Top 10 for the Past Week | 1. | Appeals Court Allows Firm's Cybertheft Claim Against Employee
Dec 28, 2012 -- In a decision that could make it easier for businesses to police cybertheft in the workplace, a U.S. appeals court revived a chemical company's lawsuit accusing a former Toronto-area employee of using her home computer to steal trade secrets from ... | | 2. | Art Insurers Face Record Loss from Superstorm Sandy
Dec 28, 2012 -- Fine art insurers face claims of up to half a billion dollars, their biggest ever payout, to compensate the owners of artwork destroyed when Superstorm Sandy flooded galleries in New York. Work by 1960s graphic artist and illustrator Peter Max ... | | 3. | How to Investigate Heating Equipment Fire Losses
Dec 28, 2012 -- Dave was making his way through his house trying to find out why his smoke detectors were sounding … then he saw it. Scorched paint and burned places covered the wall above the fireplace, and small flames were visible in several places. While ... | | 4. | Woman With Broken Ankle Can Sue Michigan Department of Transportation
Dec 28, 2012 -- The Michigan appeals court has ruled in favor of a woman with a broken ankle, saying it's the state's responsibility to take care of a parallel parking lane on a popular stretch of M-22 in Suttons Bay. Helen Yono, a 69-year-old from Livonia, was ... | | 5. | Lawsuit Focuses on Flood Insurance Claims, Classification of Basement
Dec 28, 2012 -- A recently filed class action lawsuit in New Jersey is alleging "improper handling" of certain flood insurance claims arising out of Hurricane Irene in 2011 and Superstorm Sandy in 2012. The lawsuit focuses on the classification of the lowest ... | | 6. | Report: Trucking Firm in New York Crash Had Violations
Dec 27, 2012 -- A trucking company involved in a deadly 35-vehicle pileup on the Long Island Expressway has a blemished safety record. Newsday reports that Jewell Transportation Inc. has been cited at least 23 times for unsafe driving since 2011. Federal ... | | 7. | Jury Rules That Owner of Historic North Carolina Inn Set Fire
Dec 27, 2012 -- The company that owned of a historic inn in Asheville, N.C., that burned down four years ago won't be able to collect on a $6 million insurance policy after a federal jury ruled it help intentionally set the fire. The Asheville Citizen-Times ... | | 8. | Italy Wraps Up Probe of Cruise Liner Shipwreck
Dec 27, 2012 -- Prosecutors in Tuscany have officially finished their probe of the Costa Concordia shipwreck that killed 32 people off the Italian coast. Prosecutors deposited some 50,000 pages of evidence Thursday with court officials. The evidence includes ... | | 9. | EPA Releases Progress Report on Fracking Study
Dec 27, 2012 -- The Environmental Protection Agency has released a progress report on its research into potential impacts of natural gas hydraulic fracturing and drilling on drinking water. The update released Friday doesn't come to any conclusions and the final ... | | 10. | New Jersey Court: Pet Sitter Can Sue Dog's Owners Over Bite
Dec 26, 2012 -- A New Jersey appellate court says a woman injured by a dog she was being paid to watch can sue the animal's owners. The Star-Ledger reports the Bergen County woman agreed to care for her neighbor's golden retriever while they were on vacation. In ... | Popular Videos | |
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