Honda Motor Co. says it is recalling 310,773 Pilot vehicles in the U.S. to inspect and potentially replace the front seat belts due to problems with the belts’ stitching. Honda said Friday it is voluntarily recalling Pilots from the 2009 …
The Mississippi Supreme Court will consider an appeal by APAC-Tennessee Inc. of a $17.2 million verdict a DeSoto County jury awarded to an injured teenager in 2009. A DeSoto County jury found for Ethan Bryant of Hernando, who suffered permanent …
A think tank estimates that a widespread power outage cost the San Diego-area economy more than $100 million. The National University System Institute for Policy Research said Friday businesses lost about $70 million, largely because they had to close. Some …
West Virginia state agencies will have a new workers’ compensation insurance provider beginning next month. Zurich Insurance Co. submitted the winning bid of $19 million for the one-year contract. Zurich will replace BrickStreet Mutual Insurance Co. Acting Insurance Commissioner Michael …
A Madison-based insurance company’s catastrophe related losses have hit the $1 billion mark for a single year. It’s only the third time that American Family Insurance’s storm and catastrophe-related losses in the Midwest have hit that mark. More than $100 …
Possible changes to Michigan’s unique auto insurance coverage for people injured in accidents are coming up for debate in the state Legislature. Michigan now is the only state in the nation that mandates unlimited medical benefit coverage for people seriously …
A magnitude-6.4 earthquake off Vancouver Island on Friday caused no immediate reports of damage or tsunami concerns. The quake occurred at a depth of 14.3 miles and was centered 73 miles west-northwest of Ucluelet, a fishing and resort village a …
Tall stalks obstructing drivers’ views are a fall hazard in the Corn Belt, but the danger could be greater as farmers seek to cash in on higher prices by expanding their fields closer to the edge of roads. With corn …
Contra Costa County will pay nearly $1.5 million to settle a lawsuit over the death of a knife-waving man who was shot by sheriff’s deputies in an emergency room. The Contra Costa Times says the settlement was approved by county …
Between 2007 and 2009, civilian fire casualties in residential buildings accounted for 81 percent of all fire fatalities, according to a report released by the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) examining characteristics of civilian fire fatalities …