The Georgia State Patrol says 12 people have been killed in auto accidents since the Thanksgiving holiday travel period began Wednesday evening. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that 13 people were killed in car crashes during the same period last year. …
General Motors says it will offer free loaner cars to Chevrolet Volt owners if they’re concerned about the cars catching fire. The move comes after last week’s announcement that the government is investigating fires involving the Volt’s lithium-ion batteries. The …
The workers’ compensation system has evolved and survived for 100 years but it could face tough challenges in the coming years as the country struggles to dig itself out of the deep recession. The recession has caused an “unprecedented disruption …
Two men in Texas have been sentenced to prison for conspiring to commit arson in order to obtain insurance proceeds, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Texas announced. Blaise Hancock, of Arlington, Texas, and Clint Allen, of …
Land O’Lakes Inc. Foundation has donated $10,000 to Texas Forest Service’s Volunteer Fire Department assistance fund. Volunteer fire departments served as the first line of defense against wildfires that devastated the Lone Star State this year. More than 29,000 blazes …
Robert Murray has been named national sales & operations manager for the Certified Restoration Drycleaning Network (CRDN), an international organization of textile restoration specialists serving the insurance industry. Previously, Murray spent four years as Select Customer Sales Executive with The …
There were several key court decisions relating to class action lawsuits this year that may affect adjusters in their jobs. According to Howard S. Suskin, co-chair of Jenner & Block’s class action practice and moderator of a session at the …
Syracuse is following the lead of several other cities and shelving its plans for stoplight cameras. The Post-Standard of Syracuse reports that the city had asked companies to bid on installing cameras at intersections last fall in hopes of catching …
Crews soon will be demolishing flood-damaged homes in Minot, N.D., that are beyond repair. The Minot Daily News reports that the City Council has accepted a $1.1 million bid from Boise, Idaho-based Magnum Contractors to do the work. The contractor …
Arbitrators expect to rule as early as next month on whether they can hear a dispute between Chevron Corp and Ecuador related to a marathon pollution liability case, according to a letter to the lawyers involved. The tribunal, working under …