Authorities in north Arkansas say a dock collapse on Lake Norfork does not pose an immediate threat of contamination to the lake. Henderson Fire Chief Rodney May says the weight of snow and ice caused the roof of a boat …
The death toll from the recent storm that brought snow, sleet, ice and subfreezing temperatures to Oklahoma since late last week rose to 8 on Monday. The Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management reported the state medical examiner’s office has confirmed …
A court has ruled that the French businessman who sold tens of thousands of faulty silicone breast implants around the world is guilty of fraud. With dozens of women looking on, the Marseille tribunal handed Jean-Claude Mas, the founder of …
A Dutch luxury bus company is testing technology – already used in the mining industry – that monitors whether a driver is becoming drowsy. Royal Beuk BV said Tuesday it is outfitting 20 vehicles with a system designed by Australian …
The Alabama state Supreme Court has upheld a jury’s decision to award an Iranian-born businessman $7.5 million in a 2011 defamation lawsuit. AL.com reports the court issued a unanimous decision Dec. 6 upholding its judgment against Pensacola, Fla. car dealership …
The family of a North Carolina teenager shot and killed by a stray bullet is suing the gunmaker. A state lawsuit filed Monday in Charlotte says the Remington Model 700 rifle misfired and the company was negligent in making it. …
Some Bristol Bay fishermen sued Monday over the sinking last June and subsequent salvage of the Lone Star, which they say leaked fuel into the water and brought salmon fishing to an early halt. The fishermen, in a lawsuit filed …
A snowboard instructor says he was at fault in a skiing accident at the Jay Peak ski resort in which a 5-year-old girl was seriously injured. But William Vincent of Montgomery tells a federal court that he was employed by …
The question of why people continually sue property insurance companies is a perplexing one. The simple answer to this question which keeps claims and litigation managers at property insurance companies awake at night staring at the ceiling is that it’s …
Survey indicates employment practices liability has steepest price increase. Commercial insurance prices increased by 5 percent in aggregate during the third quarter of 2013, according to the latest Commercial Lines Insurance Pricing Survey (CLIPS) conducted by global professional services company …