Michigan lawmakers are considering legislation that would regulate amateur mixed martial arts bouts to protect fighters from injury and disease. The Legislature passed a law in 2007 allowing MMA fights, but it only stipulated guidelines for professional fights, not amateur …
Iowa’s teen drivers would face tougher rules under a bill that passed the Senate. Senators approved the legislation in a 41-8 vote Wednesday. Under the plan from Democratic Sen. Tod Bowman, drivers under the age of 18 would need to …
Alabama is getting nearly $120 million in federal assistance to help with recovery from the deadly tornadoes in April 2011. Gov. Robert Bentley announced Wednesday that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development will provide the state government with …
Tornadoes are Georgia’s No. 1 weather-related killer, claiming 23 lives and causing $500 million in damage from 2008 to 2012. But just how much warning you receive before a tornado hits your home depends on where you live. Last week’s …
Federal officials have fined NV Energy $43,000 after investigating a fall that killed a 29-year-old employee in September. The Las Vegas Review-Journal reports the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited the utility company Thursday, after investigating the death of …
Federal regulators issued 196 citations during February impact inspections at 14 U.S. mines, including a southern West Virginia coal mine that was targeted for its ventilation plans. The Mine Safety and Health Administration said Wednesday that it wrote 16 violations …
A Texas man convicted of setting a fire that killed his two stepsons was granted a new trial Wednesday by the state’s highest criminal court, which sided with experts who question the fire investigation used to convict him. Ed Graf’s …
A 185-ton dock that washed out to sea during the March 2011 tsunami in Japan has now been removed from Washington’s Olympic Coast. Crews from The Undersea Company of Port Townsend, Wash., removed the last of the dock’s concrete and …
A majority of courts in the country have found that if a claimant files a mixed lawsuit containing both covered and uncovered claims the insurance company is generally obligated to defend all claims against the insured, notwithstanding the fact that …
The Hartford has enhanced its Construction Group capabilities, bringing together its expertise in underwriting, claims management and loss control and adding dedicated construction underwriters in key markets across the U.S. These enhancements support The Hartford’s focus on addressing the complex …