January 21, 2015
Michigan authorities plan to crack down on speeding and distracted driving in eastern Kalamazoo County following a 193-vehicle pileup that killed one man and closed a stretch of Interstate 94 for two days. State police Lt. Dale Hinz tells the …
June 30, 2014
A three-year-old law barring Indiana drivers from texting while driving has generated more frustration than tickets from police officers, who say the law makes it hard to prove a driver is in violation. The 2011 law was a follow-up to …
March 18, 2013
The Oklahoma Insurance Department will not be participating in a collaborative effort with the Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight (CCIIO) to enforce the Affordable Care Act, according to a letter released by Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner John D. Doak. …
February 4, 2013
San Diego Mayor Bob Filner has decided to take down the city’s red-light cameras, saying data didn’t show that the program has decreased accidents or raised safety awareness in the city. U-T San Diego reports crews took down “photo enforced” …
November 8, 2011
Aki Tsurumaki says he never felt his life was in danger during the 15 years he has been helping companies escape entanglements with Japan’s “yakuza” crime syndicates. But the 42-year-old lawyer jokes that he does not take any chances, adding …
August 11, 2011
A report compiled by David Rider of Neptune Maritime Security points out that, despite the “best efforts of the world’s navies and EU NAVFOR in particular, pirate attacks continue in the area off the Horn of Africa- Somalia, the Indian …
July 26, 2011
The Federation of European Risk Management Associations (FERMA) has told the European Commission that it should start with “implementation and robust enforcement” of existing EU corporate governance rules on risk management, rather than creating new ones now. FERMA made the …
July 22, 2011
A fake Apple store in China, made famous by a blog that said even the staff working there didn’t realize it was a bogus outlet, is probably the most audacious example to date of the risks Western companies face in …
May 11, 2011
Lawyers for Ecuadorean villagers who sued Chevron Corp over pollution in the Amazon rain forest asked a U.S. appeals panel Tuesday to modify a court order that halted enforcement of an $8.6 billion award against the oil company. The lawyers …
March 14, 2011
Enforcement actions taken by Texas Insurance Commissioner Mike Geeslin that became final during January 2011 include seven license revocations, four license denials and fines and restitution totaling $373,523. Commissioner’s orders are subject to appeal to state district court. Final Disciplinary …