Hospital charges for the treatment of injured workers in North Carolina are growing quickly following regulatory changes to help reduce outpatient costs, according to a new study by the Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI). “This study is an invaluable tool …
The bids are in for removing a dock that floated from Japan to an Oregon beach after being set adrift by last year’s tsunami. The Oregon Department of Parks and Recreation said Thursday the lowest bids are for breaking down …
Vermont’s total cost of recovering from Tropical Storm Irene is estimated at $733 million, and the federal government is expected to pay about three-quarters of that amount, Administration Secretary Jeb Spaulding said Thursday. About $486 million is to repair roads, …
Baltimore fire officials say they are investigating the cause of a five-alarm fire in the city’s Fells Point neighborhood that caused $1.5 million in damage. Officials said Thursday that investigators and police arson detectives are working to identify the cause …
A southwestern Idaho woman who contends a Meridian-based wickless candle company used her idea for a product line without paying her has filed a lawsuit. The Idaho Statesman reports Eva Marosvari filed the lawsuit Wednesday in District Court against Scentsy. …
Authorities say a 46-year-old construction worker has died after falling off the roof of a house outside Syracuse. Police in the town of Camillus say Harvey Seymour III of Fulton was placing shingles on a two-story home Thursday afternoon when …
The Republic, Mo., school district paid $185,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by a student and her family who said the district didn’t protect her from being raped several times. The district released the settlement figures Thursday in response to …
Authorities in Baxter County, Ark., have settled a lawsuit filed by a former prisoner who claimed jailers stood by as he was assaulted in the county jail. Howard Johnson of Mountain Home filed the suit in January 2010 against Sheriff …
Kevin Costner said his reputation was at stake as he defended himself against accusations that he cheated fellow actor Stephen Baldwin out of millions of dollars in a lucrative BP contract for oil-cleaning machines after the 2010 spill. Baldwin and …
Indiana investigators are trying to determine what caused a three-alarm fire that left behind $3.5 million in damages. Indianapolis Fire Capt. Rita Burris said investigators remained on the scene Saturday and had not determined the cause or the origin of …