Idaho State University is paying a $400,000 to the federal government to settle allegations it improperly exposed confidential medical records. On Aug. 9, 2011, ISU told the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services of a breach of its unsecured …
Oklahoma City Mayor Mick Cornett says 12,000 to 13,000 homes were affected by the tornado that tore through a city suburb and the cost could be more than $2 billion. Dan Ramsey, president of the Independent Insurance Agents of Oklahoma, …
In Beijing and London, U.S. Olympian Cullen Jones was fierce in the water, bringing home gold and silver and setting a world record along the way. In the pool at P.S. 125, a Harlem elementary school, he was a sweetheart …
“On medication” may not be one of the check boxes on carrier claims forms, but by hunting for such a description in adjuster notes, auto insurers can improve their results, a consultant reports. Philip Borba, a principal and senior consultant …
Rescuers on Wednesday recovered the last of 28 miners killed last week when an underground room of a giant Indonesian gold and copper mine collapsed, the operator of the U.S.-owned facility said. Thirty-eight workers were undergoing safety training inside the …
U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer is proposing a national application for smartphones, tablets and the Internet which would quickly update comprehensive storm warnings nationwide. The app would simplify, streamline and digitize complex data to avoid confusion resulting from conflicting media reports …
A former University of Virginia lacrosse player convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend is being sued by American International Group Inc. over his refusal to answer questions from insurance investigators. In a court filing Monday, the company says George W. Huguely …
The owners of the Station nightclub say they didn’t know they needed to buy workers’ compensation insurance for the Rhode Island club’s part-time employees. Michael and Jeffrey Derderian are asking the state Supreme Court to review a more than $1 …
Fire investigators in Anchorage are asking for help in solving a suspicious restaurant fire. The Anchorage Daily News reports the Sunrise Grill and Pancake House suffered about $1 million in damage on May 11. Whether it’s a total loss will …
A Hancock County man has been sentenced to 15 months on federal charges related to a Hurricane Katrina fraud case. Anthony L. Bryan has pleaded guilty in February to lying to the Mississippi Development Authority to obtain a Hurricane Katrina …