A Madison County, Miss., jury awarded $4.5 million to a woman who was shot in the arm after an accident at a fast food restaurant in Ridgeland, Miss. The jury on Tuesday found Vicksburg attorney Thomas Randy Clark liable for …
ACE USA, the U.S.-based retail operating division of the ACE Group of Companies, appointed John Nilson senior vice president, western region for ACE Risk Management. Nilson will be based in Los Angeles and oversee ARM branch operations for the western …
Nearly two-thirds of New Orleans’ pre-Hurricane Katrina population has returned, a new report estimates. But Greg Rigamer, the demographer who compiled the report, said he expects the growth seen since July 2006 to plateau within the next year as the …
Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has assigned its ‘BBB’ long-term counterparty credit and insurer financial strength ratings to Bermuda-based insurer, International General Insurance Co. Ltd. (IGI) with a positive outlook. Concurrently, S&P withdrew its ‘BBB’ long-term counterparty credit and insurer …
AIG WorldSource ®, a division of the property and casualty insurance subsidiaries of the American International Group, announced that the medical network established by the AIG Companies ® in the Middle East region for injuries arising under Defense Base Act …
The Ohio Supreme Court threw out a record $30 million verdict won by a brain-damaged man, citing his Detroit-area attorney for inappropriate theatrics in court. The verdict, the state’s largest medical malpractice award, was influenced by Geoffrey Fieger’s behavior, Justice …
Farmington Hills, Mich.-based Burns & Wilcox has appointed Micki Jordan and Kristen Monroy to positions at each of the company’s Nevada locations. Jordan, formerly an underwriting manager in the Denver office, has assumed underwriting manager responsibilities at the company’s Las …
The owners of a nursing home in St. Francisville, La., where 35 patients died after Hurricane Katrina were acquitted Sept. 7 of negligent homicide and cruelty charges for not evacuating the facility as the storm approached. The jury took about …
Washington’s Department of Labor and Industries (L&I) announced appointments to medical and chiropractic advisory committees that will assist the department in providing high-quality, safe and cost-effective treatments for injured workers. “The committees will help L&I continue to lead the way …
Avid golfers and reluctant duffers alike spend hours each year on the golf course, entertaining prospects and clients. Are you making the most of all that time? Before your next round — whether for league or club play, relaxation, or …
