It’s the latest litigation tactic in the online age: U.S. lawyers are trying to mine the private zones of Facebook and other social-media sites for photos, comments, status updates and other tidbits that might contradict what their opponents are saying …
Louisiana added 26,300 non-farm jobs in 2010 as it continued to plow through a slow economic recovery, state labor officials said. The state still had 42,200 fewer jobs last month, on a non-seasonally adjusted basis, than in December 2008 – …
A federal agency is fining a New Hampshire paper company for intentional safety violations in the death of a 34-year-old worker who was pulled through a paper rolling machine. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has fined the APC Paper …
The Sacramento City Council has adopted a city ordinance approving a “crash tax” on out of town automobile drivers. The “fire recovery charge” will impose a fee on out-of-town drivers who get into auto accidents in order to fund the …
A legislative committee in Arkansas has blocked an attempt to reject a key portion of the federal health care overhaul, while another group of lawmakers passed the first appropriation bill in the third week of the legislative session. The House …
The owner of a Des Moines, Iowa, employment agency has pleaded not guilty to federal fraud charges. Dinesh “Dan” Sethi is accused of scheming to defraud insurance companies out of workers’ compensation premiums. Sethi, of Ankeny, owns DES Staffing Services. …
Lawson-Hawks Insurance Associates Inc., a regional independent insurance broker based in Mountain View, Calif., announced it has acquired Christopher Lee Insurance Services of Carmel, Calif. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed. John Miller, CEO of Lawson-Hawks Insurance Associates, …
The University of Iowa says 12 football players have been hospitalized for symptoms likely related to offseason workouts. The school has declined to release the names of the players being treated. It said in a statement that the players were …
The taxpayer bailout of giant American International Group (AIG) became necessary largely because of AIG’s poor risk management of its financial products and because deregulation of over-the-counter derivatives, including credit default swaps, let the company get away with its risky …
Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood is asking for the federal judge in charge of the litigation surrounding the BP oil spill to take over the Gulf Coast Claims Facility process. Hood filed a “Statement of Interest on Behalf of the …
