An invasive weed that already has infested more than 1 million acres nationwide continues to spread across the parched Southeast, and experts say the region’s drought makes the highly flammable intruder more threatening than ever. Cogon grass, known for its …
Tennessee has a new law that stops cities from imposing fees for the cost of responding to motor vehicle accidents. The measure (HB 2547) was passed by the Tennessee General Assembly and became effective with Gov. Phil Bredesen’s signature on …
More than 2,500 delegates from around the world gathered in commemoration of San Francisco’s 1906 earthquake at the 100th Anniversary Earthquake Conference — the largest earthquake conference ever held — in San Francisco this week. There, earthquake professionals and policymakers …
A South Carolina workers’ compensation exclusivity statute did not bar an employee from filing claims for invasion of privacy and false imprisonment in a psychiatric hospital, according to a U.S. District Court ruling. In the case background, U.S. District Judge …
South Carolina officials and property owners along the eroding beach at Wild Dunes have agreed to a fine of $18,000 for the thousands of sandbags that ended up littering the state’s coast and marshes after storms last spring. The South …
Columbia, S.C. attorney, Samuel Painter, withdrew his name from consideration for a term on the state’s Workers’ Compensation Commission. Painter faced repeated questions earlier this week about his involvement with Gov. Mark Sanford’s efforts to have awards for injured workers …
A Connecticut general contractor who delegates special inspections of all steel welding work as required by the state’s building code to a subcontractor is not liable for injuries resulting from an accident that occurs due to failure of the subcontractor’s …
Grange Mutual Casualty Co. announced today that Randy Montelone will retire at year end after 29 years of service with the company. Tom Welch, current president of Grange Life Insurance Co., a Grange subsidiary, will be assuming the role of …
The widow of one of the Charleston, S.C. firefighters killed in last year’s Sofa Super Store blaze has sued the store, several furniture makers and other businesses, saying they were negligent in her husband’s death. Attorneys for Heather Baity filed …
An invasive weed that already has infested more than 1 million acres nationwide continues to spread across the parched Southeast, and experts say the region’s drought makes the highly flammable intruder more threatening than ever. Cogon grass, known for its …
