May 14, 2018
A landlord who was sentenced to prison following a fire that killed six people in Maine has agreed to pay close to $300,000 in settlements to the victims’ families. The Bangor Daily News reports Gregory Nisbet will pay $45,000 to …
March 22, 2018
Delaware’s top court has denied the appeal of the man convicted of masterminding the murder-for-hire killings of his business partner and the partner’s wife. The News Journal reports the Delaware Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that Christopher Rivers’ first-degree murder conviction …
February 8, 2018
Officials estimate it will cost about $300,000 to repair a Massachusetts library after a burst pipe dumped thousands of gallons of water into the building. The Pollard Memorial Library in Lowell, Mass., remains closed after a pipe broke in early …
August 29, 2017
A judge is holding a final case review for the last of four defendants charged in the murder-for-hire killings of a Delaware couple. Monday’s court proceeding comes as a trial looms for Dominique Benson in the 2013 deaths of Joseph …
August 7, 2017
Two firms are trying to avoid reimbursing a Connecticut native for the loss of his boat after it sank with his mother on board under suspicious circumstances. The Hartford Courant reported Thursday the National Liability & Fire Insurance Co. and …
June 1, 2017
A judge is meeting with attorneys as the trial date nears for two men charged in the murder-for-hire killings of a Delaware couple. Tuesday’s pretrial conference involved Dominque Benson and Aaron Thompson, who are charged in the 2013 deaths of …
February 2, 2017
A Massachusetts man has been convicted of burning down a restaurant he owned in Rhode Island. Federal prosecutors say 51-year-old Daniel Saad was attempting to collect on a nearly $1 million insurance policy when he set fire to Snow’s Clam …
April 6, 2015
The state of Oregon has a chance to continue its unique insurance policy that helps pay for fighting wildfires in big burning years – but at a higher premium and deductible. Lloyd’s of London has offered to cover up to …
September 5, 2014
Oregon’s tough wildfire season has pushed spending to the point the state Department of Forest is tapping its special insurance policy for the second year in a row. The Bulletin reported that state wildfire costs exceeded the $20 million deductible …
March 10, 2014
A New Mexico judge has issued a $3.2 million judgment against Wells Fargo & Co. for foreclosing on a man’s home after his death, even though he had a purchased an insurance policy through the bank that would have paid …