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DES MOINES, Iowa — Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller is busy making sure Iowans know a scam when they see one.

Miller is cracking down on contractors. He proposed a new law that would require contractors to have a $75,000 bond they would pay customers if they fail to complete a job properly.

The Attorn...

The economy could see more businesses becoming insolvent, with the number of trade credit insurance claims shooting up 41% in the December quarter from a year earlier.

Data collected by National Credit Insurance (NCI) puts the value of each claim at about $97,000.

Last year insurers paid out $64 milli...

With a historic law overhauling California’s cash bail system on hold, bail customers on Tuesday filed a class-action lawsuit against more than 20 surety companies and agents in the state, alleging they have conspired to keep premiums high for criminal defendants.

The antitrust case, which the plaint...

United States ex rel. Am. Civ. Constr., LLC v. Hirani Eng’g & Land Surveying, P.C., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 200829 (D.D.C. Nov 28, 2018).

The case involved the construction of a levee wall on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. In September 2010, the Army Corps of Engineers awarded Hirani Enginee...

In its fourth week, the government shutdown that started on December 21, 2018, has had a profound impact on the U.S. economy. Going down in history as the longest shutdown, it has paralyzed whole sectors because federal institutions are closed or are functioning at limited capacity. J.P. Morgan esti...