Latest Virginia Headlines
All the headlines from our Virginia Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Virginia Gov. Youngkin Vetoes Retail Marijuana, Minimum Wage Hike, Workers’ Comp Bills
Apr 3 2024 // Republican Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin vetoed two top Democratic legislative priorities last Thursday: bills that would have allowed the recreational retail sales of marijuana to begin next year and measures mandating a...
NICB Praises Florida’s New Law on Predatory Tow Truck Practices
Apr 2 2024 // The National Insurance Crime Bureau is hailing a new Florida law that aims to deter predatory tow-truck practices and limit the fees that tow companies can charge. House Bill 179 was signed by the governor in March and it...
Virginia Teacher Secures Right to Trial Against School Over Shooting by 6-Year Old
Apr 2 2024 // The claims filed by a Virginia teacher who was injured when shot by a 6-year old student will be heard at a trial and not in the state’s workers’ compensation system. The Virginia Court of Appeals on March 29...
Towers Watson Again Denied Coverage for $90M Settlements Over 2016 Willis Merger
Apr 1 2024 // Towers Watson has been hit with another roadblock on its long and winding road to reach coverage for $90 million in settlements of two lawsuits related to its merger with broker Willis in 2016. A Virginia federal district...
Coming and Going, Extended Premises Rules Don’t Help Employee Injured on Crosswalk
Mar 25 2024 // An employee of a diagnostics firm in Virginia who was injured when she fell on a crosswalk on her way to work is not entitled to workers’ compensation benefits. The Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission...
West Virginia Lawmakers Ban Smoking in Cars with Kids Present
Mar 25 2024 // CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia, which has the highest rate of adult cigarette use in the nation, became the 12th state to ban smoking in vehicles with children present under a bill signed by Republican Gov. Jim...
Police Identify Five Killed in Private Jet Crash Near Rural Airport
Mar 25 2024 // Virginia State Police have identified the five people who were killed when a small private jet crashed as it approached a rural airport earlier this month. The twin-engine IAI Astra 1125 left Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on...
Virginia Still Battling Shenandoah Valley Wildfires
Mar 24 2024 // Crews who have been battling still-burning wildfires in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley this week have gotten an assist from rain and from the state government, which has deployed new resources to the area, officials...
Indiana, West Virginia Pass New Restrictions on Third-Party Litigation Financing
Mar 21 2024 // Efforts to rein in third-party litigation financing are on their way to becoming law in Indiana and West Virginia, a scorecard that is less than what business and insurance interests had hoped for this spring. In Indiana,...
Panel Asks W.Va. Supreme Court if Opioid Distribution Can Cause a Public Nuisance
Mar 21 2024 // CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A federal appeals court asked West Virginia’s highest court Monday whether opioid distributions can cause a public nuisance as it reviews a landmark lawsuit against three major U.S. drug...
Police: Private Jet Was Short on Approach to Virginia Runway When It Crashed, Killing 5
Mar 15 2024 // A small private jet was short on its approach to a rural Virginia airport’s runway when it struck trees and crashed into a hillside and burned, killing all five people aboard, state police said Monday. The...
Virginia Governor Faces Decision on Bad Faith Bill Opposed by Auto Insurers
Mar 13 2024 // Property/casualty insurers are urging Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin to veto a “bad faith” insurance claims measure that they contend will “open the floodgates of litigation against insurance...
Five People Die in Private Jet Crash in Rural Virginia Woods
Mar 12 2024 // A small private jet crashed in woods and burned Sunday afternoon near a small airport in rural Virginia, killing all five people aboard, police said. The twin-engine IAI Astra 1125 went down amid trees along an airport...
Towers Watson Again Denied Coverage for $90M Settlements Over 2016 Willis Merger
Mar 11 2024 // Towers Watson has been hit with another roadblock on its long and winding road to reach coverage for $90 million in settlements of two lawsuits related to its merger with broker Willis in 2016. A Virginia federal district...
University of Maryland Suspends Fraternities and Sororities Pending Investigation
Mar 4 2024 // The University of Maryland has ordered fraternities and sororities on campus to suspend social and recruitment activities after the school received multiple reports of unsafe activities. A letter sent Friday from...
WV Governor’s Coal Company Found in Contempt, Must Pay BrickStreet for Comp Loss
Feb 28 2024 // A coal company owned by West Virginia’s governor has been found in contempt of court and must face fines of $2,500 a day until it pays its contractual obligations to its workers’ compensation insurance carrier,...
Jury Must Decide If Virginia Sheriff’s Killing of Dog Was Constitutional
Feb 28 2024 // A Virginia deputy sheriff must face a jury over whether his shooting to death of a dog was justified or if it was unconstitutional before it can be determined if he is entitled to qualified immunity, a federal appeals...
Leaking Underground Propane Tank Found Before Deadly Virginia House Explosion
Feb 20 2024 // When firefighters arrived at a home in a Washington, D.C., suburb to investigate a report about a gas smell Friday night, they discovered a 500-gallon underground propane tank with a leak on the side of the...
West Virginia Bill Stokes Fears About Pesticide-Producing Logging Facility
Feb 15 2024 // CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia bill approved by the House of Delegates on Tuesday that limits counties from regulating agricultural operations is stoking fears that a logging company could resurrect plans to...
How Worker Won Workers’ Compensation for Mental Health Care After Car Crash Injury
Feb 15 2024 // A Virginia employer cannot assert that an injury is unrelated to a workplace accident while also arguing that the medical care for that injury is unauthorized; instead the employer must choose one or the other position,...
