Florida Governor Vetoes Cat Fund Tax-Credit Plan April 24, 2012 By Michael Adams Florida Governor Rick Scott has chastised state lawmakers for failing to fully consider a controversial plan to use state premium...
North Carolina Jury Awards $14.6 Million in Slim Jim Factory Blast April 24, 2012 A jury has awarded $14.6 million to seven people hurt in an explosion at a now closed ConAgra Slim Jim...
Alabama Attorney General Urges Judge to Set BP Trial Date April 23, 2012 Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange has urged a Louisiana federal judge to set a trial date to hear claims of...
Florida Massage Therapist, 14 Patients Charged with Insurance Fraud April 23, 2012 Florida officials said they have arrested a licensed massage therapist, a physician’s assistant and 14 massage clinic patients on charges...
North Carolina Employers Face Jail Time Over Uncovered Workers’ Claims April 23, 2012 By Michael Adams North Carolina officials are requiring insurers to expedite the payment of workers’ compensation patients medical and wage-loss benefits or risk...
Alabama City Settles Sex Bias Claim for $150K April 20, 2012 An Alabama city has agreed to pay $150,000 to settle a sexual discrimination lawsuit filed by a former police sergeant...
Tennessee Lawsuit Charges ‘Bachelor,’ ‘Bachelorette’ TV Shows with Racial Bias April 20, 2012 By Sheila Burke Two black men are taking “The Bachelor” and “The Bachelorette” to court with a lawsuit that claims the reality shows...
One Week Brought Most of Alabama’s $3.2 Billion Insured Losses in 2011 April 20, 2012 Almost $3 billion of the $3.2 billion Alabama insurers paid out to their auto, home and business policyholders in 2011...
Mississippi Lawmakers Still Weighing Workers’ Compensation Changes April 19, 2012 By Jeff Amy Mississippi senators are considering making more changes to a workers’ compensation bill that sparked controversy in the Legislature this year....
BP Proposes Gulf Oil Spill Claims Settlement, Trial Delay April 19, 2012 By Jonathan Stempel BP Plc reached settlements to resolve billions of dollars of claims from the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill, and...