Mediation has failed to settle a lawsuit by hundreds of Boone County residents who blame coal companies for contaminating their water supplies. Attorney Roger Decanio said this week that the case against Massey Energy and four subsidiaries is headed for …
A federal appeals court has upheld the 37-month sentence handed to a Mississippi man convicted of defrauding a Memphis insurance company. The Commercial Appeals reported that a three-judge panel of the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Memphis upheld …
The debate over whether all new homes should have fire sprinklers is heating up in South Carolina. The South Carolina Building Code Council is considering whether to adopt the International Residential Code requiring sprinklers in all new homes. The National …
Florida Gov. Rick Scott will have the final say whether to cancel the Republican National Convention in the event of a hurricane. The convention where Mitt Romney is expected to be formally nominated as the Republican candidate for president in …
A Buckhannon, West Virginia man who admitted to defrauding insurance companies by staging vehicle accidents and filing fake claims will spend 18 months in prison. U.S. District Judge John Preston Bailey sentenced 42-year-old Christopher John Thrain earlier this week on …
Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant has signed a law limiting the attorney general’s control of the state’s legal business. The law, House Bill 211,which takes effect July 1, requires the attorney general to appoint outside lawyers if he declines to represent …
A coal miner who says he was fired for enforcing safety standards that slowed down both production and the sealing of the Upper Big Branch mine in southern West Virginia is suing Alpha Natural Resources. The State Journal said Glen …
Assurant Specialty Property, a provider of insurance services, said this week it is hiring as many as 100 new employees at its customer service centers in Gwinnett County, Georgia. The company is hiring part-time and full-time customer service representatives, as …
Ten Catholic groups in Mississippi are suing the Obama administration over a mandate that most employers provide birth control coverage as part of health insurance plans. Roman Catholic groups across the nation filed 12 lawsuits Monday. One was filed in …
A forensic pathologist who sued the Innocence Project for defamation has accepted a $100,000 judgment to end the suit. The Clarion-Ledger reported that the Innocence Project said it agreed to the judgment because its insurance carrier wanted to settle. The …
