A former Twin Cities attorney has been ordered to pay $15 million to the trust of a teenager he sexually assaulted. Forty-eight-year-old Aaron Biber is serving an 18-year prison sentence for assaulting his son’s friend, who was a neighbor. Court …
State transportation officials have suspended bridge construction projects being done by a company involved in a fatal accident in Knoxville. The Tennessee Department of Transportation in Nashville said Wednesday it has halted work under way by Britton Bridge LLC even …
A western Michigan man excluded from his wife’s insurance policy still is eligible for benefits in a drunken crash, thanks to a line of court decisions that covers joyriders from the same family. The state appeals court on Wednesday reluctantly …
Insured property damage loss totals for April 2011 have set a Kansas record, according to figures compiled by the Kansas Insurance Department (KID). Sandy Praeger, Commissioner of Insurance, said the April estimated property damage loss from storms stands at $502.5 …
Lake Tahoe, NV, 5/27/11 – The Western States Surplus Lines Conference (WSSLC) will be held at the Hyatt Regency Lake Tahoe Resort, Incline Village, NV on July 24-27, 2011. Book now to participate in educational programs, social events, and networking. …
A violent storm system rumbled through the central U.S. on Wednesday, spawning tornadoes that turned homes into splintered wreckage, killing at least 14 people over two days and hampering rescue efforts in a city slammed by a massive twister days …
The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration has fined a Cicero, Ill., company more than $1.2 million for requiring its workers to remove asbestos without proper training or protection. The agency said that AMD Industries failed to protect workers when …
Sexual abuse scandals, especially involving clergy, continue to sweep the nation capturing widespread media attention. Within the last month, lawsuits have been filed against Roman Catholic Archdioceses in Illinois, Philadelphia, and Wisconsin. Recently, Virginia passed an amendment to the statute …
The Colorado Supreme Court has upheld an award of $18 million in exemplary damages to an Xcel Energy lineman who was injured when a Qwest Communications International Inc. telephone pole that he was working on collapsed. Andrew Blood was injured …
The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc., a provider of property and casualty insurance products nationwide, introduced a new suite of professional liability products designed to meet the specialized needs of over 30 professional services businesses. The errors and omissions coverages can …