Archive for October 2015

New York’s governor says he’s in favor of a statewide licensing system for Uber and Lyft as the two app-based car services look to expand throughout the state. Gov. Andrew Cuomo told reporters Wednesday that a statewide policy would be … Read More Read more here:: Insurance Journal       

HM Insurance Group in Pittsburgh announced the hiring of Alex Fickes as marketing underwriter, Workers’ Compensation, for HM Insurance’s central and eastern Pennsylvania territories. Fickes previously worked as business development underwriter at ICW Group. He is based in HM Insurance’s … Read More Read more here:: Insurance Journal       

A storm system that blanketed one West Texas city with hail is moving east, leaving other parts of the state awash under fast-moving floods. Odessa Emergency Management says crews conducted about 30 swift-water rescues from stranded vehicles and flooded structures … Read More Read more here:: Insurance Journal       

The Arkansas Court of Appeals has upheld $2.75 million in damages awarded to two former employees of Family Dollar whom the business falsely accused of theft. The court upheld the damages a Crittenden County jury awarded last year to Jimmy … Read More Read more here:: Insurance Journal       

In a decision handed down in mid-October, the Louisiana Supreme Court reversed an appeals court decision assigning 100 percent liability to a grocery store in a customer slip and fall case. Louisiana’s Third Circuit Appeals Court in Thompson v. Winn-Dixie … Read More Read more here:: Insurance Journal       

A sharp rise in earthquakes in Oklahoma in the past 100 years is likely the result of industrial activities in the energy-rich state, such as oil and natural gas production, a new study suggests. The paper by the U.S. Geological … Read More Read more here:: Insurance Journal       

The owners of a home destroyed in a landslide in Jackson have filed a lawsuit saying construction work made the hillside below their house unstable. Jeremy and Sara Budge are seeking compensation from construction and engineering companies and previous owners … Read More Read more here:: Insurance Journal       

The estate of a La Pine man who was paralyzed from the chest down has filed a lawsuit seeking $7.5 million in damages from a Bend home health care agency over his death. The estate of Mitchell Cox filed the … Read More Read more here:: Insurance Journal       

A new lawsuit says a California high school failed to take appropriate steps when a parent reported suspected sexual abuse by a wrestling coach who is now serving time on similar charges. The San Mateo County Times reported that the … Read More Read more here:: Insurance Journal