NC Senate Advances Bill to Stiffen Penalties for Attacks on Utility Stations March 2, 2023 Nearly three months after attacks on electrical substations caused a dayslong power outage in central North Carolina, a state Senate...
Florida Injury Attorney Who Used LOPs Charged With Stealing $850,000 from Clients March 2, 2023 A Tampa-area personal injury attorney, once active in auto accident, rideshare and other insurance claims litigation, has been arrested and...
South Carolina Man Admits to Burning His Car, Filing False Insurance Claim, DOI Says March 1, 2023 South Carolina authorities have charged a man with insurance fraud after he reported his vehicle was stolen, then admitted to...
Kentucky Man Dies in WV Coal Mine, First U.S. Mining Fatality This Year March 1, 2023 A coal miner has died in an incident in a southern West Virginia mine, Gov. Jim Justice said. William Mapes,...
Alabama Insurance Agent Charged with $600,000 in Fraud, Elder Exploitation March 1, 2023 By Insurance Journal Staff Reports Authorities have charged an Alabama insurance agent, who formerly worked for Alfa Insurance, with more than $600,000 in fraud, theft...
Florida’s SB 2A Ended One-Way Legal Fees. Now Some Insurers Say it’s Retroactive March 1, 2023 Plaintiffs’ attorneys took it on the chin when Florida lawmakers in December approved Senate Bill 2A, which ended the practice...
Georgia Bill Would End Direct Action Suits Against Insurers in Truck Accidents February 28, 2023 By Insurance Journal Staff Reports Truck insurers would be able to avoid being named as defendants in lawsuits filed after trucking accidents under a bill...
Latino Workers at Tennessee Meat Plant Reach $1.2M Settlement in Immigration Raid February 28, 2023 Latino workers at a Tennessee meat processing plant have reached a $1.2 million settlement in a lawsuit over a 2018...
Florida Speaker Says Tort-Reform Bill May See Changes Before It’s Approved February 28, 2023 By Insurance Journal Staff Reports A Florida tort-reform bill that picks up where previous insurance-market rescue bills left off has passed its first milestone and...
Appeals Court in NC Says Undercover Filming of Farms is Protected Speech February 28, 2023 By William Rabb In a decision that animal rights advocates are calling a big win over big agricultural interests, a federal appeals court...