An Army bomb disposal expert who served in the Iraq war is suing the makers of “The Hurt Locker,” claiming the Oscar-nominated film’s lead character is based on him and that they cheated him out of “financial participation” in the …
A proposal to cap how much people can be awarded through civil lawsuits in South Carolina received key approval this week. The House approved the tort reform bill 104-9. It faces another, routine vote before heading to the Senate. The …
The former chief of the New Sight Volunteer Fire Department has been sentenced to 10 years in prison with seven years suspended for embezzlement. Mike Boyd pleaded guilty this week in Lincoln County Circuit Court. The Brookhaven Daily Leader reported …
A Florida House committee wants to extinguish a proposed rule that would require fire sprinklers in many newly constructed homes. The House Governmental Affairs Policy Committee voted unanimously Wednesday for a bill that would block state building officials from requiring …
Two AIG units settled federal charges that they discriminated against blacks in providing home loans and will pay at least $7.1 million for restitution and education efforts, according to court documents filed Thursday. The units, AIG Federal Savings Bank and …
A tax question holding up American International Group Inc.’s sale of its foreign life insurance unit to MetLife Inc. is expected to be resolved favorably, clearing the way for a roughly $15 billion deal, sources familiar with the matter said …
As it continues to build a national business, Marsh & McLennan Agency LLC, a subsidiary of insurance broker Marsh Inc., has appointed three executives to its senior leadership team. They are: Lisa R. Hoffmann, chief information officer; Benjamin A. Newman, …
A New York state insurance agent has been charged for allegedly stealing $15,400 in premiums. State police arrested Emil Feduniec, of Tuckahoe, after an investigation by the New York State Insurance Department’s Frauds Bureau and Consumer Services Bureau. He is …
The family of a Massachusetts woman who died shortly after doctors started a cosmetic surgery procedure on her has sued the national company that was overseeing the operation. The lawsuit filed Wednesday in Middlesex Superior Court by the family of …
Based on preliminary analysis, Fitch Ratings said it believes that the Chilean P/C insurance industry “will likely be able to absorb losses from the earthquake and Tsunami that hit the central-south part of Chile on Feb. 27.” However, Fitch added …
