A DuBois man accused of torching his auto repair shop last year in hopes of cashing in on the insurance payment remains in jail, his charges bound to a higher court.
One construction worker has died and another was hospitalized after being struck by lightning on Tuesday. According to fire rescue, the men were laying rebar for the new Pines City Center at 103rd Avenue and Pines Blvd. when they were hit at around 1:30 p.m.
Severe storms spawned at least 26 tornadoes across the Midwest Wednesday. The strong wind ripped roofs off homes and knocked down trees. Two people were hurt.
Two local judges have made the unconventional move of denying Dr. Derek Duke, a Las Vegas neurosurgeon who earns about $1 million annually by serving second opinions in lawsuits, the chance to testify as an expert witness in two cases.
A subway train that derailed on Tuesday in New York City injuring 34 people was caused by an “improperly secured piece of replacement rail” that was stored on the track, transit officials said.
Two CSX rail workers were struck and killed late Tuesday by an Amtrak passenger train in Washington, D.C., officials said. CSX issued a statement Wednesday that said the workers were on tracks near the intersection of Ninth Street and New York Avenue when they were struck just before midnight.
The new hot thing in tax avoidance has a boring old name: insurance dedicated funds. Introduced in the 2000s, IDFs have become so mainstream that banks such as JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Goldman Sachs Group Inc. are offering them.
Fire crews on Tuesday were able to wrestle control of the Hill Fire, a fast-moving 1,600-acre blaze that destroyed multiple structures as it swept through the Santa Margarita area — by the end of the day, 60 percent of the flames had been contained.
Five people have been arrested after a police raid of a home in a central Florida retirement community uncovered drugs and golf cart parts, according to the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office.
After David Smith of Hempfield was struck and injured by a drunken driver while riding his bicycle 10 years ago, he sued and won a $50,000 settlement. Over the next decade, Smith attempted to position himself for another accident and another financial windfall, according to testimony the district attorney wants to present to jurors during the bicyclist’s trial next month. Smith is accused of eight separate incidents of obstructing traffic and creating a dangerous condition for motorists as he biked on various roadways.
Thousands of injured workers statewide could receive more benefits after the Pennsylvania Supreme Court struck down a key part of the workers’ compensation law that has governed how the state assesses workplace injuries for the past 20 years.
Some Florida counties are seeing a major spike in auto glass litigation, generating fears that auto insurance premiums may follow the trajectory of rising property insurance rates in the state.
Private U.S. property casualty insurers suffered $7.3 billion in catastrophe losses during the 2017 first quarter, the worst such quarter since the 1994 earthquake in Northridge, California, a data company and trade group said on Monday.
