The Texas Department of Insurance Division of Workers’ Compensation reported that the number of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work in private industry in Texas increased in 2006 by nearly 5 percent compared to 2005. Although …
A Baltimore jury has awarded $5.7 million to a man who was exposed to lead paint while he was child living in public housing. The award was announced Wednesday at the end of a seven-day trial. The Housing Authority of …
Licensed Alabama property and casualty insurers that non-renewed policies on the condition of having other policies with the company must re-offer coverage to the consumers affected, according to a bulletin issued by the Alabama Insurance Commissioner Walter A. Bell. Also, …
Former Pleasantville, N.J. Board of Education member James T. McCormick has been convicted on federal bribery charges. A federal jury on Wednesday found that McCormick accepted a $3,500 bribe from an insurance brokerage for helping to steer public contracts to …
The family of a man who died from an asbestos-related cancer was awarded $30.3 million from a New Jersey jury, their lawyer said Wednesday. The award is believed to be the largest in New Jersey for mesothelioma, an aggressive lung …
Maryland would hire inspectors to monitor toys for lead content under a bill headed for approval in the House of Delegates. The chamber agreed unanimously this week to agree to a preliminary version of a bill to hire two state …
New York state is providing local governments with $650,000 for flood mitigation projects. Michael Balboni, the Spitzer administration’s deputy secretary for public safety, made the announcement Tuesday morning at the state’s flood summit in Binghamton. The summit brought together state …
Three police dogs that work for the Cumberland County, Maine Sheriff’s Department are being confined to their kennels while off-duty. The issue of liability arose when Jag, a German shepherd, bit a newspaper carrier in Auburn in 2006, leading to …
Thunderstorms and tornadoes that raced into Georgia from the west Tuesday morning caused about $15 million damage to some 1,300 homes, a state official said Wednesday. Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine earlier estimated insured losses to 1,000 homes across north Georgia …
Southern Baptist Convention President Frank Page is asking churches to give money to Jackson, Tennessee’s Union University to help rebuild its campus after a powerful tornado caused more than $40 million in damages earlier this month. Page said he was …