Actor-comedian Tracy Morgan has settled his lawsuit against Wal-Mart over a highway crash that killed one man and left Morgan and two friends seriously injured. Morgan’s lawyer, Benedict Morelli, said he and Walmart worked diligently to reach the settlement for …
There is no denying that social media is all around us, so deeply integrated into our society that individuals and businesses alike are using these applications to connect. From following celebrities to scoring deals from your favorite stores, the use …
Because workers’ comp data includes Social Security numbers, demographic and personal health information a data breach could expose employers and carriers to “millions of dollars in litigation, damage control and repair costs,” write the authors of a new GENEX whitepaper. …
Colorado State University’s annual benchmark forecast for Atlantic hurricanes is unlikely to change significantly when it is updated June 1, CSU hurricane expert Phil Klotzbach said May 19, as the increasing likelihood of moderate to strong El Nino conditions in …
A little more than four years after a powerful tornado destroyed most of Smithville, Monroe County residents are cleaning up from another twister. Monroe County Emergency Management Agency Director Robert “Bunky” Goza said no one was killed or injured during …
Cannabis plus alcohol is one of the most frequently detected drug combinations in car accidents, yet the interaction of these two compounds is still poorly understood. A study appearing online in Clinical Chemistry, the journal of AACC, shows for the …
Since eight hurricanes whipped through Florida during back-to-back seasons a decade ago, causing $33 billion in insurance claims, the state’s coastal communities have added an additional 1.5 million people and almost a half-million new houses, an Associated Press analysis shows. …
Workers’ compensation costs per claim in Michigan were lower than that of the typical state, according to a recent study by Massachusetts-based Workers Compensation Research Institute, with average claim size falling over a three-year period. The WCRI study, CompScope Benchmarks …
Markel Corporation named Mike Clancy chief operating officer of Markel Claims, effective June 15. In Clancy’s new position, he will be based in Richmond, Virginia and report to Nick Conca, chief claims officer. Clancy will focus primarily on accelerating efforts …
Jose Francisco Contreras and his wife were driving to the bus he takes to his job at a factory in northern Mexico when the winds picked up and torrential rain began to fall. They tried to turn around and flee, …