South Carolina homeowners living around lakes where dams failed in the historic flooding face uncertainty about when their properties will be waterfront again. The State newspaper reported that rebuilding dams will cost six figures, and state regulators must approve the … Source: Claims Journal

The Obama administration wants you to eat your fruits and vegetables. They also want the produce to be safe. Long-awaited rules issued by the Food and Drug Administration Friday are designed to help prevent large-scale, deadly outbreaks of foodborne illness … Source: Claims Journal

Medical payments per workers’ compensation claim in New Jersey were stable from 2010 to 2013, in contrast to rapid growth in the 2008 to 2010 period, according to a recent study by the Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI). The report, … Source: Claims Journal

CSA Group, a global provider of testing and certification services and a standards development organization,  announced it opened a new state-of-the-art laboratory in Irvine, California, offering testing and certification services including expanded services for medical devices and a new ingress … Source: Claims Journal

Former Massey Energy Chief Donald Blankenship won’t take the witness stand to explain what happened when a company mine exploded in 2010 killing 29 workers, choosing instead to leave his fate in the hands of jurors at his criminal trial … Source: Claims Journal

Mike Borengasser said floodwaters can always find you. Borengasser, state climatologist with the Arkansas Natural Resources Commission, wasn’t trying to sow fear but, rather, knowledge about what the Federal Emergency Management Agency said is the nation’s most common natural disaster. … Source: Claims Journal

Louisiana’s property insurer of last resort expects to shift about 10,000 policies to private insurance companies for 2016, a move that will reduce premiums by roughly $20 million. Interim Chief Executive Officer Vijay Ramachandran told The Advocate seven private companies … Source: Claims Journal

A federal jury in Seattle, Wash., awarded $21.5 million in damages to an Illinois man who was injured by an automatic sliding-glass door on a cruise ship in 2011. The verdict included $16.5 million in punitive damages. James Hausman’s attorneys … Source: Claims Journal

As the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission continues its aggressive enforcement against all forms of workplace harassment, a recent study suggests employment practices litigation is on the rise. A new study of employee charge trends by global specialty insurer Hiscox found … Source: Claims Journal

Many out-of-state motorists who have been busted by Georgia’s “super speeder” law don’t pay up, state auditors found. Georgia’s super speeder statute was approved in 2009 and adds an extra $200 fine onto a ticket for anyone convicted of speeding … Source: Claims Journal