All 10 pending lawsuits concerning the fatal 2010 flood at Albert Pike campground are being handled by a federal court in Texarkana, Ark. In the past week, a federal judge in Tyler, Texas, granted a motion by the government to …
A wrongful death lawsuit involving Marathon Oil and the mother of a 21-year-old Montana man found dead at a western North Dakota oil well in 2012 has been settled. Trista Juhnke filed the suit in Montana’s Yellowstone County in July. …
Authorities say one person has been injured and one is missing after an explosion at a gas plant in southeast Texas. One employee remained missing hours after officials in La Porte triggered an automatic phone call to residents Saturday morning …
Mitchell, a provider of technology, connectivity and information solutions to the property/ casualty claims and collision repair industries, announced the initial results of a new data analysis program specifically focused on understanding the vehicle and collision factors that impact injury …
CUNY’s Dr. Nicholas Coch looks at the art and science of anticipating the next Sandy. Superstorm Sandy may be history, but coping with its aftermath is an ongoing challenge. And Sandy won’t be the last dramatic, cataclysmic event delivered to …
Approximately 245 members of the Texas/Southeast Division of the Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation (IICF) volunteered during the foundation’s Week of Giving to clean headstones and monuments and complete general maintenance projects at the Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery. The IICF joins …
Before the duty to defend arises, three conditions must be met: (1) it must be established that the policy contains a contractual agreement to defend; (2) there must be a “suit” filed against the policyholder; and (3) the policyholder must …
An average of a 12.6 percent insurance rate reductions is in store for California homeowners insured with State Farm General Insurance Co., according to an announcement from California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones on Thursday. The reduction will result in an …
Five individuals and five corporations have been charged for allegedly importing hazardous and counterfeit toys from China for sale in the United States. These charges stem from an investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), …
The Massachusetts Alliance for Communication and Resolution following Medical Injury (MACRMI), an organization formed in 2012 and dedicated to the prompt resolution of medical liability arising from injuries to patients, has announced the launch of its website for Massachusetts patients …