West Virginia Lawsuit Against Opioid Makers Scheduled for April 2022 Trial August 9, 2021 A lawsuit filed by the state of West Virginia accusing several drug manufacturers of misrepresenting the risks of their painkilling...
Federal Judge Grants Norwegian Cruise Line Preliminary Injunction to Require COVID Vaccine August 8, 2021 By Ezra Amacher A federal judge granted Norwegian Cruise Line a preliminary injunction blocking a Florida law that prevents businesses from requiring proof...
Norwegian Cruise Line Goes to Court to Block Florida’s Vaccine Passport Ban August 6, 2021 By Tom Hals Norwegian Cruise Line heads to federal court on Friday in a battle that pits the company’s plan for returning to...
Fatal Overdoses in Kentucky Grew 49% in 2020 August 6, 2021 By Bruce Schreiner Fatal drug overdoses in Kentucky _ an ongoing scourge that has ravaged communities in the state _ surged nearly 50%...
Ex-West Virginia Mayor Pleads Guilty to Stealing Flood Relief Funds August 6, 2021 A former mayor in West Virginia has pleaded guilty to stealing federal relief funds meant to rebuild his city after...
Alabama Crash That Killed 10 Caused by Tractor-Trailer August 6, 2021 By Kim Chandler and Jay Reeves A crash that killed 10 people, including nine children, on a rain-slicked Alabama interstate happened after a tractor-trailer truck slammed...
HCI Group’s Home and Flood Insurtech TypTap Files for Possible IPO August 5, 2021 By Andrew G. Simpson HCI Group, Inc. announced that its insurtech subsidiary, TypTap Insurance Group, Inc., a Florida-based writer of private market homeowners and...
Georgia Fire to 81-Year-Old Property Ruled Arson August 5, 2021 Georgia Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner John F. King announced that a Putnam County fire was intentionally set and has...
Georgia Sheriff Faces Additional Charge of Violating Civil Rights at Clayton County Jail August 5, 2021 By Kate Brumback An Atlanta-area sheriff is facing an additional charge in a federal prosecution accusing him of violating the civil rights of...
Two Louisiana Parishes May Be Eligible for Federal Aid From Tropical Storm Damage August 5, 2021 Farmers in two south Louisiana parishes who lost property during extreme weather in April through June may be eligible for...