Troubled Illinois Work Injury-Claim System Hit in Audit April 27, 2012 By John O'Connor Illinois’ troubled system for compensating injured state workers hands out money too readily, sometimes without medical evidence to back up...
Oklahoma House Defeats Alternative Workers’ Comp Measure April 27, 2012 The Oklahoma House has defeated workers’ compensation legislation that would have allowed large employers to opt-out of the state’s workers’...
Indiana Emergency Officials to Storm Chasers: Stay Home April 27, 2012 By Michelle Kinsey The recent outbreak of severe weather in Kansas had storm chasers out in full force. So many of them, in...
North Dakota Fines 2 Insurance Companies April 27, 2012 North Dakota insurance regulators have fined two mutual insurance companies $10,000 each for operating outside their authorized territories. State Insurance...
Schools, Manufacturers Earn Combined $1M in Texas Mutual Dividends April 27, 2012 Texas Mutual Insurance Co. announced that the Texas Schools Group and Texas Association of Manufacturers safety groups earned a combined...
New Mexico Widow Sues Utah Crematory, Claims Ashes Mix-Up April 27, 2012 A New Mexico widow whose husband was killed in a 2009 plane crash is suing a Utah crematory and funeral...
Portland To Pay $250,000 For Mistakenly Arrested As Tagger April 27, 2012 Portland City Council approved a $250,000 settlement Wednesday with a man who was mistakenly arrested by police who suspected he...
Jury Finds Ford At Fault In Montana Crash Case April 27, 2012 A Montana jury has found defects in a tire sold by the Ford Motor Company were a factor in a...
Montana High Court Hears Hutterite Labor Case April 27, 2012 By Matt Volz The Montana Supreme Court did not immediately rule after hearing competing arguments from a Hutterite colony and the state on...
Rate Hike Proposal Sent to Board of Texas Windstorm Insurer April 27, 2012 By Stephanie K. Jones In advance of the start of hurricane season, the actuarial underwriting committee of Texas’ property insurer of last resort for...