Monthly Archives: <span>February 2014</span>

School Safety Records at Issue in Suit Filed Against Oklahoma Governor

The mothers of two Moore schoolchildren who were killed in last year’s tornado have filed a lawsuit accusing Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin of violating the state’s open records law. The lawsuit was filed in Oklahoma County District Court on behalf …

Infantino Named Education Director for Insurance Journal’s Academy of Insurance

Laurie Infantino, AFIS, CIC, CISC, CISR, ACSR, CRIS, has been named education director of Insurance Journal’s Academy of Insurance. The insurance education professional will focus on the quality of the instructors and the education content offered by Insurance Journal’s Academy …

Slumlord Subrogation: Subrogating Landlord/Tenant Property Losses

In the 2003 Miramax comedy Duplex, Ben Stiller and Drew Barrymore are Brooklyn landlords to a pesky, rent-controlled tenant named Mrs. Connelly, played by Eileen Essell. Efforts to get rid of Connelly fail and the tenant’s careless actions cause a …

Insurance Consumers Could Purchase Products From Amazon, Google

Two-thirds (67 percent) of insurance customers would consider purchasing insurance products from organizations other than insurers, including 23 percent who would consider buying from online service providers such as Google and Amazon, according to new research by Accenture based on …

New York Teen’s Wrongful Death Lawsuit Settled Against Kayak Company

A wrongful death lawsuit filed by the parents of a New York teenager swept out to sea during a Hawaii hiking and kayaking tour has been settled. Michael Madoff, the father of 15-year-old Tyler Madoff, said Tuesday he hopes tours …

Food Poisoning Blamed for 2 Bali Vacationers’ Deaths

An Australian woman and her teenage daughter who became ill and died within hours of each other while on vacation on the tourist island of Bali were probably killed by a form of food poisoning, a relative said Wednesday. Hospital …

Lawsuits Filed by Players Injured in Pennsylvania Bus Crash

Two Seton Hall University lacrosse players who suffered concussions and other injuries when their team bus veered off the Pennsylvania Turnpike and crashed, killing their pregnant coach, are suing the bus company. Lawyers for Siiri Mason, of Oxford, Mich., and …

California Psychologist Sentenced in Workers’ Comp Fraud

A California psychologist apologized Tuesday in a Los Angeles court for defrauding the federal government with inflated and fraudulent workers compensation claims. Dr. Arnold P. Nerenberg of Whittier said Tuesday he was grateful federal agents caught him. In an emotional …

Mississippi Man Sentenced to Prison for Fraudulent Oil Spill Claim

A 51-year-old Vancleave, Miss., man who claimed he caught 1,000 pounds of shrimp a day before the Deepwater Horizon oil spill is going to prison over $36,300. That’s how much he received in oil-spill recovery money by claiming he owned …

Vermont Used Car Dealer Sentenced for Odometer Fraud

A former Vermont car dealer has been sentenced to eight months in prison after pleading guilty to odometer fraud. The U.S. attorney’s office says 40-year-old Douglas Jordan of Wolcott was sentenced in federal court on Tuesday. A federal grand jury …