Mistrial Ruled After Arkansas Doctor Accused of Malpractice Treats Juror December 28, 2010 An Arkansas medical malpractice lawsuit ended in mistrial in federal court in Jonesboro when the doctor being sued treated an...
Missouri Bank Sues Over Hacker December 28, 2010 A Springfield, Missouri escrow company has filed a lawsuit against BancorpSouth Bank, accusing the bank of failing to prevent a...
Rates Rising But Florida Home Insurers Report Still Losing Money December 28, 2010 Many Florida homeowners expected relief from the higher property insurance bills that followed the busy 2004 and 2005 hurricane seasons....
Michigan Township’s Fight Over Cottage Costs Insurer, Taxpayers December 28, 2010 The resistance by one community in Michigan’s rural Thumb to a couple’s plans to renovate the Lake Huron shoreline cottage...
Another Freeze Hits Florida Citrus Growers December 28, 2010 By Pascal Fletcher An overnight freeze hit several central Florida citrus growing areas, icing up fruit and raising fears of damage to the...
Contractor’s Blow Torch Starts $2M Fire at D.C. School December 28, 2010 Interim D.C. Schools Chancellor Kaya Henderson says damage to a northwest Washington school is severe after a three-alarm fire, and...
New York City Ponders Benefits of Pay As You Drive Insurance December 28, 2010 By Kenneth J. St. Onge New York City is considering whether pay-as-you-drive auto insurance could reduce congestion and pollution in the Big Apple. The city’s...
Gay Miner Suing Massey West Virgina Unit Charges Harassment December 28, 2010 A gay coal miner is suing a Massey Energy Co. subsidiary, charging that management didn’t protect him from abusive co-workers....
AIG to Pay States $146 Million In Workers Compensation Settlement December 23, 2010 American International Group Inc. (AIG) has agreed to pay $146.5 million in fines and additional taxes to state insurance regulators...
New York Agents Plan Court Appeal over Pay Disclosure Rules December 23, 2010 By Kenneth J. St. Onge Two New York agents’ groups said they have taken the first steps to appeal a decision by state court judge...