Wyoming government agencies paid $1.25 million last month to settle a federal lawsuit brought by a Montana man who was cleared of a murder conviction. The state recently entered a confidential settlement with Troy Willoughby of Wickes, Mont. Payment records …
A Florida Highway Patrol trooper who got in trouble over giving breaks to state legislators wants an appeals court to clear his name. An attorney for Trooper Charles Swindle said that Swindle was appealing to the 1st District Court of …
A bill proposed by two state senators would increase fines and jail time for driving violations in construction zones in South Carolina. “It’s common sense to take these extra steps for safety,” Sen. Paul Campbell of Goose Creek told The …
President Barack Obama, in a rebuke to proposals by House Republicans for steep cuts in food stamps for the poor, urged Congress on Thursday to pass a farm bill “that protects children and vulnerable adults in time of need.” Obama …
When construction slowed during the recession, some companies hired workers and wrongly designated them as independent contractors to avoid paying insurance, taxes, fair wages and overtime. Danny Odom, chief operating officer of Odom Construction Systems, Inc. in Knoxville, Tennessee, says …
Pirate attacks off Nigeria’s coast have jumped by a third this year with ships passing through West Africa’s Gulf of Guinea, a major commodities hub, increasingly under threat from gangs wanting to snatch cargoes and crews. Unlike the dangerous waters …
Firefighters battled to contain bushfires that damaged or destroyed hundreds of homes in the Sydney region as authorities warned Australia’s most-populous state faces hazardous conditions for months to come. A 63-year-old man died protecting his home from a fire at …
The increasing ease of raising intelligent capital could lead to the end of the established insurance cycle according to Toby Esser, Group CEO of Cooper Gay Swett & Crawford, speaking at the BrokersLink Global Conference in Singapore. He told delegates …
ACE USA has launched catastrophe claims servicing capabilities specifically designed for the construction industry through ESIS Inc., a risk management services company owned by the ACE Group. The new offerings provide an additional layer of protection from losses that occur …
There may be no such thing as a retired cop; it’s more like they are “off duty.” It’s a mindset that many former police officers and emergency response professionals seem to share. After spending 16 years as a police officer …
