A Massachusetts woman has been sentenced to more than four years in prison after admitting that she and her husband intentionally ate glass particles, then submitted false insurance claims. Mary Evano was also ordered last week to pay more than …
The administrator of BP Plc’s $20 billion compensation fund has paid $43 million to residents of the U.S Gulf Coast who agree not to sue the company for damages stemming from the nation’s worst offshore oil spill. The spill closed …
The rains and snows that socked California for a week have eased for now but another storm is on its way. The National Weather Service said temperatures have risen slightly across Los Angeles and San Diego counties and showers have …
A lawsuit against Bernalillo County, N.M., officials, a jail contractor and several inmates alleges a man was beaten by other inmates two different times, the second time so severely he suffered permanent injuries. A conservator for inmate Avery T. Hadley …
Oregon workers’ compensation insurance claims rates in 2009 were at the lowest they’ve ever been, at less than 42 percent of the 1989 rate, according to a recently released report by the state’s Department of Consumer and Business Services, Insurance …
A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating of ‘A+’ (Superior) and issuer credit ratings of “aa” of Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty North America (AGCS NA), which includes Allianz Global Risk US Insurance Company, Allianz Underwriters Insurance Company, …
California resident Benjamin Gutierrez of the Los Angeles area business owner has been arrested on three felony counts of insurance premium fraud, risking his employees’ safety should a worksite incident occur, the California Department of Insurance announced. Premium fraud is …
A Springfield, Missouri escrow company has filed a lawsuit against BancorpSouth Bank, accusing the bank of failing to prevent a hacker from stealing $440,000 from the escrow company. Jim Payne, owner of Choice Escrow and Land Title, told The Springfield …
An Arkansas medical malpractice lawsuit ended in mistrial in federal court in Jonesboro when the doctor being sued treated an ill juror in the courtroom in front of other jurors. The Jonesboro Sun reported that the juror became ill during …
Somali pirates have released the Marida Marguerite, a German-operated chemical tanker after receiving a $5.5 million ransom, the Kenya-based East African Seafarers Assistance Program said on Tuesday. The tanker was seized in May and released on Monday. Here are details …