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- Oprah Winfrey Due in Philadelphia for Defamation Trial Mar 18, 2010
Talk show host and media magnate Oprah Winfrey is expected to spend two weeks defending herself at trial in a defamation case linked to the sex-abuse scandal at her girls ... - Partying Teens Cause $200K Damage to New York House Mar 18, 2010
New York police say dozens of partying teenagers caused more than $200,000 in damage at an unoccupied house in suburban Albany. Police in North Greenbush say the damage ... - Toyota Facing Possible Triple Damages in Consumer Resale Value Suits Mar 18, 2010
Lawyers seeking civil damages against Toyota Motor Corp. on behalf of U.S. consumers for diminished resale value of recalled vehicles are broadening their cases to add ... - Tennessee Couple Wins $19.2 Million in Malpractice Suit Mar 18, 2010
A woman who sued after surgery for a broken leg left her partially paralyzed has been awarded $19.2 million by a federal court jury in Chattanooga that also returned a $3 ... - Alabama Jury Awards $2.6M to Patient Ignored by Home Health Service Mar 18, 2010
A jury has awarded $2.65 million to a man who was stranded in his bed for four days by home health care workers. Fifty-five-year-old Nathan Ballard sued Gentiva Health ... - YouTube Video Leads To Calif. Auto Insurance Fraud Arrest Mar 15, 2010
California Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner announced that on March 5, Jay Xi Chen and his sister, Tracy Chen Chen, both of Diamond Bar, Calif., were arrested at their ... - Cause of Fatal Bus Crash in Texas Unknown Mar 18, 2010
A crowded bus carrying young families and spring breakers toward Mexico went careening off a Texas highway and flipped onto its side on March 16, killing two people and ... - Indiana BMV to Make All License Plate Numbers Unique Mar 18, 2010
The Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles is dropping its practice of issuing duplicate license plate numbers for different types of vehicles. Agency spokesman Dennis ... - Nebraska County Rejects $1M Claim in Bus Collision Mar 18, 2010
The Lancaster County Board has rejected a $1 million claim from the driver of a pickup that collided with a Norris, Neb., school bus last summer. Jeffery Hall says he ... - Appeals Court Sides with Texas Mutual on Sanctions in Work Comp Case Mar 18, 2010
The Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals in Dallas issued an opinion on March 16, 2010, ruling that sanctions imposed against Texas Mutual Insurance Company related to a ... - U.S. Offers Grants for Research Using Weather Data to Improve Road Safety Mar 18, 2010
The U.S. Department of Transportation will sponsor up to seven innovative ideas for using the new Clarus live weather information system to improve roadway safety during ... - Maryland Transgender Woman Sues Under Law She Helped Write Mar 19, 2010
A transgender aide to a Montgomery County, Maryland councilwoman is suing the county for $5 million under an anti-discrimination law she helped write. Dana Beyer, an ... - New Jersey Officials Say Storm Badly Eroded Some Beaches Mar 18, 2010
New Jersey environmental officials say the weekend's fierce rain and wind storm caused extensive erosion to beaches in Ocean and Monmouth counties. The Department of ... - Driver Error Possible in New York Prius Crash, Says Safety Agency Mar 19, 2010
U.S. safety officials believe driver error may be behind the crash in New York of a Toyota Motor Corp. Prius that has been investigated as a possible case of unintended ... - Connecticut AG Wants Crackdown on Worker Misclassification Mar 18, 2010
Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal is heralding recommendations of a state commission that would crackdown on companies that illegally misclassify employees ... - Demotech Actuaries Offer Guidance on Florida Insurers' Financial Ratings Mar 18, 2010
The actuarial services firm, Demotech, which rates most of Florida's newer and smaller domestic property insurers, has published a position paper outlining its approach to ... - Virginia Fills 43,000 Potholes in 2 Weeks Mar 18, 2010
Virginia Department of Transportation crews have patched, repaired or filled more than 43,000 potholes since March 1, the first day of its pothole blitz. Gov. Bob ... - Louisiana's Rep. Melancon: Chinese Drywall Poses a Fire Hazard Mar 19, 2010
U.S. Congressman Charlie Melancon (LA-03) sent a letter to the nation's top fire official requesting his assistance in protecting homeowners from toxic Chinese drywall. In ... - Criminal Negligence Charges Weighed in Deadly South Carolina Store Fire Mar 18, 2010
The father of a firefighter who died in a 2007 furniture store blaze that killed nine firefighters says families will meet with state fire investigators next week to ... - S&P Revises Hartford's Outlook to Negative; Debt/Hybrids Assigned Ratings Mar 17, 2010
Standard & Poor's Ratings Services has assigned its 'BBB' issue rating to Hartford Financial Services Group Inc.'s (HIG) proposed $1.1 billion senior debt offering. ... - Florida Claims Adjuster for Zurich, 4 Others Charged with Fraud Mar 15, 2010
Florida officials reported the arrests of five individuals involved in defrauding Zurich Insurance Group, including a Zurich claims adjuster Donald Alfred Toohey, ... - Pecos, Texas, Manufacturing Plant Cited for Safety, Health Hazards Mar 19, 2010
The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited TransPecos Foods in Pecos for alleged workplace safety and health violations ... - $70M in Prescription Drugs Stolen in Connecticut Heist Mar 19, 2010
Thieves scaled a wall at a Connecticut pharmaceutical warehouse over the weekend, cut a hole in the roof and rappelled inside to steal about $70 million in antidepressants ... - Casper Man Charged With Four Counts of Arson Mar 19, 2010
Prosecutors have charged a Casper, Wyo., man with arson and say he set fire to his own home in an attempt to collect insurance money. In an affidavit filed in the court ... - Iowa Lawmakers Working on Compromise Texting Ban Mar 19, 2010
Iowa lawmakers worked March 17 to hammer out differences in two bills restricting drivers from sending or reading text messages. The legislation also would ban all cell ...