clinic. Twenty-one …
A fire has destroyed the only business in the town of Hartland, Connecticut. Fire Marshal Peter Sevetz said volunteer firefighters Thursday arrived to Cugino’s Restaurant and found fire in the walls around the three central fireplaces. Firefighters began tearing into …
New Jersey farmers are getting some good news from the federal government. The U.S. Department of Agriculture said it is designating 16 New Jersey counties as primary natural disaster areas due to crop losses caused by last summer’s drought and …
A pair of Kentucky utility companies are suing the maker of an energy-saving thermostat, saying the devices pose a fire hazard and the company wouldn’t help replace them. LG&E and Kentucky Utilities, which are owned by the same parent company, …
Chemical company DuPont last week offered to pay $70 million and spend millions more on medical monitoring for the next 30 years to end a legal battle over a toxic exposure case it lost in West Virginia. The proposal drew …