The Personal Injury Protection (PIP) system in Florida was adopted January 1, 1972, with the goal of efficiently providing certain benefits to individuals involved in automobile accidents, regardless of fault. The system currently provides up to $10,000 in no-fault medical, …
If current population trends continue, the already crowded U.S. coast will see population grow from 123 million people to nearly 134 million people by 2020, putting more of the population at increased risk from extreme coastal storms like Sandy and …
The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board on Monday said it would hold a two-day forum April 11-12 to examine the design and performance of lithium ion batteries in transportation – a comprehensive review sparked by battery failures on two Boeing …
A government official says a landslide triggered by torrential rain has killed at least six people and left 18 others missing on Indonesia’s main island of Java. Sutopo Purwo Nugroho of the Disaster Mitigation Agency says nine houses were buried …
A Chevron fuel spill near a northern Utah bird refuge is much worse than originally thought as up to 27,000 gallons might have leaked, authorities said. A split in a pipeline that runs from Salt Lake City to Spokane, Wash., …
No injuries are reported after a car-sized boulder slammed into a Honolulu carport Saturday morning. The Honolulu Star-Advertiser reports the boulder slid down the side of a mountain and split in two after crashing into two vehicles and damaging part …
The board of the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association is meeting to determine the future of the agency that provides coverage to homeowners along the coast. The association, better known as TWIA, has been in serious financial trouble for years. The …
A 51-year-old York woman has been given one to two years in prison for attempted insurance fraud. Online court records say Susan Schulz was sentenced last week. She’d pleaded no contest in February after making a deal with prosecutors. The …
More than 100 workers are alleging that long-term exposure to asbestos at Nassau Coliseum in Long Island, N.Y., has made them seriously ill. The plaintiffs represent current and former employees of the county-owned arena. They include electricians and carpenters who …
Solar and geomagnetic activity is expected to peak this year, increasing the possibility of disruption to government and private infrastructure. According to Rade Musulin, COO Aon Benfield Analytics Asia Pacific, following an 11 year cycle, the peak in solar activity …