A pair of tornadoes along the Kansas-Missouri border with speeds of up to about 110 mph damaged homes and caused minor injuries, officials said. The first twister touched down around 6:30 p.m. Friday about 40 miles south of Kansas City, …
The Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, applying Oregon law, held on June 25, 2015 that a commercial general liability policy purchased three months after the subcontractor-insured inspected property damage to his own work still provided coverage for property damage …
Jurisdictions are split on the question of whether commercial general liability policies require matching of damaged physical property beyond the repair of the damaged property. Compare, e.g., Cedar Bluff Townhome Condo. Ass’n, Inc. v. American Family Mut. Ins. Co., 2013 …
An eastern Indiana man who suffered storm damage earlier this month is challenging the National Weather Service’s ruling that straight-line winds caused the damage to his property. Randy Hubbard tells The Star Press the June 8 storm blew out windows, …
The main north-south artery in North Dakota’s oil patch is the most dangerous stretch of road in the state, newly released statistics show. U.S. Highway 85 had the most fatal accidents, injury accidents and property damage accidents, according to a …
Authorities say the historic mansion on Long Island, N.Y., built by five-and-dime store founder F.W. Woolworth has sustained extensive damage in a fire. The blaze erupted Wednesday in a first-floor bedroom of the 16-acre Glen Cove estate. Fire officials say …
Alabama Emergency Management Director Art Faulkner is the new chairman of the Central U.S. Earthquake Consortium. Faulkner says the consortium focuses on reducing deaths, injuries, property damage and economic loss from earthquakes in the central United States. He says Alabama …
Federal assistance for Detroit-area residents who suffered property damage during severe August flooding has totaled $246 million following the application deadline. The Detroit News reports nearly 128,100 people had applied for federal grants as of Monday. The Federal Emergency Management …
A Minot, N.D., man faces four felony charges after allegedly trying to steal $26,000 worth of copper from a Dickinson business. Authorities allege 34-year-old Philip Poppell broke into Border States Electric over the weekend and tried to take two spools …
Authorities say about five homes have been heavily damaged by a thunderstorm in the northwest Georgia town of Ringgold. No injuries were reported from the Monday night storm. The Chattanooga Times Free Press reports that belongings from the homes were …