$5.8M Award Against Tyson Foods in Iowa Pay Dispute Upheld March 23, 2016 By Mark Sherman The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled for more than 3,000 workers at a Tyson Foods Inc. pork-processing plant in Iowa...
Appeals Court: Michigan Woman Can Collect Dead Ex-Husband’s Insurance March 22, 2016 By Ed White A woman can collect a $120,000 insurance windfall after the death of her former husband, despite their divorce years ago,...
Finnorn Named VP, General Counsel at Amerisure March 22, 2016 Amerisure Mutual Insurance Co., based in Farmington Hills, Mich., has appointed Joanne Finnorn as vice president and general counsel. Finnorn...
Affirmative Insurance Liquidation Hearing Set for March 24 in Illinois March 22, 2016 On March 1, 2016, Affirmative Insurance Co. was declared insolvent by at least $31 million by Acting Illinois Insurance Director...
North Dakota Insurance Department Recovers $3.4M for Consumers in 2015 March 22, 2016 North Dakota’s chief insurance regulator says his agency recovered or saved $3.4 million for the state’s citizens in 2015. This...
Iowa Lawmakers Say No to Higher Speed Limits March 21, 2016 By Aleksandra Vujicic Efforts to increase speed limits on Iowa freeways and rural roads failed in the Legislature this year amid safety concerns,...
Iowa Egg Farm Wastewater Spill Case Sent to Attorney General March 21, 2016 By David Pitt One of the nation’s largest egg farms, which lost millions of hens in last year’s bird flu outbreak, is defending...
Indiana Mans Gets 2 Life Sentences in Deadly House Blast March 21, 2016 A judge sentenced an Indianapolis man to more than two life sentences in prison for his role in a 2012...
Midwest Pounded by Tornado-Packing Storms March 18, 2016 The National Weather Service confirmed that on tornadoes touched down this week in parts of eastern Iowa that also endured...
Missouri Lawmakers Favor Statewide Regulations for Uber March 18, 2016 Missouri lawmakers in both chambers say passing statewide regulations for app-based car services will lead to thousands of new jobs....