Trial is set next month on a lawsuit filed by children of a suburban Houston couple killed on Thanksgiving Day a year ago in a 100-vehicle pileup on a foggy stretch of Interstate 10 in Southeast Texas. Two sons and …
The National Championship Air Races has launched a worldwide fundraising campaign to try to keep alive the 50-year-old event that’s been struggling with insurance costs since a deadly accident in Nevada two years ago. Reno Air Racing Association president and …
An insurance company is suing the City of Macon, claiming that a corporate jet crashed because the city improperly built the runway it landed on. The Telegraph of Macon reported Thursday that Old Republican Insurance Co. is suing the city …
A Missouri appeals court panel issued a ruling Tuesday that raises questions about the constitutionality of Kansas City’s red-light camera law. The Western District Missouri Court of Appeals on Tuesday reversed a decision by Jackson County Circuit Court Judge Dale …
Michelle Raue has joined State Auto’s Western Region in Austin, Texas, as claims regional manager. Raue assumes responsibility and oversight for the local execution of the group’s claims strategy, claims quality and customer service. She brings 17 years of claims …
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Welspun Tubular LLC in Little Rock, Ark., for two safety and health violations for exposing workers to possible amputation hazards at its Little Rock facility. The proposed penalty …
The primary windstorm insurer for Texas coastal properties won’t be raising limits of liability next year for property it covers. Insurance Commissioner Julia Rathgeber has denied a request by the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association to raise the limits on both …
Under the terms of a consent judgment, a now defunct North Canton, Ohio-based company, Star Air Inc., and owner Robert R. Custer, will pay two Ohio truck drivers $302,000 to resolve a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Department of Labor …
Volatile weather activity is increasing around the world as evidenced by major events, such as the recent tornadoes in the Midwest or typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines. Yet, while extreme events may capture the headlines, minor fluctuations in weather can …
California officials should conduct an earthquake safety assessment of a Northern California dam that is the linchpin of a major drinking water system in the state, according to a federal inspection obtained by a newspaper. The Oroville Dam, the tallest …