Aurora, Ill.-based Jack O’Connell, owner of Paul Davis Restoration of Kane, Kendall, and West Cook Counties has named Bianca Murkowski as the company’s marketing representative. Murkowski will be responsible for sharing Paul Davis Restoration’s emergency mitigation and restoration services with …
Senior U.S. lawmakers are once again planning to reform the patent system to try to eliminate huge damage awards, an issue ripe for legislation after recent court decisions challenged calculation methods. Patent reform, in one form or another, has been …
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has proposed penalties of $46,340 for Roytex Inc. in Meridian, Mississippi for 18 alleged safety and health violations. OSHA said in a news release that the citations came after a safety inspection. OSHA says …
The government has again delayed independent safety tests required for many toys, youth all-terrain vehicles and other children’s products as part of a 2008 anti-lead law — a move meant to help small businesses burdened by the law. The decision …
Hanford, Calif., resident and insurance agent Robert Ramos, 44, has been arrested by for one felony count of grand theft and three felony counts of forgery, the California Department of Insurance announced. If convicted on all charges, Ramos faces a …
A Louisville couple have sued the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Louisville, contending she was fired for complaining about a priest who was removed from ministry. The Courier-Journal reported that the lawsuit filed by Gary and Margie Weiter of Louisville alleges …
Bank of America Corp. was hit with a lawsuit Wednesday claiming the lending giant hid foreclosure problems that eventually led to a decline in its share price. The suit, a proposed class action, says Bank of America concealed defects in …
The administrator of BP Plc’s $20 billion fund to compensate victims of the Gulf oil spill is not independent and the oil company must refrain from calling him “neutral,” a federal judge ruled on Wednesday. Judge Carl Barbier also ruled …
A Massachusetts man has been indicted in connection with stealing nearly $40,000 through multiple insurance fraud and unemployment schemes, according to the state’s attorney general. Prosecutors alleged that John Toyias, the owner of Jayco Landscaping Co., filed fraudulent insurance claims …
OSHA has fined an Upstate New York manufacturer $2200,000 for a range of workplace safety violations. Syracuse-based Oberdorfer — which manufactures aluminum castings —had 28 alleged violations of workplace health and safety standards, including failing to correct some hazards cited …