The military flew out a town’s entire population of 300 people by helicopter Wednesday in eastern Australia where waters continued to rise after days of drenching rain. A total of 1,000 people were evacuated from the town of Theodore and …
Home insurance is now the number one target for insurance fraudsters according to the hundreds of fraudulent insurance claims exposed every day, according to the Association of British Insurers (ABI). To back up is assertion the ABI released the following …
A New Mexico Court of Appeal has ruled that a Las Cruces city employee who fell off a garbage truck while intoxicated is still eligible to collect workers’ compensation insurance benefits for his injuries. According to court documents in Edward …
The Oklahoma Bar Association’s board of directors has voted to reimburse several Oklahomans who were the victims of deceased or dishonest attorneys. The association announced its Clients’ Security Fund will pay more than $100,000 in claims to 23 clients of …
A North Carolina middle school principal who blames his April 2009 shooting on his fight against gangs will receive workers’ compensation for his injuries. The Fayetteville Observer reported that the state Industrial Commission official ruled in favor of former Robeson …
The former CEO of Raleigh-based software firm Red Hat Inc. is suing his family’s financial advisers, saying they misused $60 million. Matthew Szulik (ZOO-lik) and his family filed the federal lawsuit in North Carolina against TAG Virgin Islands Inc. The …
A gay coal miner is suing a Massey Energy Co. subsidiary, charging that management didn’t protect him from abusive co-workers. The lawsuit names Massey’s Spartan Mining Co. and a foreman at a Kanawha County mine as defendants. Miner Sam Hall …
Following a market conduct examination by the Colorado Division of Insurance, Lexington National Insurance Corp. has been assessed a civil fine of $332,000 for violations of insurance law related to Colorado bail bond business. Lexington National Insurance is licensed to …
The Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation (TDI-DWC) reports there were 213,507 total cases of nonfatal injuries and illnesses in Texas in 2009 that involved days away from work. Of those, 60,240 occurred at private industry employers. This …
A California company has recalled several thousand pounds of frozen capelin because of fears the fish is contaminated with bacteria that could cause life-threatening botulism. JFC International Inc. of Los Angeles said consumers shouldn’t eat the product even if it …