Archive for February 2017

A jury has awarded more than $28 million to a woman paralyzed in a crash with school bus in northern Minnesota, but it remains to be seen whether she’ll ever receive the entire award. Paige Anderson was 16 years old … Source: Claims Journal

According to the National Insurance Crime Bureau, the Mississippi legislature recently  considered two bills that would create a specific offense for cargo theft. House Bill 722, introduced by Representative Steve Massengill (R-District 13), and Senate Bill 2184, introduced by Senator … Source: Claims Journal

A 2002 law enacted to protect consumers after fly-by-night pool contractors ripped off homeowners across metro Phoenix is on the fast-track for repeal under a change pushed as part of Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey’s effort to streamline business regulations. The … Source: Claims Journal

With more crude oil expected to move through Washington state, Democratic lawmakers want to toughen rules around oil transportation and raise more money for spill prevention and response efforts. Companion bills in the House and Senate aim to reduce the … Source: Claims Journal

The adoption of credit-card chip technology by U.S. retailers is having an unintended consequence: Criminals are moving from brick-and-mortar stores to the internet. The use of stolen card data to pay for merchandise on websites, in mobile apps and by … Source: Claims Journal

You might not want to open a rear window if you’re driving a Nissan Altima. The company is recalling nearly 363,000 of the midsize cars worldwide from the 2015 through 2017 model years because the doors might open if a … Source: Claims Journal

Workplace injuries and accidents that cause employees to miss six or more days of work cost U.S. employers $59.9 billion in 2014, the most recent year for which statistically valid injury data are available from the U.S. Bureau of Labor … Source: Claims Journal

It’s 7:15 a.m. on a morning when the weather is cold enough to quickly cause hypothermia or frostbite, and Katrina Deans is stationed at her corner. For the next hour, she’ll keep an eagle-eyed focus on the north-central intersection that’s … Source: Claims Journal

The Environmental Protection Agency has told Oklahoma regulators to do more to protect the state from a surge in earthquake activity that scientists have linked to the underground disposal of oil and gas wastewater. An EPA administrator sent a letter … Source: Claims Journal

Drunken drivers in Nebraska who refuse to take blood tests could be in for harsher punishments, including up to a year in jail and fines of up to $1,000. Refusing to take a breathalyzer or blood test had been a … Source: Claims Journal