Arkema NA, Executive Now Face Assault Charges From 2017 Texas Chemical Plant Fire April 11, 2019 A Texas grand jury on April 10 indicted chemicals manufacturer Arkema North America and one of its executives on assault...
161 Died in Work Zone Crashes in Texas in 2018 Despite Decrease in Incidents April 10, 2019 In spite of a decrease in work zone crashes in Texas last year, 161 people still lost their lives and...
Louisiana Workers’ Comp Insurer Declares $51M Policyholder Dividend April 10, 2019 Baton Rouge, Louisiana-based workers’ compensation mutual insurer, LWCC, will distribute a $51 million dividend for 2018 to more than 20,000...
Contractors: Company Knew About Valve Leak Before Texas Chemical Plant Fire April 10, 2019 Three contractors who worked at a Houston-area chemical plant say in a lawsuit that the company knew that a flammable...
Combined Agents of America Expands into Colorado, Adds 7 New Agencies April 10, 2019 Austin, Texas-based Combined Agents of America (CAA) has expanded into Colorado, with the addition of Renaissance Insurance Group in Windsor,...
Why Has Texas Decided to Break Tradition and Immediately Sue Industrial Polluters? April 9, 2019 By Kiah Collier, The Texas Tribune Late last month as crews worked to contain a roaring fire at a Houston-area petrochemical storage facility, the state of...
Hoppe Joins BevCap Management in Texas as Claims, Risk Management Director April 9, 2019 BevCap Management in McKinney, Texas, has added Curtis Hoppe as director of Claims and Risk Management. Hoppe brings over 24...
Workers Injured at Texas Chemical Plant Damaged by Fire File Suit April 8, 2019 A growing number of lawsuits are springing from the ashes at a Houston-area chemical plant that caught fire this week...
Arkansas Judge Refuses to Dismiss Claims Against Opioid Drug Makers April 7, 2019 An Arkansas judge has rejected a request to dismiss the state’s lawsuit against three drugmakers that alleges they made false...
Chemical Plant Fires Renew Safety Debate in Oil-Friendly Texas April 7, 2019 By Paul J. Weber Two major chemical plant fires near Houston just 17 days apart closed schools, leaked toxic chemicals into coastal waters and...