Three children and two adults were killed in Colorado on Sunday when an Amtrak passenger train collided with a minivan in Las Animas County in the southern part of the U.S. state, state police said.
More than one solution likely will be needed to address issues that led to the June 2 flooding in Hamilton, according to officials who spoke during Wednesday night’s city council meeting.
The city of Anchorage has reached a settlement with one of the parties in an ongoing lawsuit over the botched Port of Anchorage expansion, a $5.5 million payout that officials hope is a first step in recovering many millions more.
Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. was ordered by a federal judge to pay over $8.1 million in damages. The order comes after a jury came to the conclusion last year that the insurer acted negligently and in bad faith in denying a claim for the death of an auto accident victim.
A south Texas hailstorm in 2012 was the start of an increase in lawsuits being filed after severe weather events, sometimes even after claims were paid and repairs were completed. Some insurers received notices of hundreds of lawsuits being filed at one time immediately or sometimes months after a storm.
A week after General Motors was hit with a potential class action lawsuit related to the carmakers admission that it had incorrectly calculated the fuel economy on several SUV models, the company’s Chevrolet division is facing a second lawsuit alleging it tricked consumers into paying more for diesel-engine Chevy Cruze Turbo sedans equipped with emissions-cheating software.
Five people died early Wednesday in a head-on crash between two cars on Interstate 16 west of Savannah. Investigators were trying to determine what caused a westbound Ford Mustang to cross the median and smash into an oncoming Kia Soul in the eastbound lanes shortly before 6 a.m.
A Pulaski County employee was arrested Tuesday morning on 153 charges of theft and fraud after being accused of pilfering nearly $250,000 from the county’s vehicle insurance provider since 2008.
Powerful storms left a trail of damage in the Chicago area. The National Weather Service confirmed at least four tornadoes touched down in Illinois Wednesday. As many as 18 reports of tornadoes came in Wednesday night.
The world of social media is growing so quickly that it is nearly impossible to keep up with all of the popular blogs, networking sites, and social media outlets.
Outsmarting white-collar crime is a major goal for commercial lines’ carriers who want their customers to reduce risk, but with the right guidance and training, it may not be as difficult as it seems. The typical organization loses five percent of its annual revenue to fraud.
The Obama administration is opening U.S. skies to more commercial drones with long-awaited regulations that the government hopes will spawn new businesses inspecting bridges, monitoring crops and taking aerial photography.
Four states from the American South take the top four spots in State Farm’s list of states in the U.S. ranked according to the number of lightning-related claims they made in 2015.
An Independence woman was sentenced to 3½ years in prison without parole for an arson and insurance fraud scheme. Tina Shonk was also ordered Tuesday to pay $242,717 in restitution to her victims and $62,364 to the government.
Thieves broke into a gun shop early Tuesday morning, smashed glass cases and stole dozens of guns. Now deputies with the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office are trying to find those responsible.
