State officials in New Jersey are moving forward with plans to buy flood-prone properties in the wake of Superstorm Sandy. Officials met with 129 Sayreville home and property owners who are approved for buyouts. Environmental Protection Department spokesman Larry Ragonese …
Gov. John Kasich says members of the state’s congressional delegation haven’t pushed hard enough for federal money to help with flood control along the Blanchard River in northwest Ohio. The Courier in Findlay reports the former congressman discussed the issue …
An Iowa City pharmacist will contest federal criminal charges alleging that he improperly filed insurance claims for expensive drugs needed to treat patients with hemophilia, his attorney said. Michael F. Stein made an initial appearance in federal court in Des …
It will be a tough task implementing the online health insurance marketplaces that are required of each state under the federal health care overhaul, and there will no doubt be consumer horror stories about trying to navigate them, according to …
A federal judge has sentenced a man to 30 months in prison for falsifying driving tests to get driver’s licenses for unqualified applicants. Sikiru Fadeyi pleaded guilty Tuesday to mail fraud. He told the judge he falsely certified that applicants …
Injury lawyers in Maryland now have what may be the legal profession’s equivalent of a rap sheet. Byron B. Warnken has created a website that collects data from the state’s circuit courts and compiles it into statistics on the number …
A Sacramento judge has upheld a $23 million jury award over the bed sore death of a woman at a Northern California assisted living facility. The Sacramento Bee reported the judge on Monday also awarded $4.3 million in legal costs …
Peter Eastwood, who left American International Group Inc. with three other executives in April to start a new insurer at Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc., said he’s finding it easy to attract staff. Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance had 40 employees …
Sheriff’s officials released a preliminary list Wednesday showing the Black Forest Fire northeast of Colorado Springs, Colo. has destroyed at least 92 homes and damaged five more. The fire was among several that surged rapidly Tuesday along Colorado’s Front Range. …
Allstate’s “Mayhem” trumped State Farm Mutual’s the “Good Neighbor” in advertising dollars in 2012. According to an analysis by SNL Financial, Allstate’s ad spend increased 14.8 percent year over year to $828.8 million, while State Farm Mutual reduced its advertising …
