Progressive Approved for 2.2% Auto Insurance Rate Decrease in Louisiana June 13, 2019 Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon has approved a filing by Progressive Security Insurance Co. for a 2.2% rate decrease on...
At Oklahoma Trial, J&J Opioid-Sales Tactics Called a ‘Smart Strategy for Drug Dealer’ June 13, 2019 By Jef Feeley Johnson & Johnson used promotional gimmicks for its opioid painkillers that are similar to how criminal drug dealers try to...
U.S. Safety Board: Fatal Oklahoma Well Blast Shows Need for New Rules June 13, 2019 An investigation into an explosion at an Oklahoma natural gas drilling rig that killed five workers last year faulted inadequate...
Oklahoma Judge Has Questions About $85M Opioid Settlement June 12, 2019 An Oklahoma judge is declining to approve the state’s proposed $85 million settlement with an opioid maker until he’s assured...
Texas Cleaning Up After Storms; Dallas Crane Collapse Victim Identified June 12, 2019 By Jake Bleiberg and Clarice Silber Residents in North Texas began to come to grips Monday with the widespread damage left after a sudden thunderstorm bearing...
11 Texas Colleges to Share $1.1M in Safety Education Grants from Texas Mutual June 12, 2019 Texas Mutual Insurance Co. announced it is awarding $1.1 million in grants to 11 colleges across Texas to fund workplace...
Doctor in Oklahoma Trial Says J&J Pushed Opioids Even After Abuse Became Known June 11, 2019 By Jef Feeley and Andrew Harris Oklahoma’s star witness told a state judge that Johnson & Johnson pressed doctors to prescribe its painkillers even as the...
Smith Joins Alliant Insurance Services in Austin as VP, Healthcare June 11, 2019 Alliant Insurance Services has added Eric Smith as vice president, Alliant Healthcare, based in Austin, Texas. He will provide insurance...
Thousands of Wind-Related Claims Filed in Texas After Weekend Storms June 11, 2019 Following an outbreak of severe thunderstorms and damaging winds on June 9, thousands of wind-related claims have been filed in...
Crane Falls on Dallas Apartments; 1 Killed, 5 Injured June 11, 2019 By Juan Lozano and Jake Bleiberg A construction crane buffeted by high winds during a storm toppled on a Dallas apartment building Sunday, killing one woman...