Wisconsin Insurance Commissioner Ted Nickel was elected on December 15, 2013, to the post of Chair of the Midwest Zone of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners. The annual elections comprise the votes of the commissioners in the Zone. The …
A Georgia couple is suing Duluth’s steam plant after they say their 2-year-old son received second-degree burns from a hot manhole cover. Megan and Troy Brown, from Canton, Ga., are seeking more than $50,000 from Minn.-based Duluth Steam Cooperative, according …
Fewer than 175 people have used a Lincoln, Neb., police website to report crimes since the service was unveiled eight months ago. Police have received 171 victim reports through the website, which accepts reports for thefts, losses and damage totaling …
From sophisticated, organized cargo theft rings to the dangerous rise in metal thefts, fraud continued to be a hot topic in 2013. These were the top ten fraud stories of 2013: 1) Claims Fraud: A Big Opportunity for Big Data …
Patent owners who lose infringement lawsuits should have to pay the winners’ legal fees more often, a U.S. appeals court said in adding its views to a debate before Congress and the U.S. Supreme Court. The U.S. Court of Appeals …
The U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform (ILR) announced the results of a survey of the top 10 most ridiculous lawsuits of 2013. “Whether cringe-worthy or laugh-out-loud ridiculous, ask yourself: ‘Is this really what we want our legal system to …
Southwest Mississippi law enforcement officials say thefts of all-terrain vehicles are on the rise. The Enterprise-Journal reports that nine such thefts have been reported this year in Amite County, 16 in Pike County and eight in Lincoln County. Few have …
A federal appeals court on Monday upheld the convictions of two men found guilty of violating federal environmental laws during the demolition of a Chattanooga, Tenn., textile mill that contained large amounts of asbestos. James Mathis and Donald Fillers were …
A jury in northeastern Pennsylvania has awarded $55 million to a family in a medical malpractice lawsuit. The Express-Times said the Lehigh County jury decided Monday that St. Luke’s University Hospital and one of its doctors are to blame for …
The family of the suburban Houston couple killed on Thanksgiving Day last year in a 100-vehicle pileup on a foggy stretch of Interstate 10 in Southeast Texas has settled a lawsuit it had filed. The Beaumont Enterprise reports details of …