Dog bites man may not be a news story — but in nine western states, it’s grounds for a constitutional...
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A federal jury in Charleston has awarded the family of the former mayor of Cottageville $97 million for his shooting...
Florida Highway Patrol Trooper Donna Jane Watts was on routine patrol early one morning when a Miami police car whizzed...
What the city of Columbus, Miss., pays for liability insurance will increase 15 percent in 2014. WCBI-TV in Columbus reported...
A northwestern Pennsylvania county’s insurance company is paying $65,000 to settle claims by a former inmate left brain-damaged after a...
Four businesses on a busy Hattiesburg Street are suing Hattiesburg city government, claiming a street improvement project has cost them...
The Tennessee Court of Appeals has ruled that Knoxville isn’t liable for a tree that fell on and killed a...
Burlington, Vermont’s largest city, has purchased an insurance policy for protection against potential lawsuits in connection with its airport. While...
The state Supreme Court has been asked to decide whether the Monroe County Commission and a dog warden are responsible...
A new South Carolina law provides police K-9 units some protection in court. Until last month, the state’s strict liability...