The Illinois attorney general filed a lawsuit against Enbridge Inc’s U.S. affiliate Enbridge Energy Partners Thursday, as the state seeks to have the company pay the costs incurred cleaning up an oil pipeline spill last month. Attorney-General Lisa Madigan and …
A Grand Jury has indicted the former head of Rhode Island’s dominant workers’ compensation insurer, charging him with stealing from Beacon Mutual Insurance Co. Attorney General Patrick Lynch said that Joseph Solomon faces one count of larceny over $500 and …
The recession and slowdown in construction activity in New York City had a silver lining last year: fewer workplace deaths. The federal Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that there were 63 workplace fatalities in the city in 2009. That’s 27 …
Families of at least five passengers killed when a plane crashed into a home last year have reached settlements with the airlines involved, and more agreements are expected before a wrongful-death trial begins, lawyers said. So far, 39 lawsuits have …
Florida CFO Alex Sink is urging state-backed Citizens Property Insurance Corp. to alter its contracting procedures and put more contracts out for competitive bids. Sink sent a letter to Scott Wallace, president and executive director of Citizens, asking Citizens to …
A lawsuit alleging bad faith claims handling by Florida’s state-created insurer, Citizens, will proceed to trial over the objection of the insurer that it is protected against such suits by immunity granted government entities. A three-judge panel in the First …
Dry conditions in at least some parts of the state coupled with a long-range forecast calling for a significant drying cycle threaten a potentially severe wildfire season, Florida Agriculture and Consumer Services Commissioner Charles H. Bronson said today. The culprits …
Kentucky’s state auditor has found no fraud in the insurance buying practices of the Lexington-Fayette County Urban Government. Auditor Crit Luallen said her agency found no evidence to conclude that the city’s decision to purchase workers’ compensation coverage through the …
The mother of a West Virginia State University student is suing Bayer CropScience and the school over her son’s death in 2008. Portia Gray’s lawsuit claims her 19-year-old son, Ra’Sean Gray, died as a result of exposure to substances released …
An insurer specializing in pricey properties is moving into North Carolina with a particular eye toward coastal real estate. Privilege Underwriters Reciprocal Exchange (PURE) offers its homeowners insurance policies for homes worth more than $1 million. Policyholders share the risks …
