September 29, 2015
A total of 4,679 fatal work injuries were recorded in the United States in 2014, an increase of 2 percent over the revised count of 4,585 fatal work injuries in 2013, according to results from the Census of Fatal Occupational …
September 29, 2015
With a payment and an apology, Lance Armstrong has settled a decade-long dispute with a promotions company that sought repayment of more than $10 million in bonuses it paid the former cyclist during a career that was later exposed to …
September 29, 2015
Mississippi has the eighth highest rate of collisions with deer. Mississippi Highway Patrol Sgt. Criss Turnipseed tells The Commercial Dispatch there were 3,438 vehicle collisions with deer in the state last year. According to State Farm Insurance Company, which looked …
September 29, 2015
A Montana man was acquitted of arson in a fire set outside his parents’ house but convicted of trying to make it look like a Yellowstone County sheriff’s detective was responsible for setting the blaze. Lionel Ellison, 56, was found …
September 29, 2015
Berkley FinSecure, a W. R. Berkley Company, promoted Megan M. Manogue to assistant vice president and chief claims officer. Working with a team of claim handlers and legal resources she will be responsible for the successful management of all claims …
September 29, 2015
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is extending the deadline for submitting comments on a proposed rule that it says clarifies an employer’s continuing obligation to make and maintain an accurate record of each recordable injury and illness. The …
September 29, 2015
A West Virginia University research unit that helped expose Volkswagen AG’s smog-test scandal had been involved in another emissions test two decades ago involving polluting trucks that had similar results. In October 1998, the WVU Center for Alternative Fuels, Engines …
September 29, 2015
Effective June 3, 2015, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety issued a new safety rule for seasonal and decorative lights, allowing the agency to remove hazardous products from the market more effectively. According to an Electrical Safety Foundation International consumer survey …
September 28, 2015
The Batmobile, the indispensable crime fighting vehicle driven by comic book hero Batman, has enough distinct character traits to qualify for copyright protection, a U.S. appeals court has ruled. The 9th U.S. Circuit of Appeals on Wednesday affirmed a ruling …
September 28, 2015
Nebraska-based Catholic Mutual Group, the largest coverage provider for the Catholic Church in North America, and Church Mutual Insurance Company (CMIC), the nation’s largest insurer of religious organizations, announced a strategic alliance under which CMIC will underwrite auto and workers’ …