Nebraska Medical Tort Cap Could Face Test with $17M Jury Award August 10, 2015 A federal jury has awarded a 2-year-old girl a staggering $17 million, finding that subpar care at a Bellevue hospital...
Allstate Sees Auto Claims Rise August 10, 2015 Allstate Corp. reported net income fell to $355 million in the second quarter, down from $645 million, as the insurer...
Attorney Hits Texas Hail Claims ‘Cottage Industry’ Bilking Public, Insurers August 10, 2015 By Stephanie K. Jones The rise of rampant claims litigation against property insurers following hailstorms in Texas has created a “cottage industry” that not...
Forecasters Affirm Below-Normal Atlantic Hurricane Season August 10, 2015 The U.S. Climate Prediction Center’s updated 2015 Atlantic Hurricane Season Outlook calls for a 90 percent chance of a below-normal...
Victim Advocates Unhappy With Milwaukee Archdiocese Settlement Plan August 7, 2015 By SCOTT BAUER The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Milwaukee would pay $21 million to more than 300 victims of clergy abuse in a...
Pennsylvania Documents Reveal Intensity of 1915 Mill Creek Flood August 7, 2015 By RON LEONARDI, Erie Times-News Erie, Pa., has had some tragic days, but Aug. 3, 1915, ranks at the top. At 8:45 p.m. that Tuesday,...
Oklahoma Officials Working to End Earthquakes Say it Will Take Time August 7, 2015 By TIM TALLEY It could take up to another year of research to determine what has caused a recent series of Oklahoma earthquakes...
‘No Smile’ License Policy Has New Jersey Drivers Frowning August 7, 2015 By BILL ERVOLINO, The Record Smile and the world smiles with you – unless you’re having your driver’s license renewed. It’s been three years since...
Study Identifies Factors Affecting Prescription Pain Reliever Misuse August 7, 2015 In a nationwide study, researchers from the University of Georgia School of Social Work found that individuals of any age...
FDA Outlines Extra Steps to Clean Scopes Linked to Outbreaks August 7, 2015 By MATTHEW PERRONE Federal health officials laid out extra safety measures that hospitals can take to clean specialized medical scopes that have been...