Latest Tennessee Headlines
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Lawsuit Settled Over 2016 Ferris Wheel Accident at Tennessee Fair
Nov 8 2018 // A lawsuit involving a Ferris wheel accident in which three girls fell to the ground at a Tennessee fair has been settled. The Kingsport Times-News reports that a notice filed in federal court Oct. 17 indicated mediation...
Tennessee Approves 19% Decrease in Workers’ Comp Rates
Nov 8 2018 // Workers’ compensation rates in Tennessee will decrease by nearly 20 percent next year, marking the sixth consecutive year of decreases, according to a statement from the Tennessee Department of Commerce and...
Judge Orders Tennessee to Stop Suspending Licenses Over Traffic Fines, Court Costs
Oct 19 2018 // A federal judge in Nashville has ordered the state to stop suspending the drivers licenses of people who are unable to pay traffic fines and court costs. In an order Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Aleta Trauger also...
Tennessee Drug Overdose Deaths Rise Again in 2017
Oct 15 2018 // The number of Tennessee residents who died of drug overdoses has risen more than 8 percent, setting another record in 2017. The state Health Department said 1,776 Tennesseans died from overdoses last year, the most since...
Tennessee: $3.2M in Restitution Returned to Insurance Consumers So Far in 2018
Oct 1 2018 // The Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance’s (TDCI) Consumer Insurance Services Section has returned $3.2 million so far to Tennesseans through its restitution efforts in 2018, according to a statement from...
Jury Awards $7,500 for Each Body in Tennessee Cemetery Class Action Suit
Sep 28 2018 // A Tennessee jury has awarded $7,500 for each body at issue in a class-action lawsuit against several funeral homes and a now-closed cemetery where hundreds of bodies were mishandled. The Commercial Appeal reports the...
Federal Appeals Court Reverses Order Requiring Tennessee Coal Ash Cleanup
Sep 28 2018 // A federal appellate panel on Monday overturned an order that would have required the nation’s largest public utility to unearth and remove a massive amount of coal ash at one of its Tennessee power plants. In a 2-1...
Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee Deal with Major Flooding
Sep 28 2018 // Flash floods trapped people in homes and vehicles in north Alabama on Wednesday, as heavy rain in Mississippi caused flash flooding that inundated about 100 homes and 25 businesses and one person died and emergency...
Tennessee Drug Overdose Deaths Rise Again in 2017
Sep 26 2018 // The number of Tennessee residents who died of drug overdoses has risen more than 8 percent, setting another record in 2017. The state Health Department said 1,776 Tennesseans died from overdoses last year, the most since...
Hydroelectric Dams Operating at Peak to Manage Florence’s Floods
Sep 18 2018 // Florence’s driving rains are forcing hydroelectric dam operators to run generators at full tilt and open flood gates that haven’t been used in more than 20 years. The Tennessee Valley Authority — which...
19% Workers’ Comp Rate Decrease Proposed for Tennessee
Sep 17 2018 // The National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) has filed for a 19.1 percent decrease for workers’ compensation voluntary market loss costs in Tennessee – the largest recommended decrease since reforms to...
Tennessee: $3.2M in Restitution Returned to Insurance Consumers So Far in 2018
Sep 11 2018 // The Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance’s (TDCI) Consumer Insurance Services Section has returned $3.2 million so far to Tennesseans through its restitution efforts in 2018, according to a statement from...
19% Workers’ Comp Rate Decrease Proposed for Tennessee
Sep 6 2018 // The National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) has filed for a 19.1 percent decrease for workers’ compensation voluntary market loss costs in Tennessee – the largest recommended decrease since reforms to the...
Tennessee Court Dismisses DUI Conviction Over ‘Unconstitutional’ Roadblock
Aug 30 2018 // The Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals has dismissed a drunken driving conviction, ruling that a roadblock that led to the man’s arrest in Chattanooga was unconstitutional. The Chattanooga Times Free Press reports...
Tennessee Slaughterhouse Hit With $41K in Fines Over Safety Violations
Aug 27 2018 // A state inspection that took place days after an immigration raid at a Tennessee slaughterhouse has resulted in more than $41,000 in fines for working conditions at the plant. The Tennessee Occupational Safety and Health...
Reliance Partners of Tennessee Names Howell Chief Operating Officer
Aug 23 2018 // Reliance Partners, a commercial insurance agency headquartered in Chattanooga, Tenn., has promoted Laura Ann Howell to the position of chief operating officer. Laura Ann Howell Prior to the promotion, Howell began her...
Fire at Tennessee Apartment Complex Displaces Dozens of Residents
Aug 9 2018 // Authorities say a large fire at a Tennessee apartment complex has displaced dozens of residents. No one was injured. News outlets report the fire occurred Sunday morning at the Timberlake Village Apartments in the Antioch...
Insurance Agent, Former WWE Wrestler Wins Mayor’s Race in Tennessee
Aug 7 2018 // A former WWE wrestler known as Kane has won a “no-holds-barred, last-man-standing” round, this time in the political ring. Glenn Jacobs went by Kane in the WWE. Now the 6-foot-8, 300-pound Republican has the...
Tennessee Appeals Federal Ruling Over Revoking Driver’s Licenses
Aug 6 2018 // Tennessee is appealing a landmark federal court ruling issued last month that says it’s unconstitutional for the state to revoke or suspend driver’s licenses over unpaid court costs. David Purkey, commissioner...
Tennessee to Appeal Federal Ruling Over Revoking Driver’s Licenses
Jul 30 2018 // Tennessee is appealing a landmark federal court ruling that says it’s unconstitutional for the state to revoke or suspend driver’s licenses over unpaid court costs. David Purkey, commissioner of the state...
