Commissioner: Louisiana Workers’ Comp Insurance Rates to Decrease December 31, 2013 Louisiana Commissioner of Insurance Jim Donelon announced that rates for workers’ compensation insurance will decrease in Louisiana effective May 1,...
Louisiana Judge Ends Katrina Flooding Lawsuits Against Feds December 30, 2013 Dozens of lawsuits seeking damages from the federal government for Hurricane Katrina-related levee failures and flooding in the New Orleans...
Texas Fire Marshal Preaches Safety, Training After West December 30, 2013 By Nomaan Merchant When a fertilizer plant exploded in a small Texas town, killing 15 people and decimating homes and schools, it became...
Oklahoma Homes Earthquake Shaken On Christmas December 27, 2013 It wasn’t Santa and his reindeer landing on roofs that shook some central Oklahoma homes early Christmas morning. A small...
Lubbock Settles Woman’s Texas Tech Injury Claim For $80K December 27, 2013 The city of Lubbock has agreed to pay $80,000 in a settlement with a woman injured when she stepped into...
Texas Family Settles Lawsuit From 100-Vehicle Crash December 27, 2013 The family of the suburban Houston couple killed on Thanksgiving Day last year in a 100-vehicle pileup on a foggy...
2 Companies Cited After Texas A&M Structure Collapse December 24, 2013 Federal officials have fined two construction companies for safety violations related to this summer’s collapse of a barn frame at...
Federal Aid Coming After Fall Storms In Texas December 24, 2013 President Barack Obama has ordered federal aid to help state and local recovery efforts in areas of Central Texas hit...
Arkansas Recovering From Weekend Storms December 24, 2013 By Kelly P. Kissel Robin Willhite sorted through the clutter at her Mississippi Delta home Sunday, thankful she and her daughter had survived a...
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Barmore in Texas December 24, 2013 Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Barmore Insurance Agency Inc. in Houston, Texas. Terms of the deal were not...