A state-created company intended to help small businesses get workers’ compensation insurance has agreed to a review by the Missouri auditor’s office. Missouri Employers Mutual Insurance Co. agreed to what it calls a “voluntary” review after the auditor’s office threatened …
Investigators determined a fatal explosion and fire at a Butler County propane company occurred after a coupling broke, but they may never know its full cause, Andover Fire Chief Jim Woydziak said. The Wichita Eagle reported the Aug. 2 fire …
A northeastern Pennsylvania deputy coroner accused of trying to hire and undercover officer to burn down a building for insurance money is in rehab. The Times-Tribune of Scranton reports Lackawanna County Deputy Coroner Joseph Swoboda has been admitted to a …
DuPont Co was ordered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Thursday to stop selling and recall its Imprelis herbicide, following thousands of complaints that the treatment kills trees. The order came after the EPA in June began getting reports from …
A woman injured while loading a firearm at the Sun Valley Resort gun club last summer has filed a lawsuit seeking an unspecified amount in damages. The Idaho Mountain Express reports Nan T. Bassett, of Salt Lake City, sued the …
The York school district has tallied more than $1.1 million in damage from hail that clobbered schools and other district property on May 21. The York News-Times reports that a report to the school board by Superintendent Mike Lucas says …
A juror fainted while listening to grisly medical details in a Philadelphia courtroom, forcing a trial delay that produced a quick $10 million settlement. Lawyer Robert Mongeluzzi was 20 minutes into his opening statement Monday when Juror No. 1 pitched …
Three people whose fingers were snipped off or injured by Martha Stewart patio chairs have won settlements against her company and Kmart, which sold the furniture, their attorney said Thursday. Des Moines attorney Guy Cook declined to say how much …
Oklahoma City police say one man was shot and killed at a nightclub on the city’s northwest side and a suspect is in custody. No names have been released. Police say a man apparently became upset that he wasn’t allowed …
A Brooklyn judge has tossed out a defamation lawsuit against New York Times Co brought by Gorilla Coffee, a coffee shop that has become a fixture in the borough’s Park Slope neighborhood. The suit stemmed from an April 2010 Times …