A little over a year after a fast-moving fire burned most of a huge apartment complex in the St. Louis, Mo., Central West End, the complex is about to reopen. The massive fire on July 17, 2012, damaged more than …
The Obama administration has delayed by nearly a year a plan to boost safety standards for the type of rail car involved in a fiery explosion that killed at least 47 people in Canada this month. Officials began work on …
A Wisconsin woman who won a $1.8 million award in the death of her husband is challenging a cap on damages for doctors employed by the state. The cap limits the woman’s payment to $250,000 because the doctor she accused …
State Farm Insurance plans to seek action against NV Energy for claims stemming from a November 2011 wildfire in Reno, Nev., sparked by arcing power lines. The wind-whipped fire destroyed 26 homes and damaged 17. It also caused about $7.6 …
Ralph Nader has a new cause. After dedicating nearly half a century to battling businesses over almost everything from dangerous products to the influence of money in politics, the consumer advocate is planning a museum in his Connecticut hometown that …
Property insurance premiums have skyrocketed for Pine Belt school districts in Mississippi. Some have had problems just finding a company to insure them. John Wells, with the state Commissioner of Insurance’s office, says many districts statewide have complained about property …
An internal investigation has found the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey paid millions of dollars in excessive insurance premiums for construction projects. Chief investigator Michael Nestor tells The Star-Ledger of Newark the agency is looking at it …
A new law requires public and private colleges in New York to give every student written information about fire safety in dorms and off-campus housing they operate. Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed the law last week, saying it goes beyond the …
Mississippi State University has adopted new rules for commercial tailgating companies that set up in areas traditionally used by fans. Such companies are paid by fans to set up their tailgating area. A fee system for commercial tailgating companies will …
Victims in Tennessee of a deadly U.S. meningitis outbreak won the right to pursue a new avenue of litigation against healthcare facilities and doctors there, after a ruling by a U.S. bankruptcy judge this week. Tennessee was the second hardest-hit …