May 26, 2011
A Nebraska man who says he lost his job after being wrongly jailed for three days is seeking $50,000 from Hall County. Heriberto Sanchez was jailed Jan. 1 after a Grand Island police officer suspected he was drunk and placed …
May 26, 2011
A national rental company claims that a recent lawsuit filed by a couple regarding a violation of privacy relating to a computer they rented from an Aaron’s franchise store is without merit. Aaron’s Inc. denies its company-operated stores used the …
May 26, 2011
Two train crew members were killed and two others injured in a freight train crash in Union County that crumpled train cars and forced the evacuations of nearby homes early Tuesday, officials and witnesses said. CSX spokesman Bob Sullivan said …
May 25, 2011
Republican state lawmakers are circulating a bill that would tap more than a third of new tax revenue to repay money taken from a medical malpractice fund. The bill circulated for co-sponsors on Tuesday also eliminates the $30 million projected …
May 25, 2011
Henderson’s city attorney told police she’d had “bottles” of wine and acknowledged she was intoxicated after crashing her vehicle into landscaping and a fire hydrant in the middle of the afternoon near a casino. A police report made public Tuesday …
May 25, 2011
The tornado that raked Joplin, Missouri, on Sunday was the deadliest single twister in the United States since 1953, putting 2011 on pace for a possible record year for tornado fatalities, U.S. weather experts said Monday. Here are facts and …
May 25, 2011
Avizent, a national claims and risk management service provider, announced the acquisition of F.A. Richard and Associates (FARA), a nationwide provider of workers’ compensation and liability claims management services based in Mandeville, Louisiana. With this acquisition, Avizent will become the …
May 25, 2011
Progressive Car Insurance, the fourth largest auto insurer in the country, announced it will fill multiple positions in several states by the end of June. The Cleveland call center will add 125 customer service positions. The Colorado Springs location expects …
May 25, 2011
A British woman who claims a botched facelift left her with a “monster eye” was awarded nearly 6.2 million pounds ($9.9 million) by the High Court Monday. Penny Johnson, 49, sued her surgeon, Dr. Le Roux Fourie after receiving a …
May 25, 2011
A Macon insurance agent who took premiums from a nonprofit pleaded guilty in Bibb County Superior Court to one count of insurance fraud. Broadus W. Marshall Jr. was sentenced on Monday to 10 years of probation, 500 hours of community …