Enforcement actions taken by Texas Insurance Commissioner Mike Geeslin that became final during June resulted in nearly $191,000 in fines and restitution, the Texas Department of Insurance announced. The actions include seven license revocations, two license denials and fines and …
Wearing a bright green protest button, American Tort Reform Association president Sherman “Tiger” Joyce last Tuesday evening joined small business advocates in denouncing the now notorious multimillion-dollar lawsuit, Pearson v. Chung, brought by an administrative law judge against a Washington, …
Florida opened a 200,000 square-foot warehouse and joint command center last week for disaster response, which will hold millions worth of stockpiled commodities. The warehouse, located in an industrial park not far from the Orange County jail, is a former …
The New York State Workers’ Compensation Board reports it has ordered two businesses to close immediately for failing to comply with workers’ compensation laws. This is the second set of closures ordered under the workers’ compensation reform initiative Gov. Eliot …
Lightning can strike twice. Just ask Pennsylvania resident Don Frick. Frick said he survived his second lightning strike last Friday — 27 years to the day of his first — and emerged a bit shaken with only a burned zipper …
Vincent Zarrilli knows a thing or two about lost causes. His proposal to convert an aircraft carrier to a prison went nowhere. And his calls for an alternative to the Big Dig went unheeded, as did his desire to create …
Sara Lee Food and Beverage issued a voluntarily and precautionary recall of selected whole wheat bread products produced at the company’s Meridian, Miss. bakery and sold in Miss., Ala., and parts of Ark., Mo., Ga., Tenn., La. and Fla. The …
An Oklahoma hairdresser alleges he was taunted by Elk City police officers with hateful language after he was arrested and seeks $250,000 in damage claims against the city and Beckham County. Dustin Allen of Elk City, Okla. alleges police officers …
The California Highway Patrol, California Department of Insurance, and San Francisco District Attorney’s Office jointly announced the formation of a task force to investigate allegations of potential misconduct by former employees of the State Compensation Insurance Fund. Since April 2007, …
In an effort to bolster personal privacy and intellectual property rights, California Attorney General Edmund G. Brown Jr. announced that District Attorneys in Los Angeles, Orange and San Diego will begin receiving funds for the fight against identity theft violations. …