Drug Manufacturers Fought Against State Opioid Limits Amid Crisis September 20, 2016 By GEOFF MULVIHILL, LIZ ESSLEY WHYTE and BEN WIEDER Associated Press and Center for Public Integrity The makers of prescription painkillers have adopted a 50-state strategy that includes hundreds of lobbyists and millions in campaign contributions...
Regulators Approve Property Rate Hikes for Florida Citizens Customers September 20, 2016 One of Florida’s largest property insurers is going to raise its rates again in the coming year. State regulators late...
State Farm: Top 5 States for Deer Collision Claims September 20, 2016 In many U.S. states, drivers are all too familiar with deer crossing signs, but do they really know how close...
New York Governor Says No Apparent Link Between Blast, Overseas Terror September 19, 2016 By KAREN MATTHEWS Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Sunday that an explosion that rocked a crowded Manhattan neighborhood, injuring 29 people, doesn’t appear to...
Hurricane Ike Damaged Roofs to Get Repaired 8 Years Later September 19, 2016 By JUAN A. LOZANO Blue tarps that still cover hundreds of storm-damaged homes in Houston – including some houses battered by Hurricane Ike in...
Louisiana Police Jury Files Claim, Hires Law Firm to Recover Stolen Money September 19, 2016 The Rapides Parish Police Jury has hired a law firm to try to recover money they say was stolen from...
Business Moves: XL Catlin, General Star, Property Drone Consortium September 19, 2016 XL Catlin Boosts Global Property Insurance Capacity to $400M To accommodate increasing property values around the world and more complex...
Still Waiting on Safety Recommendations After Hudson Jet Landing 7 Years Ago September 19, 2016 By JOAN LOWY More than seven years after an airline captain saved 155 lives by ditching his crippled airliner in the Hudson River,...
$4.2M Settlement After Death at Hawaii Clinic of Man With Sore Throat September 19, 2016 By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER The widow and children of a man who went to a rural Hawaii health center with a sore throat in...
Norton Rose Fulbright’s 2016 Litigation Trends Annual Survey Results September 19, 2016 A newly released litigation trends survey indicates an upward trend in virtually all of the metrics relating to litigation and...