A woman who was struck by a U-Haul truck that also killed a friend nearby in a tailgating area at the Harvard-Yale football game in November is suing the driver and U-Haul for more than $15,000. The truck was being …
Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner Mike Consedine announced today that the merger application for Harleysville Mutual and Nationwide Mutual insurance companies has been approved. This combined entity will have a greater statewide presence and offer more product selection to consumers. “Harleysville and …
A crash involving two vehicles transporting prisoners has led to a lawsuit by a Maine State Prison inmate. The lawsuit by Clifford Perkins claims the driver was operating the vehicle negligently and unskillfully when the crash occurred, causing injuries to …
The salvage operation to move the capsized Costa Concordia away from the island of Giglio, where it ran aground three months ago, will begin next month, an official said on Thursday. Civil Protection official Fabrizio Curcio told reporters at a …
A man who claims a carbon monoxide leak left him with health problems is suing a West Virginia hotel and several other companies. It’s the second lawsuit filed in Kanawha County Circuit Court over the Jan. 31 leak at the …
A California man left paralyzed after a drunken fall at a Santa Fe, N.M., hotel is blaming the hotel for his injuries, saying its staff over-served him alcohol. A lawsuit filed in state District Court by Mike Sherman of Petaluma, …
The Attorney General for the State of Florida has asked a federal court to delay granting preliminary approval of BP Plc’s $7.8 billion settlement with businesses and individuals suing over the massive 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill. Attorney General …
The state of Iowa will pay a $2.1 million settlement to a mother whose son died after nearly drowning in Germany in a program operated by the University of Northern Iowa. The settlement ends a 2005 lawsuit filed by Ohio …
Jeff Foley got a motorcycle for his 40th birthday last year followed by the weekend training course that gave him a New York license. Within the first few months, the 450-pound, low-slung cruising bike fell over twice while he was …
Lawmakers in several states are trying to squeeze crash rings that bedevil auto insurers with bogus injury claims in several heavily populated states. Thwarting shady wheel deals thus forms a marquee legislative trend for 2012, given the billions of dollars …