The Ohio workers’ compensation system regulators have received nearly $2 million in restitution from an Akron area anesthesiologist who was convicted in 2006 on 56 criminal counts. Dr. Jorge Martinez was convicted after a wide reaching health care fraud investigation. …
A University of Iowa investigative committee said March 23 the school should scrap an intense workout that left 13 football players hospitalized, conceding that whatever triggered their injuries remains a mystery. The five-member panel’s report clears the players, trainers and …
Oregon legislators have proposed capping non-economic damages in medical malpractice claims against health care providers at $500,000. House Bill 3228, introduced by Rep. Jim Thompson, R-Dallas, stipulates that the cap would be automatically adjusted in subsequent years based on the …
A South Florida woman is accused of biting off the tip of another woman’s ring finger during a fight over an alleged affair. Collier County Sheriff’s deputies said 43-year-old Clodia Coicour was charged with aggravated battery after the incident earlier …
Fire crews have contained wind-driven fires that scorched hundreds of acres along the South Carolina coast. Awendaw Fire Department Battalion Chief Bo Bowers said a fire that burned 1,110 acres near the Santee River in Charleston County is 98 percent …
Northbrook, Illinois-based Alliance Disaster Kleenup (ADK) has been named the winner of the 2011 Phoenix Award by the Restoration Industry Association (RIA). The award, given for innovation in restoration and reconstruction, was given to the company for its work at …
California officials report that a Daly City woman charged with workers’ compensation fraud has surrendered. Emily Kathleen Everett, also known as Emily Hegner, surrendered on March 9, as a result of a $120,000 arrest warrant based on 10 felony charges …
A Rhode Island Superior Court judge has ruled that the town of Johnston does not have to pay $4.3 million in damages awarded to a girl who says she was bullied and beaten by a police detective’s daughter and two …
Authorities say one person has been killed in an explosion and fire at an auto dealership in West Springfield, Massachusetts. A spokeswoman for the state Fire Marshal’s office says the explosion and ensuing fire occurred just before 10 a.m. Wednesday …
Michigan is preparing to enact new restrictions on teen drivers-in-training. Law enforcement, insurance and education leaders gathered in East Lansing this week to explain the requirements that take effect March 30. The new legislation limits how many passengers drivers with …