April 20, 2012
Lawyers for the American Honda Motor company are heading back to court trying to overturn a highly publicized small claims court award to a woman who sued over the poor fuel mileage of her hybrid Honda Civic. Honda appealed the …
April 20, 2012
Elite New York law firm Dewey & LeBoeuf has hired a prominent bankruptcy attorney as it struggles with high debt and partner defections, according to two attorneys at other law firms who have knowledge of the matter. Albert Togut , …
April 20, 2012
A new prosecutor in the case against Chevron Corp and drilling firm Transocean Ltd for an offshore oil spill said Thursday he will seek to suspend the companies’ operations in Brazil, a sign that he may be just as tough …
April 20, 2012
Seismologists say last week’s powerful earthquake off western Indonesia increased pressure on the source of the devastating 2004 tsunami: a fault that could unleash another monster wave sometime in the next few decades. The director of the Earth Observatory of …
April 20, 2012
Willis Energy, a unit of Willis Group Holdings, released its “Energy Market Review” at conference held at its London headquarters last Tuesday. The review focused on industry losses, current capacity and the current controversy over the extraction of shale gas …
April 20, 2012
Professional Program Insurance Brokerage of Novato, Calif. has formed a new senior/home health care program. This program includes, but is not limited to the following: nurse registry, healthcare staffing, adult daycare, medical director, long term care, housekeeper, sitter, host home, …
April 20, 2012
An Alabama city has agreed to pay $150,000 to settle a sexual discrimination lawsuit filed by a former police sergeant who claims she’s been excluded from the department’s “good-old-boy network.” The Columbus Ledger-Enquirer reported that the deal avoids a trial, …
April 20, 2012
Sunday is Earth Day and one thing you can expect when you have a day for something as big as a planet is some pretty big statements, and now that the economy is on the mend, there are those who …
April 20, 2012
Colorado Forrest Service is reporting as many as nine claims of intent to sue have been filed following the Lower North Fork Fire in March. Colorado Forrest Service would not release information on who filed the claims. The Lower North …
April 20, 2012
Anthony Sunseri has joined Tustin, Calif.-based managing general agent Yates. Sunseri, who spent last nine years at another California wholesale brokerage, assumes the role of senior underwriter/broker.