Hospitals cannot be held liable in medical malpractice cases for failing to ensure doctors with staff privileges meet state financial responsibility requirements through insurance or other means, Florida’s Supreme Court ruled. The unanimous ruling disapproved of decisions by three of …
Among lessons that local businesses have learned and are putting into practice are: Get a plan. Officials with several Midstate companies that do business along the coast say they are offering training and providing educational materials for employees in hurricane-prone …
Declarations “If we had a Katrina-sized storm, 75 percent of these islands could be gone. You can count on it cleaning the clock.” — Stan Riggs, a geologist at East Carolina University who has studied the barrier islands that make …
State Farm to lower rates if Fla. lets no-fault expire in October State Farm will be able to cut its car insurance rates by about 16 percent on average if lawmakers do not continue the state’s no-fault accident system, state …
8 Storms of 2007 State has until October to decide on no-fault’s fate 8 Fla. extends police, firefighter workers’ comp benefits Eases eligibility for first responders 10 S.C. reforms workers’ comp anti-fraud, injury reporting law Gets tough with cheaters and …
A Neb. bill, LB573, passed by the Legislature would make adults who sell or give alcohol to underage drinkers liable for damages or injuries caused by intoxication. People who host so-called keggers or other social functions where alcohol is served …
98,200 More than 98,200 Minnesotans between the ages of 18 and 24 don’t have health insurance, partly because of a state law that says a child can be covered by parents’ insurance only until age 18, or until age 25 …
N.D. workers’ comp officials appear in court on felony charges The executive director of the North Dakota State Workers’ Compensation agency and an agency investigator were released after their first court appearances on felony charges involving questionable spending and possible …
Declarations Camera, lights, action “In addition to improvements in economic and political conditions, a number of countries are developing into attractive film locales.” — Chris Palmer, director of risk control for Aon/Albert G. Ruben and author of the annual Risks …
People Kansas-based Brooke Franchise Corp., a subsidiary of Brooke Corp., elected Kyle L. Garst as its chairman and chief executive officer, and Dane S. Devlin as its president and chief operating officer. Garst was most recently national sales manager and …
