A Harris County District Court has convicted Leon “Randy” Sinclair III, of Houston, of first-degree felony Misapplication of Fiduciary Property, according to the Texas Department of Insurance. Sinclair was sentenced to serve 20 years in prison. The conviction follows a …
Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Corp. (LWCC) announced two new promotions: Jody Horton is now the special risk business unit manager, and David Tucker is the agency relations manager. Horton most recently served as agency relations manager before being chosen to lead …
The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality has issued two new compliance orders against Williams Olefins over air and potential water releases stemming from a June 13 fire and explosion at its Ascension Parish facility in Geismar. The Advocate reports the …
Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon pointed to privacy concerns in vetoing a proposed online database that businesses could use to check a prospective employee’s workers’ compensation claims. Nixon said in a message explaining the veto of Senate Bill 34 that such …
Detroit has filed a lawsuit against an insurance company the city says is improperly withholding $11 million a month in casino payments and taxes. According to The Detroit News, the suit against Syncora Guarantee Inc. was filed on July 5. …
A New Jersey town can present evidence of the benefits of building dunes as storm barriers when homeowners with beachfront properties seek compensation for losing their ocean views, the state’s highest court ruled. The Borough of Harvey Cedars on Long …
A judge has ruled that a western Colorado family can proceed with a lawsuit claiming oil and gas drilling activities contaminated their drinking water and air and forced them from their home. Bill and Beth Strudley filed the lawsuit in …
With multiple drownings in fast-moving rivers in recent days, Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin on July 5 warned residents to be extremely cautious about trying to beat the heat at their favorite swimming hole. “That river you thought you always knew, …
A northern Idaho couple has filed a wrongful termination lawsuit against Kootenai County. The Coeur d’Alene Press reported that the lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Coeur d’Alene contends Kathy Pagano was improperly terminated by the county. The lawsuit …
The parents of a Lehi boy who was killed after a tombstone fell on him last year are suing the cemetery’s association. According to a lawsuit filed in Utah’s Third District Court, 4-year-old Carson Dean Cheney was posing for photos …
