A federal judge has ordered mediation between a Texas company and a whistleblower who won a $175 million verdict over a design change in the company’s highway guardrails. Critics say the change made it more likely that cars could be …
National discount chain Dollar Tree Stores Inc., based in Texas, has been cited by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration for willfully and repeatedly exposing workers to serious hazards at its store in Watauga, Texas. Proposed …
Rapid City, S.D., police are investigating a rash of business burglaries. Since Oct. 12, 11 burglaries have been reported at a variety of businesses, from restaurants to office buildings. The majority of the break-ins happened overnight. Police say in most …
The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) is seeking presenters for its 19th Annual Workplace Safety and Health Conference, the Texas Safety Summit, which will be held in Austin on May 19-21, 2015. The statewide conference is open to all …
In its latest Emerging Cyber Threats Report, Georgia Tech warns about loss of privacy, abuse of trust between users and machines, attacks against the mobile ecosystem, rogue insiders and the increasing involvement of cyberspace in nation-state conflicts. Such topics are …
Nationwide, health care providers continue to experience relatively flat medical malpractice costs according to the Aon/ASHRM Hospital and Physician Professional Liability Benchmark report. The 2014 report was released by Aon Risk Solutions, the global risk management business of Aon plc, …
The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (Office) has approved the removal of up to 180,040 personal residential policies and 2,527 commercial residential polices from Citizens Property Insurance Corporation (Citizens) by the following nine companies: Anchor Property & Casualty Insurance Company …
Chubb Corp. has distanced itself from insurance adjusters in Sudan and Syria after a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission inquiry into business in nations blacklisted by the U.S. because of terrorism ties. The third-party adjusters who examine marine claims are …
The owner of a Houston bus company who was charged after a 2008 crash that killed 17 passengers on their way to a religious retreat has avoided prison after a federal judge sentenced him to three years of probation in …
Two passengers on an excursion train that was struck head-on by another train in northwest Arkansas have filed civil lawsuits against the Arkansas & Missouri Railroad. Corliss Johnson of Rogers and Margaret Harkins of Lowell have filed separate lawsuits against …