An Internet company in South Carolina has sued one of its former employees, saying the worker cost the company thousands of dollars in lost business when he took 17,000 Twitter followers with him when he left the firm. PhoneDog LLC …
A trucking company owned by a Vermont state senator and his son has been shut down for not having workers’ compensation insurance. A court has granted a permanent injunction against Starrs United, Inc. Sen. Bobby Starr, a Democrat who represents …
The last time Mark Stella went to the dentist he didn’t need an insurance card. Instead, he pulled out a Groupon. Stella, a small business owner, canceled his health insurance plan more than three years ago when his premium rose …
While New Year’s Eve may conjure images of a celebratory toast, it’s also traditionally one of the worst days of the year for alcohol-related car crashes and deaths for young drivers. New data from a 2011 teen driving study by …
A Maryland court ruled last week that the state’s largest premium financing companies were engaged in illegal financing practices against auto insurance policyholders. In Maryland, most auto insurance policyholders can set up interest-free installment payment plans for their premiums through …
Workers Compensation Board of New York filed a lawsuit against rapper Jay-Z for allegedly failing to make workers’ comp payments worth $18,000 for his domestic employees, according to a report. Entertainment news site TMZ.com reported yesterday that the Board filed …
An explosion at a volcano in Alaska caused the U.S. Geological Survey to put out an alert. USGS detected a drifting ash cloud at the Cleveland Volcano, which is on an uninhabited island in the east central Aleutian Islands, in …
A Metrolink commuter train has struck and killed a pedestrian in Southern California. Orange police Lt. Dave Hill told the Orange County Register that the person was struck at about 6:30 a.m. Thursday at Meats Avenue and Orange Olive Road. …
As the end of 2011 approaches, this is a good time to reflect upon what went well and what didn’t during the year — as well as what changes you should make in 2012. Here are a few errors and …
A.M. Best Co. has downgraded the financial strength rating to ‘B’ (Fair) from ‘B+’ (Good) and issuer credit rating to “bb” from “bbb-” of Dallas-based Gramercy Insurance Company (GIC), and has revised its outlook on both ratings to negative from …
