Software Aims to Protect Against Food Fraud April 28, 2016 By Lydia Mulvany Is that Parmesan cheese or sawdust? With food fraud on the rise, a software that employs methods used to predict...
New York Comptroller Wants Railroads to Increase Oil Spill Insurance April 28, 2016 By MICHAEL VIRTANEN New York state’s comptroller urged federal authorities Tuesday to strengthen safety measures against oil spills and require trains to carry...
Ohio Court Searches for Heirs in $2M Travelers Asbestos Claim Payout April 28, 2016 A northeast Ohio court is trying to track down for heirs to hundreds of rubber workers who died or became...
Legislation Could Cut Louisiana Food Inspections Posing Health Risk April 28, 2016 By BILL FULLER More people could be exposed to foodborne illnesses in Louisiana if lawmakers approve a provision in the governor’s 2017 budget...
Jury Blames Police, Clears Fans in 1989 England Soccer Disaster April 28, 2016 By STEVE DOUGLAS and ROB HARRIS The families of 96 Liverpool soccer fans who were crushed to death at a crowded stadium in 1989 declared they...
Feds Relax Pollution Monitoring of Decade-old Gulf Oil Spill April 28, 2016 By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Federal regulators have relaxed a pollution monitoring requirement for a company responsible for a decade-old oil leak in the Gulf...
Oft Criticized Utilization Review in Workers’ Comp Not Just About Savings April 27, 2016 While critics say utilization review (UR) in workers’ compensation claims is nothing more than a cost savings mechanism, an industry...
Strict Statutory Compliance Required to Enforce Named Insured Exclusion in Connecticut April 27, 2016 By Steven Plitt By statute, automobile liability insurance companies are barred from excluding coverage for personal injuries caused to a named insured under...
Phoenix Next Test Site for Google Self-Driving Cars April 27, 2016 Earlier this month Google announced that it will be testing its autonomous vehicles in Phoenix, Ariz. The California-based tech company...
Ohio Crashes Rise, Likely Linked to Higher Speed Limits April 27, 2016 Injury and property crashes have increased with the raising of speed limits on the state’s rural interstate highways, according to...