A northwest Arkansas doctor and a women’s clinic have been cleared in a medical malpractice lawsuit. A Washington County District Court Jury found Dr. Robert Hix and Parkhill Clinic for Women were cleared in the 2005 death of 26-year-old Leah …
A Lynnwood, Wash., man who claimed that thieves had repeatedly made off with his collection of more than 200 silk neckties has paid back more than $33,000 and pleaded guilty to two counts of making a false insurance claim. Under …
Madison, Wis., is the most secure U.S. community among large metropolitan areas (population of 500,000 or greater) according to the seventh annual Most Secure U.S. Places to Live rankings from Farmers Insurance Group of Companies. Olympia, Wash., is the most …
‘Tis the season to spread holiday cheer, but on the roads this year, Washington drivers admit they say “bah humbug” instead of “ho, ho, ho” when they get behind the wheel, according to the latest driving behavior poll from Pemco …
A new study ranks Hawaii’s public health emergency preparedness in the bottom half of states, citing in part the inability to adequately staff public labs in the event of an infectious outbreak among the state’s failures. Hawaii fulfilled seven of …
A deal that President Barack Obama struck with Republicans to extend expiring tax cuts for nearly every working American and spur job growth sailed through the U.S. Senate Wednesday. The Senate passed the legislation in a 81 to 19 vote. …
Washington’s Department of Labor and Industries said it issues about 23,000 correction notices per year to building owners to fix elevators. “For many people, [getting stuck in an elevator] is their worst nightmare,” said L&I’s Chief Elevator Inspector Jack Day. …
Within hours of President Barack Obama signing into law last March the healthcare reforms he had championed, several states filed lawsuits challenging the constitutionality of new requirements, including one that individuals buy health insurance. Most legal scholars expect one of …
Merger and acquisition (M&A) activity between July and September was robust making the third quarter the most active with 61 deals versus 36 last year. Deal volume for the first nine months is up 28 percent from the same 2009 …
The U.S. Treasury plans to sell about one-fifth of insurer AIG through a stock offering in the first half of 2011, an important test of the government’s ability to profitably exit one of its most controversial bailouts. American International Group …
