Two Virginia songwriters are suing Justin Bieber and Usher for $10 million for copyright infringement. Devin Copeland and Mareio Overton claim Bieber’s song “Somebody to Love” contains numerous lyrical and stylistic similarities to the song they wrote in 2008 by …
A new study finds New Jersey hospitals are doing a better job of preventing infections, falls and readmissions. The New Jersey Hospital Association released data last week culled from reports to various government agencies from 62 hospitals that are taking …
U.S. health regulators are warning doctors and women of child-bearing age that half-a-dozen medications used to treat migraine headaches can decrease children’s intelligence if taken while their mothers are pregnant. The Food and Drug Administration said that the drugs, including …
U.S. auto safety regulators closed two separate probes into vehicles made by Ford Motor Co. and Chrysler Group LLC after the two U.S. automakers conducted safety recalls this year to fix glitches in some models. The U.S. National Highway Traffic …
Low damage claims and rising premiums helped to shield earnings at German reinsurers Munich Re and Hannover Re in the first quarter, as the sector battles to shore up profits amid record low interest rates. The two reinsurers said on …
Placing the value on bodily injury claims is inherently speculative. To remove some of the guess work from ascertaining a proper value for general damages, some insurance companies utilize a comprehensive software program called Colossus. The Colossus software attempts to …
Chicago aldermen have recommended that the city pay $325,000 to settle a lawsuit brought by a hemophiliac who alleged he was falsely charged with drunken driving and beaten by a police officer while handcuffed. The City Council’s finance committee recommendation …
An Intel employee in New Mexico says in a federal lawsuit that co-workers secretly taped a “Kick Me” sign on his back as part of a pattern of abuse at a Rio Rancho plant. Harvey Palacio said he went to …
Efforts continue to raise an estimated $68 million for the proposed National Hurricane Museum and Science Center. Gray Stream, chairman of the museum’s board of directors, told the American Press that talks with large corporations have paid off, as the …
The Idaho Industrial Commission has filed a lawsuit against a former state lawmaker from northern Idaho over unpaid workers’ compensation insurance. The lawsuit filed in 1st District Court against accuses former state senator Mike Jorgenson of not making any payments …