Monthly Archives: <span>July 2013</span>

MetLife Unveils Electric Car Charging Program for Employees at 14 Campuses

MetLife, Inc., an official partner of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Workplace Charging Challenge, has installed innovative electric car charging stations at company offices for employees to power up their plug-in electric vehicles (PEV) during the workday. According to the …

Cyber Crime, Data Theft Among Top Concerns For Tax Professionals

Handling sensitive consumer data such as social security numbers and bank account information is a core part of a tax professional’s job, yet many feel inadequately protected from cyber crime-related risks, according to a recent poll of National Association of …

Ohio Roofing Business Owners Guilty of Workers’ Comp Fraud

The owners of Triple Star Roofing (Wood County) were found guilty of fraud July 15 for failing to report payroll to the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) in an attempt to avoid paying workers’ comp insurance premiums. Frederick Diebert …

Compliance with the Examination Under Oath Request: A Must or a Maybe?

For decades, if an insured did not comply with an insurer’s request for an examination under oath (“EUO”), the insurer was entitled to summary judgment finding that there was no coverage for the claim. In 2012, however, in Whistler’s Park, …

Man Sues Wyoming Walmart in Contaminated Cantaloupe Death

A man who says his wife died after she ate a contaminated cantaloupe purchased at a Sheridan, Wyo., Walmart is suing the retailer. The Sheridan Press reports Frederick M. Lollar filed the wrongful death lawsuit in Laramie County’s 1st Judicial …

City’s Costs From Albuquerque Storm Put at $1M

An Albuquerque, N.M., official says a storm that battered the city Friday night could end up costing the city $1 million. The rain and wind storm downed trees in parks and other areas of the city while causing tens of …

Texas Has Not Surveyed Injuries From Plant Blast

More than three months after a Texas fertilizer plant exploded killing 15 people and hurting hundreds, the state still has not started surveying blast injuries. Federal and state officials suggest such a study could increase the understanding about how many …

Arkansas Water Park Likely Linked to Infection Closes

A Little Rock water park closed this week after health officials said the facility was likely the source of a rare and often deadly brain infection, the Arkansas Department of Health said Friday. Health officials said a person who visited …

Arkansas Plant Suing Insurer Over 2012 Fire

A fire that broke out at Welspun Pipes Inc.’s Little Rock, Ark., facility last year could cost the plant $14.5 million. That’s according to a lawsuit filed by Welspun and Welspun Tubular LLC against its insurance company, Liberty Mutual Fire …

Bus Crash in Southern Italy Kills 38 People

An Italian tour bus plowed through cars, crashed through the side wall of a highway bridge and plunged into a ravine, killing at least 38 people, authorities said Monday. Rescuers wielding electric saws cut through the twisted wreckage of the …