A Nelsonville (Athens County) chiropractor has been ordered to pay more than $300,000 in restitution to the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation. Michael L. Brown pleaded guilty Aug. 22 in Franklin County Court of Common Pleas to one count of …
Loss prevention consulting firm Regional Reporting Inc. (RRI) has named Allan Myers as the company’s new CEO. He will assume responsibilities on September 1 and will succeed Louis Siegel, who will continue with RRI as chairman. Myers has been part …
State and local officials in Georgia are investigating five fires with a six-week period in the Marbury area. Autauga County sheriff’s reports show the fires have happened at homes and a barn in an area along Alabama 143. A vacant …
The owner of a Norway, South Carolina auto repair shop has been charged with third degree arson after prosecutors say he hired a man to burn his business. The Times and Democrat of Orangeburg reported that prosecutors say Thomas Blake …
Young female drivers have more crashes at intersections and collisions with pedestrians than do young male drivers, who have more off-road and nighttime accidents than young female drivers. Gender is often related to what type of severe or fatal crash …
Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. and Eli Lilly & Co. lost a bid to have a judge throw out a combined $9 billion punitive-damage award over claims the drugmakers hid the cancer risks of their Actos diabetes medicine. Jurors properly considered evidence …
A lawsuit stemming from the death of a former High Point University student has been dismissed against all remaining plaintiffs. The High Point Enterprise reported the case was dismissed last week against Michael Qubein, son of school President Nido Qubein. …
Florida’s third-party bad-faith lawsuit environment may have resulted in more than $800 million in additional auto liability claim payments in 2013. The industry-supported Insurance Research Council (IRC) in a new report estimates that this cost averages approximately $79 in additional …
The Massachusetts Division of Insurance (DOI) said the state’s insurers have so far received more than 1,300 claims from a rare tornado that ripped through the coastal city of Revere on July 28. The DOI said regulators have been collecting …
New York officials say $33 million in federal Sandy relief will be going toward the purchase of about 24 acres on Staten Island to control future flooding. Sen. Charles Schumer and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced the …