Three executives of a now-defunct California nonprofit that provided job training for young people knowingly placed dozens of teenagers in jobs that exposed them to asbestos, prosecutors say. The nonprofit Firm Build sent teens to remove asbestos from an old …
Anger grew along the Gulf Coast as an ooze of oil washed into delicate coastal wetlands in Louisiana, with many wondering how to clean up the monthlong mess – especially now that BP’s latest try to plug the blown-out well …
IronHealth, the specialty healthcare division of Ironshore Inc., has introduced a Physician Group Practice liability product, offering coverage for groups of 10 or more physicians,including the entity and its ancillary staff. IronHealth’s newest initiative combines broad professional liability coverage with …
A former executive at Rhode Island’s dominant workers’ compensation insurer was acquitted Friday on a charge that he deceived state regulators about companies that were receiving discounted premiums. Superior Court Judge Edwin Gale acquitted David Clark, a former vice president …
Insurance agency marketing and web services provider Astonish Results is opening an office in Orlando, Fla. In addition to personnel, the Orlando office houses a training facility for the Rhode Island-based firm. The company said the new Orlando office provides …
A trial is underway in New Hampshire in a lawsuit brought against the state Department of Transportation by a Canadian trucking company involved a February 2007 crash that killed a 6-year-old boy. Fidele Tremblay claims the state didn’t clear ice …
A Poquoson, Virginia company is facing $185,500 in proposed civil penalties stemming from a wood chipper accident that killed a 14-year-old worker. The Virginia Department of Labor and Industry’s Occupational Safety and Health Compliance department issued two citations against Old …
A federal jury in South Carolina has awarded $14.5 million in damages to a South Carolina printing company against The Hartford insurance company in a case where the insurer believed a claim for a major fire loss in 2008 was …
The embattled head of Massey Energy Co. went on the defensive Thursday as he faced angry lawmakers who claim the company’s indifference toward safety led to the nation’s worst mining disaster in 40 years. Massey chief executive Don Blankenship told …
A judge in West Virginia has dismissed a lawsuit over the federal Mine Safety and Health Administration’s plan to privately interview witnesses to the nation’s worst coal mining disaster in 40 years. U.S. District Judge Irene Berger concluded in an …
