20% Potential increase in a home’s value if it is designed to be green, because the many benefits such as energy efficiency, improved occupant health and better public perception are magnified down the road, according to Scott A. Ellis, assistant …
20 A computer hacker who pleaded guilty to helping run a global ring that stole tens of millions of payment card numbers was sentenced to 20 years on prison, the harshest sentence ever handed down for a computer crime in …
11 Eleven plaintiffs remain in a round of lawsuits against a microwave popcorn packaging plant in Jasper, Mo. Originally, 44 plaintiffs were part of lawsuits filed in 2006 against the makers of butter flavorings used at the Jasper Popcorn Co. …
$30.8 Million The dividend announced by Kentucky’s major workers’ compensation insurance carrier after several weeks of political pressure. Earlier this month, Gov. Steve Beshear asked the insurer to consider returning some of its $147 million surplus as a premium reduction …
$51 Million A jury in Tarrant County, Texas, awarded a suburban Fort Worth couple a $51 million verdict against a politically influential Texas homebuilder. Robert and Jane Cull of Mansfield won the verdict against Perry Homes in a suit that …
2% The median six-month auto insurance rate in Arizona has increased approximately 2 percent over the past six months to reach $829 according to InsWeb, an online insurance comparison provider. An Arizona driver who pays the six-month median rate of …
4.6% Nebraska’s unemployment rate remained unchanged at 4.6 percent in January, still less than half the national rate of 9.7 percent, according to state officials. The preliminary December rate of 4.7 percent reported on Jan. 22 was revised to 4.6 …
1,018 The number of grants South Carolina has awarded to coastal homeowners who have taken steps to shield their homes against hurricane winds the past two years. Insurance Commissioner Scott Richardson said that the SC Safe Home Program has awarded …
$285 Million Amount sought in a lawsuit filed by the wife of a Bronx, New York man who was fatally shot by a police officer while defending his stepdaughter. The suit names the city and Officer Michael Falcione. Sandra Rodriguez …
14.6% Auto thefts in Michigan in 2008 declined by 14.6 percent compared to 2007. Michigan’s H.E.A.T. (Help Eliminate Auto Thefts) said 2008 statistics — the latest year for which data is available — released by the Automobile Theft Prevention Authority …
