November 24, 2014
Despite dedicated cyber risk policies, a security breach can trigger a variety of claims and coverages, security experts said at a recent conference exploring privacy issues. Panelists at the Privacy Xchange Forum held in Scottsdale, Ariz., earlier this month, discussed …
November 24, 2014
Pennsylvania’s highest court is upholding a decision that reduced a jury award for a girl who was run over by a school bus in suburban Philadelphia from $14 million to $500,000. The Supreme Court on Wednesday said the $500,000 cap …
November 24, 2014
Roofs began to creak and collapse under the weight as another storm Thursday added to epic snowfall in western New York state. The three-day snowfall total reached 6 feet (1.8 meters) or more in the Buffalo area. Some areas received …
November 24, 2014
The Michigan appeals court says hazards usually are open and obvious at oil change shops. In a 3-0 decision, the court agreed with a Lake County judge who dismissed a lawsuit filed by a man who fell into a pit …
November 24, 2014
A New York couple who said Botox treatment of their son’s cerebral palsy left him with life-threatening complications and sued its manufacturer won a $6.75 million verdict from a federal jury on Thursday. The verdict, in U.S. District Court in …
November 24, 2014
Buffalo is making significant progress clearing streets still clogged from an epic storm left more than 7 feet of snow even as a flooding threat looms, the New York city’s mayor said Sunday. A ban on driving will continue in …
November 24, 2014
The 1,200-pound steel cylinder in James Trudeau’s driveway certainly struck his Bourbonnais neighborhood as odd, at least at first. Even Kankakee County’s planning department wasn’t sure what to make of it when Trudeau sought a building permit to bury it …
November 24, 2014
The family of a man struck by a drunk driver who drove with the dying victim on her windshield is suing the Southern California drug rehab center where she worked. The Los Angeles Times says the wrongful death suit filed …
November 24, 2014
The driver whose initial collision with a log truck resulted in a 44-vehicle pileup on Idaho’s Interstate 84 in January has filed a lawsuit against the truck driver. Jose D. Silva Cuellar is suing Cory D. Ford of Emmett along …
November 24, 2014
The family of a Salina, Kansas, girl who was fatally shocked may press ahead with a $10.5 million lawsuit. The Salina Journal reports that a Judge Bill Elliott on Friday rejected the city of Salina’s motion to dismiss the suit. …