Mississippi Handling 20 Cases of Teacher Misconduct with Students January 18, 2012 Eight Mississippi educators have surrendered their licenses after being notified that they had violated a state standard against sexual misconduct...
Settlements in Louisville Zoo Train Derailment Top $500K January 18, 2012 Louisville Metro Government has paid more than $525,000 to settle 23 claims stemming from a train derailment at the Louisville...
Florida Workers’ Compensation Costs Per Claim Growing: WCRI Study January 17, 2012 Workers’ compensation costs per claim in Florida, which dropped in the year following system reforms in 2003, showed signs of...
South Carolina Jury Awards $1M to Teens in ‘Choking Game’ Claim January 16, 2012 Two South Carolina teens have been awarded $500,000 each in a lawsuit over the so-called “choking game” at a Clarendon...
Florida Workers’ Compensation Rate Hike Irks Businesses January 16, 2012 By Michael Adams Florida small businesses seeing their second workers’ compensation rate increase in as many years are calling on the state to...
Alabama Man Tracks Earthquakes from Basement January 16, 2012 By Lee Roop, The Huntsville Times Down in the basement of Steve Jones’ southeast Huntsville home, just past the electrical workshop, is a door into an...
Former Florida CFO Gallagher Joins Law Firm January 13, 2012 Former Florida Chief Financial Officer Tom Gallagher, and holder of several offices in the state, has joined the Fort Lauderdale...
Florida Gov. Scott Supports Bill Forcing Accident Victims to Emergency Rooms January 13, 2012 By James L. Rosica A bill that would force all accident victims to go to emergency rooms instead of their family doctor, even for...
Amish Men Not Backing Down in Kentucky Fight Over Buggy Safety January 13, 2012 By Dylan Lovan On Jacob Gingerich’s farm in western Kentucky, there is no phone or electricity for his family of 12 children. He...
Tennessee to Study Workers’ Compensation System January 13, 2012 By Michael Adams Tennessee state officials, business groups, labor leaders and legal experts are lining up to study the state’s workers’ compensation system,...