December 27, 2011
An insurance company for a charity founded by Jerry Sandusky argued in a federal complaint Friday that it should not have to pay legal expenses or claims for the former Penn State assistant football coach now accused of molesting children. …
December 14, 2011
An insurance company says its liability for a pre-Thanksgiving asphalt spill on the Pennsylvania Turnpike should be limited to $1 million. Hundreds of vehicles were reportedly damaged when a leaking valve on a tanker spread the gooey substance over part …
December 8, 2011
Tuscaloosa officials have added seven storm-damaged properties to its list of buildings to be condemned, but not all have been approved for demolition. The Tuscaloosa City Council has approved condemning a total of 61 residential or commercial properties that have …
December 8, 2011
Henderson County commissioners are asking the sheriff now on leave because of mental illness to respond to rumors he has moved to settle legal complaints by his employees. The commissioners sent Sheriff Rick Davis a letter seeking information after a …
December 5, 2011
Officials say no one was seriously hurt when a riser collapsed while a student choir was performing at a North Dakota mall. The choir from Carl Ben Eielsen Middle School was performing Thursday night in Fargo when the three-step, 2-foot-high …
November 2, 2011
A lawsuit filed by a former Heifer International executive has been dismissed with the parties reaching a mediated settlement. Arkansas Business reported Monday that the Little Rock-based charity and former vice president Rafal Laski came to terms over Laski’s claim …
October 24, 2011
A judge has ruled a Lincoln man can’t get help from his insurance company to pay for injuries inflicted on an 80-year-old woman in a fireworks accident because it happened during a criminal act. The Lincoln Journal Star reported a …
October 21, 2011
A man who suffered a broken neck after twice falling off a bench at the city-county detention center in Livingston in May 2009 has settled a lawsuit against three law enforcement agencies and the arresting officer. William Meigs reached a …
October 20, 2011
Florida Senate President Mike Haridopolos says a bill compensating a car crash victim will get an earlier start in the 2012 legislative session. Haridopolos appeared Tuesday at a news conference with Eric Brody and his parents to support the nearly …
October 11, 2011
A 30-year-old Reserve, Louisiana woman has been sentenced to five years and nine months in prison for her role in 2007 fire at a public housing complex. Niasha Marie King pleaded guilty to setting her apartment in Reserve on fire …