Holiday party hosts are liable for drunks.
If Grandma got run over by a reindeer, you had better hope the reindeer was not drinking at your holiday party. If a guest or third party is injured in an alcohol-related accident, and the drinking can be linked to your party, you could be held responsible--this includes paying...

S&P Lowers Empire Ins Group Ratings to 'BB-'; Outlook Neg.
NEW YORK, Jan. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Standard & Poor's today lowered its counterparty credit and financial strength ratings on Allcity Insurance Co., Empire Insurance Co., and Centurion Insurance Co. -- which constitute the Empire Insurance Intercompany Pool (Empire) -- to double-'B'-minus from triple-'B'. In addition, Standard &...

Trustees ponder the question of trust.
Robert L. Dilenschneider, founder and chairman of New York-based The Dilenschneider Group Inc. counsels high-ranking executives at companies around the world. He is hearing a growing concern among trustees of nonprofit groups about how well- or ill-protected their own personal financial assets would be in case any charges of...

Sparing rods, spoiling children: the impossibility of school discipline.
LAST November in Las Vegas, ten students on the Cheyenne High School football team were involved in a melee with the opposing squad immediately following a game. The incident was broadcast repeatedly on local television and led Jerry Hughes, the executive director of the Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association, to...

The operations manual for LLCs. (CD-ROM included).
9781599181608 The operations manual for LLCs. (CD-ROM included) Spadaccini, Michael. Entrepreneur Press 2008 340 pages $32.95 Paperback Entrepreneur's legal guides KF1380 In this book/CD-ROM package, Spadaccini, a corporate attorney,...

Inheritance can be challenging.
Q: My wife's parents died in an automobile accident about a year ago, and they left her and her three sisters a substantial inheritance. Getting through the emotions and tons of paperwork has been a real nightmare for the entire family, since her parents did very little estate planning....

Appalachian Underwriters, Inc. Goes to Market with XpressUmbrella.com.
CLINTON, Tenn., Jan. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- AUI launches XpressUmbrella.com, the first in a suite of programs designed specifically for independent agents, which provides online "direct to carrier" rating access to one of the broadest stand-alone personal umbrella policies available. AUI and long-time carrier partner United States Liability...

Obnoxious guests make it difficult to pull punches.
IN THE details Minimizing violence liability * Conduct background checks * Don't "ratify" bad behavior Wham, right in the kisser," the waiter fantasized while serving an obnoxious guest. All servers at one time or another have encountered an unforgivably rude guest...

GAINSCO Announces Corporate Updates.
FORT WORTH, Texas, March 26 /PRNewswire/ -- GAINSCO, INC. (NYSE: GNA) today announced the closing of the previously announced transactions with Goff Moore Strategic Partners, L.P. ("GMSP") and Mr. Robert W. Stallings, pursuant to which the Company received $6.0 million in new capital. The Company...

GAINSCO Continues Toward Closing of New Equity Investments.
FORT WORTH, Texas, March 16 /PRNewswire/ -- GAINSCO, INC. (NYSE: GNA) continues to work toward closing the new capital transactions with Goff Moore Strategic Partners, L.P. ("GMSP") and Mr. Robert W. Stallings which were announced on February 27, 2001. The Company, GMSP and Mr. Stallings...