An inmate who was injured in a Maui jail riot is suing the Hawaii Department of Public Safety. Kevin Lifoifoi’s lawsuit alleges the department failed to keep prisoners safe in an overcrowded jail, The Maui News reported. Lifoifoi suffered a …
Utility crews restored service after an underground electrical fire rocked the New Jersey shore city made famous by Bruce Springsteen’s music. Thursday’s blast caused two manhole covers to come out of the ground and forced the evacuation of some businesses …
Formerly licensed insurance agent, Mandy Pruitt, 42, of Visalia, Calif., was arraigned today on one count of grand theft after she allegedly stole more than $4,400 from a client and used the money to pay for personal expenses. The alleged …
The Allstate Corp. said it has agreed to sell its New York life insurance and annuity operation to Wilton Re for $220 million. The selling of Allstate Life Insurance Company of New York (ALNY), along with the previously announced agreement …
Private equity firm Odyssey Investment Partners has joined with management of SIAA (Strategic Insurance Agency Alliance), the nation’s largest alliance of independent insurance agencies, to acquire the company. New Hampshire-headquartered SIAA says its model and operations will remain unchanged under …
Rockwood Programs Names Cole as Chief Marketing Officer Rockwood Programs Inc., a full-service managing general agency, has appointed Carol Cole to chief marketing officer. In this role, Cole is responsible for marketing employment practices liability, insurance agents errors and omissions, …
A Houston-based engineering and construction company will pay a former employee $50,960 to resolve an age discrimination lawsuit, federal officials say. The lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), alleges Burrow Global Services LLC fired an employee …
A former Uber driver in Central California was found guilty of sexually assaulting and stealing from five passengers. Jurors took less than three hours to convict Alfonso Alarcon Nunez of 13 felonies, including three charges of rape, the San Luis …
One of the most active natural gas exploration firms in Pennsylvania has agreed to pay $1.9 million after it disclosed in 2014 that its construction work had damaged waterways and wetlands, without proper permits, according to paperwork filed in federal …
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker has vetoed a bill that would have provided for prejudgment interest in the recovery of damages in personal injury or wrongful death lawsuits. House Bill 3360 “provides for the recovery of prejudgment interest on all damages …