Texas Town Sues Plant Owner Over Fertilizer Blast June 24, 2013 Officials of the small Texas town devastated by an April 17 fertilizer plant blast that killed 15 people has filed...
Smoke Detectors Free in Louisiana Town June 24, 2013 The Leonville Fire Department in Louisiana is overseeing distribution of free smoke detectors to local residents. Bobby Degueyter, chief of...
Arkansas Drops Request for Extra Insurance Exchange Workers June 24, 2013 The Arkansas Department of Human Services is dropping a request for 100 employees to help people enroll in the state’s...
Page Named Board Chairman of Meadowbrook Insurance Group June 24, 2013 David K. Page, a partner in the corporate department at Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn LLP, has been named non-executive...
North Dakota’s Workers’ Comp Agency to Send Employers Refunds June 24, 2013 North Dakota’s workers’ compensation program will send employers nearly $160 million in payments as a distribution of surplus reserves. The...
Moore’s Cost for Debris Removal Much Higher than Oklahoma City’s June 24, 2013 The city of Moore, Okla., is paying a local contractor three times what neighboring Oklahoma City is being charged by...
No Punitive Damages for Workplace Sex Bias, Iowa Court Says June 24, 2013 By Ryan J. Foley Courts cannot award punitive damages to victims of workplace sexual harassment and gender discrimination under the Iowa Civil Rights Act,...
Special Olympics Idaho Sued Over Alleged Rape June 24, 2013 The mother and husband of a Special Olympics Idaho athlete are suing the organization, alleging it was negligent in failing...
$6 Million Oregon Jury Award In Agriculture Equipment Injury June 24, 2013 A Multnomah County jury has awarded more than $6 million to a 21-year-old Oregon agricultural worker who was paralyzed from...
Seismologists Monitor Carson City Quake Swarm June 24, 2013 By Martin Griffith Nevada seismologists and emergency managers say they’re monitoring an earthquake swarm in Carson City that has the potential to result...