Apple Inc. and Google Inc., saying they’re tired of being slapped with frivolous patent suits that cost millions of dollars in legal fees, are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to let them hit back. The technology companies are leading a …
Jurors seated to hear Jefferson Parish’s Hurricane Katrina flooding case should begin deliberations Wednesday. They will decide whether the local government and its former President Aaron Broussard are liable for the damage the plaintiffs say properties received because drainage pumps …
A bill advancing in the New Mexico House would toughen penalties for repeat drunken-driving offenders. According to the Santa Fe New Mexican, the bill would increase prison sentences for fourth and subsequent DWI offenses to 30 months in prison, up …
Banks and America’s big retailers are locked in a debate over the massive breach of millions of consumers’ data that gripped Target Corp. during the holiday season. At issue: Which industry bears more responsibility for protecting consumers’ personal information? The …
Eastern Alliance Insurance Group (EAIG) appointed Steven Mansfield as regional underwriting manager, and Sandra Hodgson as regional claims manager, for its Midwest territory. EAIG, a wholly-owned subsidiary of ProAssurance Corp., is a domestic casualty insurance group specializing in workers’ compensation …
Texas Mutual Insurance Company has awarded a combined $400,000 in grants to Kilgore College, Midland College, College of the Mainland in Texas City near Houston and Del Mar College in Corpus Christi. The grants fund free workplace safety courses for …
Prescription drug abuse in Texas is a growing and troubling trend and Texas House members have been asked to take a closer look at the issue. On January 31, Texas House of Representatives Speaker Joe Straus directed the House Committee …
The National Transportation Safety Board has released interviews and other information collected as part of its investigation into the fatal crash of an Alaska State Trooper helicopter known as Helo-1. The approximately 2,000 pages of documents released Monday draws no …
Automakers recalled 21.9 million cars and trucks in the U.S. last year, a nine-year high. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says automakers initiated 632 separate vehicle recalls in 2013, up 9 percent from the prior year. Companies are saving …
The family of a Salem, Va., man who died of meningitis has settled a $25 million wrongful death lawsuit against a Roanoke clinic. The Roanoke Times reports that Douglas Wingate’s family agreed to settle the lawsuit for an undisclosed sum. …