A new study from the Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI), an independent, not-for-profit research organization based in Cambridge, Mass., says that costs of medical care for injured workers in Texas have dropped. The study says the drop is largely the …
A man who was burned in a controlled grass fire in the Nebraska border town of Whiteclay has filed papers to sue local authorities for negligence, saying they failed to spot him lying in a field and ignited the blaze …
A fire in an abandoned Cedar Rapids, Iowa, lumber yard caused significant damage before firefighters were able to control the blaze. The fire was reported shortly after 4 a.m. Sunday, and it took firefighters more than an hour to control …
Authorities say two trains have collided in the Oklahoma Panhandle, sparking a diesel fire. Texas County Emergency Management Director Harold Tyson says he didn’t know if anyone had been injured in the Sunday morning accident near Goodwell, which forced the …
An out-of-control box truck carrying bananas in southeastern Massachusetts has crashed into a natural gas main and ignited an explosion, setting fire to an 18th-century building that housed a tavern and destroying it. Firefighters say the truck crashed Sunday morning …
The California Department of Insurance will distribute $32 million in grants to district attorneys in California to support efforts to investigate and prosecute workers’ compensation insurance fraud. Every year, the Fraud Assessment Commission determines the grant funding based on assessments …
A pastor in North Carolina has been arrested and accused of taking about $23,000 in an insurance scam. The Hickory Daily Record reported 47-year-old Chuck Hager was arrested and charged with 13 felonies. The pastor of New Beginnings Christian Fellowship …
Safety advocates are continuing to push for a lower legal limit for boaters who consume alcohol on Georgia’s lakes and rivers. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that most states require the blood-alcohol content of a boat operator to be lower than …
A judge has sentenced the former girlfriend of convicted Hackensack, N.J., Police Chief Ken Zisa to pretrial intervention for filing a false insurance claim. The Record newspaper reports Kathleen Tiernan can avoid prison if she stays out of trouble for …
A New York village will pay $16.5 million to a young girl severely injured by a car crossing a busy intersection. Attorneys for Mildrekia Watson announced the lawsuit settlement Wednesday with the village of Hempstead. The driver’s insurance company will …