A judge who helped West Virginia’s Supreme Court hear a recent medical malpractice case is blasting the outcome. First Circuit Judge Ronald Wilson dissented sharply Friday with last month’s ruling that upholds limits on jury verdicts. When adjusted for inflation, …
An independent audit will be performed on the $20 billion fund set up to compensate victims of last year’s BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, Attorney General Eric Holder announced Wednesday. In a letter to the fund’s administrator, …
Texas Mutual Insurance Co. reported that a Travis County district court sentenced Derrick F. Crockrom of Houston on workers’ compensation fraud-related charges. Crockrom was sentenced to 15 days in jail and two years’ deferred adjudication. He was also ordered to …
A flexible tubing for natural gas has been linked to at least 24 house fires in the Des Moines area since 2007. Officials told The Des Moines Register that the tubing is vulnerable to damage from lightning. The officials say …
A businessman who spent several years in prison after he was wrongfully convicted of molesting his stepdaughter said Friday that he has reached a $15.5 settlement with the Kansas City suburb of Lee’s Summit. Ted White was freed in 2005 …
The state has agreed to pay $180,000 to settle the claim of a state worker who was fired after her supervisor expressed skepticism that working mothers can handle high-pressure jobs. That supervisor, Roya Stanley, then resigned from her job at …
A 52-year-old Raceland man has pleaded guilty to a federal charge of wire fraud linked to unemployment insurance debit cards he fraudulently obtained and used during the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. U.S. Attorney Jim Letten says Charles Shields entered the …
President Barack Obama has declared a major disaster in Wyoming because of spring and summer flooding, opening the way for the federal government to help the state pay for costs incurred from damaged roads, highways and other infrastructure. The counties …
Federal Emergency Management Agency officials have visited 18 Utah counties to assess the extent of spring flood damage and to determine whether they qualify for federal disaster relief funds. Utah Division of Emergency Management spokesman Joe Dougherty told The Herald …
The boss of a New Zealand coal mine where 29 people died in an explosion last year has acknowledged the mine faced difficulties with finances, personnel and safety. In testimony this week at a formal inquiry into the methane-fueled disaster, …