Arkansas Judge OKs Class-Action Status in Marlboro Lights Suit November 4, 2013 A judge in Arkansas has granted class-action status to a lawsuit that claims Philip Morris USA deliberately exaggerated the safety...
Multi-million Dollar Workers’ Comp Fraud Probe Leads to West Virginia Bank November 4, 2013 By Bruce Schreiner A federal investigation into a multi-million-dollar workers’ compensation scheme extended to the Bank of Mingo in West Virginia, where authorities...
Court Says Oklahoma Tribe Immune from Dramshop Liability Lawsuit November 4, 2013 The Oklahoma Supreme Court, reversing a previous ruling, says a family injured in a 2006 auto accident cannot sue the...
A Year After Sandy, a Slow Recovery for Thousands November 4, 2013 A year after Superstorm Sandy catastrophically flooded vast swaths of eastern U.S. coastline, thousands of people still trying to fix...
Texas Senator: How Can We Lower Homeowner Insurance Costs? November 4, 2013 By Stephanie K. Jones A Texas lawmaker has asked the state insurance department to find ways to lower homeowners insurance rates. Texas has consistently...
Complaints Mount Over Penn. Online WC System November 4, 2013 Complaints are mounting over Pennsylvania’s new, online system for filing appeals in workers’ compensation cases, with critics saying it often...
Oregon Jurors Order Hospital to Pay $2.4 Million November 4, 2013 Jurors in October ordered a Columbia Gorge hospital to pay $2.4 million in compensatory damages to three victims of an...
NYC Buys 1st Sandy-Damaged Home October 21, 2013 New York City announced on Oct. 10 its first purchase of a home damaged by Superstorm Sandy, acquiring property from...
Traffic Fatalities Down in Oklahoma October 21, 2013 Through Oct. 7, Oklahoma recorded 491 traffic fatalities for 2013, compared with 539 deaths at the same point last year....
The Robots Are Coming! October 21, 2013 Robots of the future could improve business efficiencies, but companies must implement risk management beyond legal requirements to minimize accidents...