Insurance
Lawsuits Pile Up Two Years After Winter Storm Uri
HOUSTON — When Cherrilyn Nedd left her uncomfortably cold Summerwood home during the February 2021 winter storm to stay with her in-laws — who had a generator — she never expected that she would return to find the house ruined. …
Read More Trial Lawyers Push Back Against Florida Plan for More Insurance Tort Reform
It’s now clear what the regular session of the Florida Legislature will focus on when lawmakers convene March 7: More litigation measures that would bring property insurance-type reforms to automobile and other lines of insurance. The rough outlines of a …
Read More Former Alfa Agent Named Alabama Deputy Insurance Commissioner
Larry Chapman Jr., recently an agent with Alfa Insurance, is the new deputy insurance commissioner for Alabama. The state Department of Insurance announced that Chapman will fill the spot left vacant by Mark Fowler, who was named commissioner after longtime …
Read More New Mexico State Cancels Season After Sex, Harassment Allegations
New Mexico State called off the rest of its men’s basketball season Sunday after reviewing a police report that cited three players for false imprisonment, harassment and counts of criminal sexual contact against a teammate. In a statement, chancellor Dan …
Read More Driver in Suspicious Texas Tesla Crash Apparently Moved to Rear Seat
Investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board apparently have solved the mystery of why no one was found behind the steering wheel of a Tesla that crashed in a Texas two years ago, killing two men. The agency said in …
Read More Illinois Grain Co-Op Fined $629K After 27-Year-Old Worker Suffers Partial Amputation
An Illinois grain cooperatives’ failure to make sure they followed required safety procedures contributed to how a 27-year-old worker suffered a partial amputation of his right leg when a paddle conveyor was left running when he and two other employees …
Read More Families of 2018 Texas School Shooting Settle Suit With Ammo Retailer
HOUSTON (AP) – The families of those killed and injured in a 2018 Texas high school shooting have settled a lawsuit they had filed against a Tennessee-based online retailer accused of illegally selling ammunition to the student who authorities say …
Read More North Dakota Oil Field Explosion Injures One
WILLISTON, N.D. (AP) – One person was severely burned in an explosion and fire at an oil field in western North Dakota, fire officials said. The explosion was reported about 10:30 p.m. Friday at a saltwater disposal site north of …
Read More Ransomware Attacks on Industrial Firms Increased by 87% in 2022
Ransomware attacks against industrial organizations increased by 87% in 2022 from the year before, with most malicious software targeting the manufacturing sector, according to findings published Tuesday. Hackers last year targeted mining industries in Australia and New Zealand, and continued …
Read More Department of Labor Withdrawing Proposal to Revoke Approval of Arizona’s OSHA Plan
The U.S. Department of Labor today announced that its Occupational Safety and Health Administration plans to withdraw a proposal to reconsider and revoke final approval of Arizona’s for occupational safety and health. By withdrawing the proposal, this will leave the …
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