A Minnesota wind farm-service company, located in Livingston County about 35 miles northeast of Bloomington, was fined $378,000 by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) following an accident that injured an employee working on a central Illinois wind turbine. …
A federal judge in Mississippi has transferred a wrongful death and defective products lawsuit against Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. to Louisiana. The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal reports that U.S. District Judge Neal Biggers issued the order Monday. Biggers said …
Doctors whose negligence causes patient death or disfigurement wouldn’t be protected by the same liability limits placed on other malpractice lawsuits, the state House decided Wednesday. The House voted 91-27 to approve a package aimed at limiting what doctors who …
The English Rugby Football Union has paid a premium to an insurance broker to cover player and management win bonuses that could arise if England reach the final stages of this year’s World Cup. The move will guarantee a return …
North Carolina legislators have agreed to exempt adult drivers of all-terrain vehicles from helmet and eye protection requirements while riding on private property. The Senate approved Wednesday a bill loosening protections in a 2005 law for ATVs 45 minutes after …
The Florida Supreme Court has ruled that motor vehicle leasing companies in the state cannot be held liable for accidents with their rented vehicles they did not cause. The state’s high court agreed with lower courts that a federal law …
China’s Cabinet says local authorities must step up their battle against illegal food additives after several recent tainted food scandals. So far this year, authorities have uncovered sales of drug-tainted pork, bean sprouts treated with a carcinogenic chemical compound, and …
A barrage of court claims pitting BP Plc against its partners in the Gulf of Mexico oil spill could lay the groundwork for billions of dollars in settlements to spread the costs of the disaster. BP has sued Transocean Ltd, …
The bulk of Chartis’ legacy asbestos liabilities will be transferred to National Indemnity Company (NICO), a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., as part of Chartis’ ongoing strategy to de-risk, Chartis announced. The transaction with NICO covers potentially volatile U.S.-related asbestos …
Rich Poirier, a 20-year insurance industry veteran, has been named Vice President — Claims at Church Mutual Insurance Company. Poirier has served in senior staff roles at Liberty Mutual and Wausau Insurance Companies. A Connecticut native, Poirier earned a bachelor’s …