Authorities say someone is going to a lot of trouble to steal safety signs along roads in Buchanan County, Mo. Bill Brinton, emergency management director in the county, says more than 40 safety signs disappeared last week in the county. …
An investigation conducted by the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) found a Medina attorney conspired to commit fraud by employing an injured worker she was representing in a workers’ compensation case. Natalie Grubb pleaded guilty to fraud in a …
Federal officials say they anticipate finishing by late 2014 a risk study to guide the cleanup of a contaminated Montana mining town where hundreds have died from asbestos exposure. That comes after a panel of scientists recently backed a draft …
Farmers Insurance Exchange, which has around 23,000 homeowner and 7,000 auto policies in Louisiana, is dropping those lines of business in the state, Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon said Thursday. Donelon said that the company cited substantial losses as a major …
A former Maine official facing federal extortion, tax evasion and fraud charges has reportedly received federal workers compensation payments of $50,000 a year. Carole Swan has pleaded not guilty to charges she use her official position to extort $20,000 from …
A tree trimmer is recovering from a leg fracture when a crane toppled in southern New Jersey. Haddonfield Fire Chief Joe Riggs tells The Courier-Post of Cherry Hill the accident happened around 11 a.m. Thursday when a crew was using …
Strong aftershocks rattled the Solomon Islands on Friday, hampering relief efforts to tsunami-ravaged villages and forcing the South Pacific nation’s prime minister to forgo a visit to the stricken area, where nine deaths have been confirmed. Prime Minister Gordon Darcy …
A behemoth storm packing hurricane-force wind gusts and blizzard conditions swept through the Northeast overnight, where more than 650,000 homes and businesses in the densely populated region lost power, roads were impassable and New Englanders awoke Saturday to more than …
New York state’s highest court on Thursday said a trial must determine whether Travelers Cos deliberately structured a nearly $1 billion asbestos settlement to force its reinsurers to pay more than their fair share. The ruling, the latest development in …
A Dallas-based firm that specializes in insuring promotions and prizes has filed suit against Lance Armstrong seeking to recoup millions in prize money awarded to the former professional cyclist for winning the Tour de France beginning in 2002 through 2004. …