May 2, 2012
The owner of a Muskogee, Okla. shopping center damaged during a deadly explosion seven years ago has sued a scrap metal plant. An insurance company, an engineering company and a claims and appraisal firm also are named as defendants in …
May 2, 2012
A lawyer for the family of a 15-year-old Mexican boy killed by a U.S. Border Patrol agent in 2010 says they will press on with their lawsuit against the agent despite U.S. prosecutors’ decision not to charge him. Attorney Robert …
May 2, 2012
A Christian legal advocacy group has claimed in a federal lawsuit that officials in a western Michigan city violated the rights of a self-proclaimed former terrorist by interrupting him during an event on free speech at a local high school. …
May 2, 2012
New York State regulators are expanding their effort to stop no-fault auto insurance fraud. The New York Department of Financial Services announced on Tuesday a new draft regulation, Regulation 68, that would make it easier for insurers to detect fraudulent …
May 2, 2012
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is looking into the death of a worker at a Rapid City, S.D. steel business. Twenty-six-year-old Adam Klynsma was killed at TrueNorth Steel on Friday. Pennington County Capt. Marty Graves tells the Rapid City …
May 2, 2012
The Kansas Senate has approved legislation creating a special fund to help cover the state’s costs after a federal disaster declaration. The bill authorizes the transfer of up to $22 million a year from the state general fund to a …
May 2, 2012
Assurant Inc. has unveiled an insurance product for commercial solar project developments designed specifically for the 100 kilowatts to three megawatts solar market. It allows developers of commercial and industrial scale projects to address problematic risks that have traditionally made …
May 2, 2012
A.M. Best Co. has upgraded the financial strength rating to A (Excellent) from A- (Excellent) and issuer credit rating to “a” from “a-” of Century-National Insurance Co. in North Hollywood, Calif. The outlook for both ratings has been revised to …
May 2, 2012
Wyoming has hired seven employees to do workplace safety checks with new funding from state lawmakers. The director of the Department of Workforce Services, Joan Evans, told KCWY-TV that the new employees will work under the state branch of the …
May 2, 2012
A Helena couple that rented a greenhouse to a medical marijuana operation have sued their insurance broker after their insurance company denied a $75,000 damage claim filed following a federal raid of the operation. The Independent Record reported the lawsuit …