Monthly Archives: <span>February 2009</span>

CSE Insurance Honors Three with Lifetime Achievement Awards

CSE Insurance Group, a provider of insurance for civil service employees, has honored three of its longest-tenured agents with lifetime achievement awards. Loyd Adams of Vanderlip and Adams Insurance Services in Folsom, Calif., Harry Crusberg Sr. of Crusberg Decker Insurance …

Wyoming Workers’ Comp. Bill Gets Committee Approval

A Wyoming Senate committee approved a bill that would expand benefits for people injured on the job, including cost-of-living adjustments for workers on permanent disability. House Bill 54 would raise benefits for families of workers killed on the job, allow …

Ex-Member Sues Phoenix Country Club Over Ejection

A former Phoenix Country Club member is suing the club, claiming he was expelled for speaking out about its gender-segregated dining facilities. Real estate attorney Russell Brown said he lost his membership in the exclusive club last fall for comments …

Chubb Offers Coverage to Upgrade Green After Home Loss

If a home is damaged or destroyed, homeowners may want to rebuild with green materials and processes, but the additional cost can be prohibitive. Now, homeowners can obtain insurance through the Chubb Group of Insurance Cos. that will pay to …

One Quarter of Oklahoma Bridges Structurally Deficient

In 2004, a football-sized piece of concrete fell from a bridge and crashed through Yvonna Osborn’s windshield while she was driving home on Interstate 35 in Oklahoma. The 52-year-old Irving, Texas, mother of two died of massive head injuries and …

Oklahoma Bill Would Strengthen Penalties Against Unlicensed Drivers

Oklahoma Senate Bill 1170, by State Sen. Debbe Leftwich, which increases the penalty for a person who causes the injury or death of a person while driving with a license that has been suspended, revoked, canceled or denied, has been …

New Jersey High Court Denies Claim in Drive-by Shooting

New Jersey’s Supreme Court has denied a drive-by shooting victim’s attempt to have her car insurer reimburse her under uninsured motorist coverage. Camie Livsey was leaving a grocery store in Irvington four years ago when she was shot. Witnesses saw …

Two Suspects Arrested in Southeast Pennsylvania Arsons

Authorities hunting for arsonists behind a string of fires in a small, Southeastern Pennsylvania steel town made two arrests within hours of each other. Roger Leon Barlow Jr., 19, and Mark Gilliam, 20, were arrested Thursday in connection with the …

Connecticut Chimp Owner Faces Likely Lawsuit, Experts Say

A Connecticut woman whose 200-pound chimpanzee mauled and disfigured her best friend is vulnerable to a costly civil lawsuit, while the state also could face legal trouble for failing to take action, legal experts said Friday. Travis, a 14-year-old chimp, …

Kin of Wal-Mart Stampede Victim to Sue New York County

Relatives of a worker trampled to death in a crush of post-Thanksgiving bargain-hunters at a New York Wal-Mart have filed court papers indicating they intend to sue Nassau County and its police department. A notice of claim — the first …