Yearly Archives: <span>2013</span>

Insurer Sued in New York for Canceling, Reissuing Flood Policies After Claim

Fidelity National Property & Casualty Insurance Co. was recently sued in a New York court over flood insurance policies. The suit alleges the insurer retroactively canceled flood policies for Dayton Towers Corp.’s residential buildings and reissued new policies with lower …

Farmer Woods Group Names Ginzl in Arizona

Farmer Woods Group hired agent Mike Ginzl in the Phoneix, Ariz. Office. Ginzl specializes in commercial insurance for the technology, landscape and manufacturing industries. Ginzl has worked in insurance for more than 15 years in Wisconsin and Arizona for carriers …

Sharks, Beer Among Most Popular Headlines in West

For years newshounds have endeavored to figure out a way to predict what stories will prove most popular with readers. While a few web news aggregators have had some measure of success and have steadily drawn in readers with hot …

N.Y. Workers’ Comp Board to Transition Established UEF Claims Management to Triad Group

The New York State Workers’ Compensation Board recently announced it will transition the management of established Uninsured Employers’ Fund (UEF) claims to the Triad Group, LLC effective Jan. 13, 2014. Triad Group, based in Troy, N.Y., is a professional service …

Pennsylvania Jury Awards $55M for Boy’s Injuries at Birth

A jury in northeastern Pennsylvania has awarded $55 million to a family in a medical malpractice lawsuit. The Express-Times said the Lehigh County jury decided on Dec. 23 that St. Luke’s University Hospital and one of its doctors are to …

Oklahoma Homes Earthquake Shaken On Christmas

It wasn’t Santa and his reindeer landing on roofs that shook some central Oklahoma homes early Christmas morning. A small earthquake struck near Spencer at about 4:30 a.m. Wednesday, according to the U.S. Geology Survey. There were no immediate reports …

Lubbock Settles Woman’s Texas Tech Injury Claim For $80K

The city of Lubbock has agreed to pay $80,000 in a settlement with a woman injured when she stepped into a hole on her way out of a Texas Tech football game. The Lubbock Avalanche-Journal reported that the Lubbock City …

Safety Improvements On Tap In Minnesota Highway Plan

One of the priorities of Minnesota’s highway plan for the next two decades calls for investing in safety-related road improvements. The Department of Transportation recently wrapped up a 20-year state highway investment plan, according to the West Central Tribune. The …

Minnesota Plant Sued By Parents Over Hot Manhole Cover

A Georgia couple is suing Duluth’s steam plant after they say their 2-year-old son received second-degree burns from a hot manhole cover. Megan and Troy Brown, from Canton, Ga., are seeking more than $50,000 from the Duluth Steam Cooperative, according …

Texas Family Settles Lawsuit From 100-Vehicle Crash

The family of the suburban Houston couple killed on Thanksgiving Day last year in a 100-vehicle pileup on a foggy stretch of Interstate 10 in Southeast Texas has settled a lawsuit it had filed. The Beaumont Enterprise reported details of …