State officials are renewing warnings about distracted driving following four serious crashed involving highway workers and law officers in construction zones. The Sacramento Bee reports 15 people including several Caltrans workers, a California Highway Patrol officer and six community service …
Nissan Motor Co. recalled 908,900 vehicles around the world Thursday for defective accelerator sensors that could cause the engine to stall. The recall affects the Serena minivan, Infiniti M luxury model, X-trail sport utility vehicle and other models, the automaker …
About a dozen Slaughter, La., residents allege respiratory problems and diminished property values in a lawsuit filed in the wake of the Nov. 19 blaze that destroyed the Monolyte Laboratories Inc. chemical facility. The Advocate reports the suit, filed Tuesday …
The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s twice-extended temporary housing program to accommodate Minot, N.D., area residents left homeless by a historic Souris River flood has come to a close after two years and three months. FEMA brought in 2,052 mobile homes …
A Franklin County, Va., jury has found a woman negligent in a wreck that killed two Rocky Mount volunteer firefighters. Media outlets report that the circuit court jury determined Wednesday that Teri Anne Valentine’s negligence led to the death of …
A jury in eastern Alabama has awarded a widow $850,000 after her husband was given three times his normal dosage of medication and died Christmas Day. AL.com reported Wednesday that a jury spent hours deliberating before delivering the verdict against …
State regulators say a former McMinnville, Ore., insurance agent has been ordered to reimburse seven clients for $46,000 in premiums he kept instead of forwarding to insurers. The state Department of Consumer and Business Services said Wednesday its Insurance Division …
When the Texas Supreme Court decides to look at controversial insurance coverage issues, you can assume that their decisions will never be boring. Such was the case in its Aug. 23 decision in Lennar Corp. v. Markel American Insurance Co. …
A Michigan man says a big part of him has been ripped away with the theft of his restored 1970s Chevrolet Chevelle during a trip to Indianapolis for a classic car show. Keith Parmer of Holt, Mich., said he was …
Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) Administrator/CEO Steve Buehrer today announced nine safety intervention grants were awarded to employers during the month of August. The Safety-Intervention Grant Program assists Ohio employers in reducing illnesses and injuries and creates a partnership …