The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention plan to hold seven public meetings in south Louisiana to talk with residents about the findings of dangerous levels of formaldehyde fumes in many occupied FEMA trailers. The CDC said fumes from 519 …
They’re among the most effective lifesaving devices a homeowner can have, cutting the risk of death from a fire nearly in half. But rural communities — where people are at greatest danger of dying by fire — usually lack programs …
The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear a case brought by New Orleans property owners who argued their Hurricane Katrina flood damage should be covered despite insurance policy exclusions because the flooding was caused by the failure of the …
Washington State Attorney General Rob McKenna announced that Washington will receive nearly $1.7 million as part of a $41 million settlement between 29 states and Caremark Rx, LLC, one of the nation’s largest pharmacy benefits management companies. As part of …
Tired firefighters worked Wednesday to eliminate hot spots after portions of the sprawling American Furniture Manufacturing plant in Mississippi’s Pontotoc County were destroyed by a major blaze. The 1.2 million-square-foot facility, located about a mile out of Ecru, Miss., emplys …
A fire that sent gamblers fleeing from the Monte Carlo hotel-casino on the Las Vegas Strip in January will cost close to $100 million in repairs and lost business, casino operator MGM Mirage Inc. said. The company has insurance, but …
Minnesota’s battle over smoking bans is making its way into private homes, as residents of one high-rise condominium along the Mississippi River have voted to make their building smoke-free. At La Rive Condominiums in Minneapolis, smoking will be prohibited in …
Lafayette County, Miss., officials expect losses from this past week’s tornadoes to run into the tens of millions of dollars. Lloyd Oliphant, president of the Lafayette County Board of Supervisors, said the most recent figures he had seen estimated $25 …
Republican Mike Chaney said he spent around $1 million to win the Mississippi insurance commissioner’s race in 2007. “It’s obscene to spend that much money on an election for a job that pays less than $100,000 a year,” Chaney said, …
Attorneys for Mississippi attorney Richard “Dickie” Scruggs asked a federal judge to dismiss criminal contempt charges that he ignored a court order to turn over documents about insurance claims after Hurricane Katrina. Scruggs is accused of violating a federal judge’s …
