A state judge says some of the costs of the new $118 million 19th Judicial District Court Building in Baton Rouge will soon be returned. “We’re just very happy that we’re able to recover money from the lawsuit,” said state …
Montana workers’ compensation claims have decreased by more than 5 percent in the past year, state Insurance Commissioner Monica J. Lindeen announced. The National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) recently made a filing with Commissioner Lindeen’s office requesting an overall …
The Association of British Insurers has endorsed recently announced government proposals to reform the UK’s civil litigation procedures. The ABI said the reforms would “put the brake on runaway legal costs and mean a better deal for genuine claimants and …
Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell has vetoed bills that would have increased the maximum damage award for a medical malpractice lawsuit from $2 million to $3 million and would have stiffened penalties for environmental infractions. Amendments the governor withheld until a …
A former Massachusetts prisons worker has been sentenced to five years of probation for defrauding the state by running long-distance races while collecting worker’s compensation for an on-the-job injury. John Cloutier of Freetown pleaded guilty on Wednesday to workers’ compensation …
An inspector with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration is charged in Kansas with lying about performing inspections at work sites. A three-count federal indictment made public Wednesday alleges Douglas W. McComb falsely indicated on OSHA reports that he had …
A dwarf couple from southern New Jersey has filed a defamation lawsuit against a cable television channel that used a doctored photo of the pair to spoof reality television shows. Cara and Gibson Reynolds say the sketch – which aired …
A federal jury has awarded $451,000 in damages to a post-Katrina bridge repair worker who filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against Boh Bros. Construction Co. in 2009. Kerry S. Woods, a 33-year-old ironworker represented in the suit by the U.S. …
A Dickinson furniture business with a history of fires has suffered another one. The Dickinson Press reports that no one was hurt in the Wednesday morning fire at Dakota Church Furniture, and the damage was not extensive. Company official Blaine …
Eleven percent of new homes built on brownfield land have suffered problems as a result of the land the property is built on, affecting a total of 74,000 homes in the last 10 years, according to a report by home …