August 27, 2012
Two San Francisco 49ers fans who were attacked during a preseason home game against the rival Oakland Raiders have sued the team, parking lot security firm and National Football League. Daniel Long and Gabriel Navarrette, both 26, claim the defendants …
August 27, 2012
A number of Grand Teton National Park concessionaires are protesting rising liability insurance requirements for outfitters and guides. In recent years, the National Park Service has begun requiring smaller companies involved in high-risk activities, such as rafting and climbing, to …
August 27, 2012
Organizers of the Reno National Championship Air Races have established a $77 million fund to be distributed to those who suffered injuries or lost family members in last year’s mass-casualty crash in Nevada. Kenneth Feinberg, who oversaw a federal compensation …
August 27, 2012
An Oklahoma lawmaker who was awarded more than $61,000 in workers’ compensation for injuries suffered in a collision as he drove to the state Capitol has appealed for more money, while the state House and its insurance carrier asked for …
August 27, 2012
A 33-year-old St. Louis man has pleaded guilty in the 2007 death of a Missouri insurance agent. Cleo S. Hines pleaded guilty on Aug. 24 in St. Charles County Court to charges of robbery and second-degree murder. Hines and 35-year-old …
August 27, 2012
Firefighters are upset that a northern New Jersey town is seeking to place limits on alcohol in firehouses. The Lodi Borough Council has introduced an ordinance last week that would require approval for any function in which alcohol is consumed …
August 27, 2012
Benefits-only insurance agency, Digital Insurance, announced an alliance with Minnesota-based Bremer Financial Corp. to manage the organization’s health insurance and employee benefits programs. Bremer serves hundreds of employers and thousands of individual policy holders in Minnesota, North Dakota and Wisconsin. …
August 27, 2012
The family of a Staten Island teen suffering from cerebral palsy won a multi-million dollar lawsuit filed against the hospital where the girl was born. The New York Post reports the family of Stephanie Debes won the suit last Friday. …
August 27, 2012
The Mississippi Supreme Court says it does not have enough information to decide whether the state’s limit on non-economic damages — as applied to a federal lawsuit — is constitutional. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans, …
August 27, 2012
In August 2010, just a few months after Samsung Electronics launched its Galaxy smartphone, a team of Apple Inc. lawyers flew to South Korea. Apple’s late co-founder, Steve Jobs, had already told Samsung executives at a meeting earlier that summer …