A Louisiana appeals court must reconsider its ruling that the Legislature acted unconstitutionally when it covered nurses who are certified to diagnose illness and prescribe medicine under Louisiana’s $500,000 cap on general malpractice awards, the Louisiana Supreme Court has ruled. …
Louisiana State Police say one worker was killed and two others injured in an accident at a gas well site just north of Maurice. The accident occurred about 12:30 p.m. Thursday at a Hilcorp Energy Company well near the border …
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited the University of Utah in a Nov. 1 steam blast that sent 12 workers to the hospital, some in critical condition. OSHA’s citation faults the university for failing to inspect or designate …
A former insurance agent doing business on Maui has been sentenced to two-and-a-half years in prison and ordered to pay a $20,000 fine for tax evasion. Herbert Ushiroda Jr. of Honolulu pleaded guilty in December to evading income tax payments …
The Japanese earthquake has homeowners in western Oregon worried, and contractors who do seismic retrofits are hearing about it. One Portland contractor tells The Oregonian newspaper he’s gotten so many calls he’s increased his staff and is thinking about franchising …
Colorado state troopers have asked engineers to examine why a fire erupted after a head-on collision west of Durango that killed three people and left two others with serious burns. The Durango Herald reports engineers from Toyota and from an …
Risk managers have started a new political action committee to support the campaigns of candidates for Congress. The Risk and Insurance Management Society (RIMS) has registered the new PAC with the Federal Election Commission. Scott Clark, president of RIMS, said …
A North Dakota man who says he slipped and fell on ice outside a post office in Wilton is suing the government for half a million dollars. Paul Patrick says the post office was negligent for not maintaining the sidewalk. …
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says it needs formal approval from state and local officials in two states by April 11 to keep alive the latest version of a planned Red River diversion around Fargo, N.D. and neighboring Moorhead, …
Indiana’s proximity to two seismic zones and the recent devastating earthquake in Japan are spurring interest in efforts to prepare for what some scientists say is an inevitable temblor. Indiana will participate in the April 19 Great Central U.S. ShakeOut, …