Government accident investigators want the Federal Aviation Administration to require fire suppression systems in all cargo planes. The goal is to prevent the kind of ferocious in-flight fires responsible for the deaths of four pilots in three accidents since 2006. …
Moss Point, Miss., officials hope a city judge will set a court date in December to determine if 47 properties must comply with rules to elevate homes in flood plains. Andrew R. Beamon, who became director of the city’s building …
Attorneys for Florida A&M University on Wednesday asked a judge to dismiss a civil lawsuit brought by the family of a drum major who died last year after being hazed by fellow band members, claiming Robert Champion was a willing …
A grocery store located in northern California isn’t liable for selling alcohol to an underage passenger of a driver that killed a teen in a car crash, according to a ruling by the First District Court of Appeal. Alexander Ruiz …
The benign period for liability insurance results may have run its course. Current trends in loss frequency, tort filings, and reserve releases suggest that an inflection point may have been reached, according to a new study by Conning. The Conning …
Expanding regulatory risks, rate increases and emerging exposures from social media highlight a myriad of current issues facing the management liability and professional lines market, according to a recent survey by global specialty insurer Torus. The survey findings indicate that …
The rail terminal here is a relic from a different era, old enough to have seen the Jazz Age and the Great Depression, survive two World Wars and withstand the encroachment of the automobile. It almost met its match in …
Gov. Andrew Cuomo wants huge electrical transformers in commercial buildings hauled to upper floors and wants the ability to shutter key tunnels, airports and subways from floodwaters as part of a $9 billion plan to safeguard New York City from …
Delaware officials recently celebrated growing shipments of Moroccan clementines to the port of Wilmington, but it’s not always smooth sailing in the fruit import business. A group of fruit shippers and exporters has filed a federal lawsuit in Wilmington against …
Utah has the nation’s lowest rate of underage drinking, and it’s not even close. The National Survey on Drug Use and Health found 14.3 percent of Utah residents between the ages of 12 and 20 drank liquor in the previous …