May 21, 2013
A group in Murfreesboro has started a petition to end the use of red-light cameras, but police say the traffic enforcement measure has improve safety. Middle Tennessee State University student Axl David, who heads Citizens Against Photo Enforcement, said he …
May 21, 2013
The Alabama Revenue Department said it has corrected about 15,000 Alabama car titles that were erroneously sent to vehicle owners instead of vehicle lienholders. The state Revenue Department’s motor vehicle division reports the mistake happened during four days in late …
May 20, 2013
A South Carolina jury has found a Hartsville store owner guilty of faking an assault and setting fire to her own store to get insurance money. The Morning News of Florence reported a judge sentenced 47-year-old Claudette Hulsey to three …
May 20, 2013
The Alabama Supreme Court has reinstated a $3.2 million malpractice verdict awarded to the estate of a Montgomery woman who died in 2005 after being treated at the Baptist East Emergency Room in Montgomery. Lauree Durden Ellison had visited the …
May 20, 2013
A federal appeals panel has upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit filed by a group of Mississippi Gulf Coast residents and landowners who alleged that emissions by energy companies contributed to global warming, which intensified Hurricane Katrina, which, in turn, …
May 20, 2013
Two former business school deans caught up in a master’s degree scandal six years ago are suing West Virginia University again, arguing the school has ignored its obligation to repair their tarnished reputations. Former dean Stephen Sears and former associate …
May 17, 2013
Florida is heading into a new storm season with some good news for once. The state-created fund that backs up private insurers in Florida is in the best financial shape it has been in years — maybe the best since …
May 17, 2013
Editor’s Note: This is part of a team report on opioid use by injured workers. For the national story read: Opioid Epidemic Plagues Workers’ Comp Deaths from prescription drug overdoses jumped 360 percent in the last decade in the Appalachian region …
May 17, 2013
North Carolina lawmakers want to increase the consequences for drivers who fail to stop for school buses picking up or dropping off students. The bill approved unanimously by the House would require those convicted of the misdemeanor charge to receive …
May 17, 2013
A couple filed a lawsuit Tuesday against the state of South Carolina for what they say was an unnecessary sexual assignment surgery performed on a toddler they later adopted. Lawyers for Pam and Mark Crawford said they were suing the …