Posts by Hometown Insurance
Fox Judge Says It’s ‘CRYSTAL Clear’ Election Claims Were False
Ever since Fox News was hit with a $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit over reports falsely accusing a voting-machine company of rigging the 2020 presidential election, the conservative network has invoked the broad protections of the First Amendment in its defense. …
Read More Johnson & Johnson Unit Loses Bid to Stay in Bankruptcy During Supreme Court Appeal
A Johnson & Johnson company cannot delay a court order dismissing its bankruptcy, a U.S. court said on Friday, despite the company’s planned Supreme Court appeal to use bankruptcy to resolve tens of thousands of lawsuits over its talc products. …
Read More Elon Musk Sseeks to End $258B Dogecoin Lawsuit
Elon Musk asked a U.S. judge on Friday to throw out a $258 billion racketeering lawsuit accusing him of running a pyramid scheme to support the cryptocurrency Dogecoin. In an evening filing in Manhattan federal court, lawyers for Musk and …
Read More Nebraska District Sued Over Axing of Student Paper After LGBTQ Issue
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) – A former high school journalist and the Nebraska High School Press Association sued Friday over a school district’s shutdown of the school newspaper after it published an LGBTQ-focused edition. The federal lawsuit claims Grand Island Northwest …
Read More Arkansas Tornado Survivors Recount Flying Debris, Destroyed Buildings
WYNNE, Ark. (AP) – With tornadoes hitting the Midwest and the South this weekend, some survivors said they emerged from their homes to find buildings ripped apart, vehicles tossed around like toys, shattered glass and felled trees. J.W. Spencer, 88, …
Read More Fla. Citizens Grants UPC Homeowners Extra Time to Find Repairs or Apply for Coverage
Policyholders with the now-insolent United Property & Casualty Insurance Co., who have existing damage and who have been assumed by Citizens Property Insurance, will have an extra 90 days to show that repair contracts have been signed, Citizens’ officials announced …
Read More Florida DWC Gives Long-Awaited Nod to Ambulatory Surgical Reimbursement Manual
After almost three years of hearings, workshops and debate between insurers and medical centers, the Florida Division of Workers’ Compensation has given final approval to the 2020 reimbursement manual for ambulatory surgical centers. The manual and its reimbursement rates take …
Read More Washington Man Pleads Guilty to Filing False Auto Insurance Claim
A Kirkland, Washington man pled guilty to committing insurance fraud after an investigation by Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler’s Criminal Investigations Unit. Jerame Thurik pled guilty to false claims or proof on March 27 in King County Superior Court. He was …
Read More People Moves: Buckner in Utah Adds Bakhshyan and Kinard to C-Suite
Buckner has appointed two new C-suite executives. Agnesa Bakhshyan is the firm’s new chief growth officer. Bakhshyan has more than 25 years of insurance industry experience, including as a Nationwide Insurance agency owner. Lianna Kinard is the Buckner’s new chief …
Read More Texas Department of Insurance Updates COVID Data Call Results
The Texas Department of Insurance Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) updated COVID-19 workers’ compensation claims data, with insurance carriers reporting 98,000 COVID-19 claims and 468 fatalities through February 2023. DWC put out a data call with 74 selected insurance carriers …
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