The Louisiana Supreme Court has struck down a state law that made it a crime for people who aren’t U.S. citizens to drive here without carrying proof of their immigration status. The divided court ruled that the state law is …
A Douglas County judge has ruled that a blood test from a DUI case in Lawrence, Kan., will be suppressed, rejecting the state’s argument that the test was lawful. Douglas County District Judge Kay Huff granted Julian M. Kuszmaul’s motion …
New Hampshire’s insurance department this week approved the National Council on Compensation Insurance’s advisory loss cost and rating values filing, to be effective Jan. 1, 2014. NCCI filed its request in August. The approved voluntary loss cost change is a …
The Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation (TDI-DWC) has determined that the adjusted annual payroll requirement of an employer for the coverage of seasonal workers has increased from $52,287 to $53,124. This is an increase of 1.6 percent …
North Dakota officials are trying to determine if Tesoro Corp. knew about potential problems with a pipeline that leaked more than 20,000 barrels of crude oil in a wheat field in the northwestern part of the state. Environmental health chief …
More charges have been filed against a Cincinnati, Ohio, spine doctor accused of performing unnecessary surgeries in Ohio and Kentucky and billing health care programs millions of dollars, according to court documents. Abubakar Atiq Durrani, 45, had already pleaded not …
Texas Mutual Insurance Co. announced that the Texas Oil and Gas Association (TxOGA) has earned a $500,000 workers’ compensation dividend. “The Texas oil and gas industry is experiencing a resurgence, and our economy is reaping the benefits,” said Jim Sierra, …
New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance Commissioner Ken Kobylowski announced Thursday the most recent results of a mediation program designed to settle non-flood Superstorm Sandy-related open claims. To date, 69 percent of the 414 claims mediated have resulted in …
Wyoming government agencies paid $1.25 million last month to settle a federal lawsuit brought by a Montana man who was cleared of a murder conviction. The state recently entered a confidential settlement with Troy Willoughby of Wickes, Mont. Payment records …
A Florida Highway Patrol trooper who got in trouble over giving breaks to state legislators wants an appeals court to clear his name. An attorney for Trooper Charles Swindle said that Swindle was appealing to the 1st District Court of …
