October 30, 2013
Two years after a massive fire consumed his business, Matt Momper and 75 employees are back in a rebuilt headquarters, with a bigger business than ever. With the headaches of reconstruction behind him, Momper, president of Momper Insulation, sees benefits …
October 30, 2013
The Oklahoma Supreme Court, reversing a previous ruling, says a family injured in a 2006 auto accident cannot sue the Peoria Tribe or its Buffalo Run Casino, where the other driver in the crash had been drinking. The court’s 5-4 …
October 30, 2013
The National Insurance Crime Bureau released the latest in its catalog of refreshed vehicle theft reports, this one on the “Sporty” classification. The report is based on National Crime Information Center (NCIC) vehicle theft records for the period January 1, …
October 30, 2013
Indemnity Insurance Corp., which insures nightclubs, is at the center of a legal tug of war between its founder and the Delaware insurance commissioner. The dispute between company founder Jeffrey B. Cohen and Commissioner Karen Weldin Stewart involves the state’s …
October 30, 2013
An Australian government employee who was injured while having sex on a work-related trip doesn’t qualify for workers’ compensation, the nation’s highest court said in a ruling praised by the employment minister. The High Court of Australia today overturned a …
October 30, 2013
West Virginia is getting $697,000 in grants to improve pipeline safety as its natural gas industry grows. The announcement comes from U.S. Sen. Jay Rockefeller, who chairs the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, and from Sen. Joe Manchin and …
October 30, 2013
Tesla Motors shares dropped after reports of a second fiery crash involving the company’s Model S electric car. On Oct. 17 in Merida, Mexico, a Model S sped into a roundabout, crashed through a concrete wall and hit a tree. …
October 30, 2013
Dearborn’s mayor says the Michigan city is trying to find out why a tractor-pulled hayride trailer made a sharp tip, sending nine people to hospitals for hospital. The accident happened Sunday evening at Camp Dearborn in Oakland County’s Milford Township, …
October 30, 2013
The Europe storm death toll has risen to 15 after Danish police say a driver was killed when he crashed into a tree knocked down by violent gusts. Monday’s storm was one of the worst in years in western and …
October 30, 2013
A ride that jolted into motion at the North Carolina State Fair, injuring five, had been intentionally tampered with to bypass critical safety devices, a sheriff said, with the ride operator accused of assault in an investigation that a prosecutor …