June 9, 2010
The Supreme Court of Ohio has ruled that the Industrial Commission of Ohio did not abuse its discretion in including wages from a second job to calculate an injured worker’s average and full weekly wages in determining temporary total disability …
June 9, 2010
A Georgia preacher and his son accused of burning down their church to claim an insurance check are scheduled to appear in Barrow County Superior Court. Quincy Arnold of Lawrenceville, the 50-year-old pastor of the former New Life Deliverance Church …
June 9, 2010
David H. Long, 49, has been named president of Liberty Mutual Group effective July 1. Long, who has been with Liberty Mutual for 25 years, is currently executive vice president, Liberty Mutual Group, and president of Liberty International. Long will …
June 9, 2010
Central Michigan University is asking for $174,294 from an ex- basketball player and her lawyer over their failed sex discrimination complaint involving coach Sue Guevara. The Saginaw News says the university asked U.S. District Judge Thomas L. Ludington in Bay …
June 9, 2010
The state Board of Medicine says a South Florida surgeon who performed a gallbladder operation but took out a healthy kidney by mistake wasn’t inept or careless. Health News Florida reported that the board said Bernard Zaragoza is a good …
June 9, 2010
Four more former firefighters are suing because of physical and emotional injuries from a 2007 fire that killed nine South Carolina firefighters. The Post and Courier of Charleston reported that the ex-firefighters are suing Sofa Super Store, its owners and …
June 9, 2010
Teams found no problems Monday during a daylong expedition inside the West Virginia coal mine where 29 men died in the industry’s worst disaster in 40 years, officials said. Teams entered Massey Energy Co.’s Upper Big Branch mine shortly after …
June 9, 2010
Springfield, Massachusetts has taken a step toward banning texting while driving. The city council on Monday passed a home rule petition by a 12-1 margin that would allow police to fine anyone who sends or receives text messages while behind …
June 9, 2010
Dr. Robert Hartwig, an economist and president of the Insurance Information Institute, will testify today at a hearing before the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, U.S. House of Representatives, in Washington, D.C. The hearing will focus on liability and financial …
June 9, 2010
The Hanover says it will offer Massachusetts drivers a discount on a special course in crash prevention skills and safe-driver techniques. The program, run by In Control Crash Prevention Training, is the only one of its kind certified by the …