The Michigan Supreme Court wants to hear more about a dispute over public access to the records of an insurance fund that pays for tragic injuries in car crashes. The state appeals court says records of the Michigan Catastrophic Claims …
The nation’s decades-long campaign to combat drunk driving continues to make our roads safer, but use of marijuana and prescription drugs is increasingly prominent on the highways, creating new safety questions, according to two studies released by the Department of …
For at the last 15 months, Kansas geologist Rex Buchanan estimates, he’s spent 90 percent of his time studying something once relatively rare in the state – earthquakes. He has learned a lot, said the director of the Kansas Geological …
Selective Insurance Group announced the following appointments by its subsidiary, Selective Insurance Company of America. Shadi Albert appointed vice president, Commercial Lines Underwriting. Albert joined Selective in April 2013 as assistant vice president, Reinsurance. Prior to that, he served as …
General Motors Co., which has come under media, congressional and courtroom scrutiny over fatalities caused by flawed ignition switches, is defending 104 death and injury lawsuits brought by those who blame accidents on defects in the company’s cars. Another 108 …
From food safety to tobacco and politically charged drug approvals, Margaret Hamburg reset the course of the embattled Food and Drug Administration, an agency that had often been seen as ineffective. After nearly six years on the job, Hamburg announced …
A claims center has been set up in Glendive, Mont., for people who suffered financial losses from a 30,000-gallon oil spill into the Yellowstone River. Pipeline owner Bridger Pipeline LLC of Casper, Wyo. will be responsible for any valid claims …
Drivers on Oklahoma turnpikes could be able to increase their speed to 80 mph under a bill that’s been introduced in the Senate. The bill by Oklahoma City Republican Ralph Shortey is scheduled for a hearing Thursday in the Senate …
Drivers convicted of DUI in Kentucky would have it on their record for 10 years under a bill the Senate Judiciary Committee approved Thursday. It takes four driving under the influence convictions within five years to be charged with a …
About a dozen jets from the Air National Guard 148th Fighter Wing have been grounded because of damage apparently caused by debris on the runway at the Duluth International Airport. Fighter Wing Capt. Jodi Kiminski says crews regularly check for …