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West Virginia Board Awarded $2.6 Million in Lawsuit

The Charleston Sanitary Board will get more than $2.6 million from a company it had hired to make compost out of yard waste and sewage sludge generated in the city. A ruling by Kanawha Circuit Judge Paul Zakaib Jr. said …

Repair of Missouri Courthouse Could Reach $10M

Repairs to the federal courthouse in St. Louis, Mo., could cost up to $10 million. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that officials announced the repair cost Wednesday and said the work should be completed by next summer. A pipe fitting …

Nebraska Nuns Sue Contractor After Mold Outbreak

A Christian sisterhood that spent $15 million to renovate their Nebraska monastery says the contractor they hired overcharged them and performed shoddy ventilation work that spawned a mold outbreak. Missionary Benedictine Sisters Inc. in Norfolk filed a lawsuit in federal …

Contractor Fraud Nets Louisiana Woman Heavy Sentence

A 61-year-old woman has been sentenced to 35 years in prison for stealing more than $200,000 from victims who paid for modular homes in New Orleans. The Times-Picayune reports Orleans Parish Criminal District Court Judge Robin Pittman sentenced Cecilia Slattery …

Illinois AG Sues Chicago Area Home Repair Contractors

Three lawsuits against fraudulent home repair businesses accused of cheating Chicago area homeowners out of more than $600,000 for repairs never completed have been filed by the Illinois Attorney General’s office recently. The lawsuits were filed in Cook County Circuit …

Fired Contractor Blamed in Missouri Courthouse Soaking

A contractor fired at the federal courthouse in St. Louis a decade ago is blamed for installing a misaligned pipe that broke and flooded many floors. But the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that a General Services Administration official says there …

Fines Issued in Deadly Blast at Massachusetts Dealership

The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration has leveled fines in connection with a deadly explosion at a car dealership in West Springfield. The Republican newspaper of Springfield reports that OSHA has fined Fuentes Enterprises, Inc., a contractor working for …

3 Workers Hurt When Roof Collapses in Georgia

Authorities say three people were injured when the roof of a home collapsed in Atlanta. Atlanta fire officials say construction workers were on the roof doing renovations to the two-story, wood-frame house on Flat Shoals Avenue when the collapse occurred …

Louisiana Man Suspected of Contractor Fraud

A Slidell contractor is suspected of taking money to perform concrete work for the Killona Fire Department and then disappearing without finishing the job. The Times-Picayune reports that 64-year-old Phillip Livesay is wanted in St. Charles Parish for contractor fraud. …

Vermont Contractor Pleads Guilty in Workers’ Comp Case

Sentencing is scheduled for Aug. 1 for a Vermont contractor who has pleaded guilty to operating without workers’ compensation insurance. Prosecutors say Donald Bevins, of Williston, doing business as Twin City Roofing and Around the Clock Property Maintenance, operated without …