The Pennsylvania Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals doesn’t qualify as a state agency and so can’t claim immunity from a lawsuit over the euthanization of a woman’s dogs, the state Supreme Court ruled Tuesday. The court ruled …
Two men reportedly crashed a rental car in Panama City and tried to cover up the wreck by setting it on fire. Police say officers found the crash scene early Monday morning and traced it to 26-year-old Steven James Clarke …
There were fewer traffic fatalities in New Jersey in 2009 but more pedestrian deaths. That, according to a State Police report issued Monday. As of Monday, 577 people had been killed in traffic accidents in New Jersey compared to 590 …
Fairleigh Dickinson University does not have to pay a $260,000 award to the family of a student who died after drinking heavily and falling from a dorm window four years ago, an appeals court ruled Tuesday. Keith Orzech, a 21-year-old …
The District of Columbia has done away with vehicle safety checks, but car owners still must pay $35 and wait in long lines for federally mandated emissions tests. The inspection charge is the same as it was before Oct. 1, …
A judge has dismissed a former University of Georgia football player’s lawsuit against the university’s athletic association and one of its former employees. Junior cornerback Decory Bryant’s football career ended with a neck injury in a game against the University …
After reviewing statewide data for insurance claims paid by employers for injured workers in 2009, the Missouri Department of Insurance is recommending an overall 8.1 percent decrease in workers’ compensation loss costs for 2010. The department’s recommended decrease is more …
As of Jan. 1, 2010, all cigarettes sold in Texas must be certified fire standard compliant (FSC), the Texas Department of Insurance and the State Fire Marshal’s Office announced. All FSC cigarettes will be marked near the Universal Product Code …
Texas AutoCrafters announced it will open a new auto collision center in mid-January 2010 in the Austin, Texas, area. This new facility, opening under the B&B Body and Paint companies brand, will be the fifth facility location in the Austin …
Louisiana Commissioner of Insurance Jim Donelon has named Secretary of State Al Ater to serve as chief deputy commissioner of insurance, effective Jan. 11, 2010. Ater was chief deputy commissioner of insurance from July 2004 until he returned to the …