A class-action lawsuit between former workers at Montana Power Co. and the defunct utility has been settled for $1.2 million. The Montana Standard reported that last week Montana Power through a liability insurer agreed to pay the money to 141 …
James Dorsey led a full and active life, his final years spent helping care for his grandchildren and enjoying big family dinners. The 70-year-old died Sept. 12, 2011 at Complex Care of Idaho in Meridian. His family believes he died …
A University of Utah study had rejected a company’s claims concerning the cause of a 2007 collapse at Utah’s Crandall Canyon coal mine that killed nine people. The scientists presented findings of their research last week at the Seismological Society …
Standard & Poor’s asked a federal judge on Monday to dismiss a U.S. Justice Department civil suit against the rating agency, arguing the government’s case is based on vague statements that cannot be used to prove fraud. In a $5 …
The Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of California is reporting that long-time IIABCal member Lisa Michael died on April 18 from cancer. Michael, who was 43, was a principal at Tom Michael Insurance in Turlock, Calif. She was chair of …
The Mississippi River is topping out at some problematic spots and there is growing concern that spring floods are far from over. The good news is that most businesses and homes are high and dry, though hundreds of acres of …
More annoying than threatening, tiny tremors are shaking portions of central Oklahoma with increasing frequency – rattling homes, knocking things over and interrupting sleep. “I feel them every time,” said Luther resident Felicia Bennett. One day last week, “I felt …
Houston, Texas-based Halliburton says it lost $18 million in the first quarter, pulled down by $637 million in charges related to its role in the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill. But it made money if unusual items are excluded, …
Liability claims for improper uses of Minnesota’s driver’s license database could reach several million dollars. Many cities, counties and state agencies involved in recent privacy breaches are backstopped by insurance and rainy-day funds that would soften the blow of potential …
Signature Select LLC, an IMA company, has added Greg Rasby as the Kansas City market leader. Rasby joins Signature Select from Gallagher, where he had several years of experience prospecting, marketing and servicing a variety of accounts from small commercial …
