How Daubert Standard Could Impact Florida Industry, Judicial Climate June 5, 2019 By Amy O'Connor The Florida Supreme Court has reversed a prior court’s decision to use a nearly 100-year-old standard on expert witness testimony...
West Virginia Coal Industry Data Shows Mines Releasing Excessive Pollution June 5, 2019 By Valerie Volcovici Several West Virginia coal mines, including some owned by the governor’s family, have released many times the allowable amounts of...
Privacy Exclusion Protects Insurer from $60 Million Class Action June 4, 2019 By Andrew G. Simpson A federal judge in Florida has ruled that a policy exclusion for invasion of privacy claims relieved an insurer of...
Audit: Multiple Water Leaks Found at New $160M Tennessee State Museum June 4, 2019 By Kimberlee Kruesi Tennessee’s new $160 million state museum had multiple water leaks in the first few months of being open, according to...
Disney World Union Warns of Safety Risks as Park Fire Dept. Faces Staffing Shortage June 4, 2019 By Mike Schneider Firefighters for Walt Disney World’s private government say they’re understaffed and that poses a safety risk as the Florida theme...
Florida’s Citizens Joins NICB Disaster Response Services Consortium June 4, 2019 Citizens Property Insurance Corporation, Florida’s insurer of last resort, has joined the Geospatial Intelligence Center (GIC), an insurance industry consortium...
Georgia to Overhaul Warning System Procedures After Tornado Siren Failure June 3, 2019 Emergency officials near Georgia’s coast are investigating how to prevent future failures of an outdoor tornado siren system. The sirens...
Alabama Lawmakers to Form Medical Marijuana Study Commission June 3, 2019 By Kim Chandler Alabama lawmakers voted Friday to create a medical marijuana commission that will make recommendations for a bill they might consider...
North Carolina School System Settles Tornado Damage Claims with Insurer for $10M June 3, 2019 More than a year after a tornado struck, a North Carolina school system says it’s reached a $10 million settlement...
Szalkay Joins Appalachian Underwriters Brokerage Division in Florida June 3, 2019 Jennifer Szalkay has rejoined Appalachian Underwriters’ Brokerage division in Sarasota, Fla. Now a senior broker, she will be working on...