Georgia Jury Awards $500K to Woman Who Sued Over Sexual Abuse by Pastor June 15, 2021 A Georgia jury has awarded $500,000 to a woman who sued her former pastor, alleging that he had sexually abused...
North Carolina High Court Backs Students’ Constitutional Right to Sue Over Bullying June 15, 2021 By Gary D. Robertson The constitutional right of North Carolina’s children to have access to a good public school education also applies to individual...
Insurance Agency Owner’s Suicide Unrelated to Fraud Allegations, Says Firm June 14, 2021 By Lawrence Delevingne The co-founder of a Florida financial firm facing investor lawsuits alleging securities fraud has died by suicide, and a spokesperson...
Tropical Depression Off North Carolina Could Become Tropical Storm June 14, 2021 By Nishara Karuvalli Pathikkal Tropical Depression Two has formed off the coast of North Carolina and is heading away from the United States, the...
West Virginia Town Residents Say Coal Dust Is Taking Their Breath Away June 14, 2021 By Mike Tony EUNICE, W.Va. — Eunice should have been Becky Rectenwald’s place to settle. The dust settled there instead. Rectenwald, 58, moved...
Georgia City Offers $350K to Settle Claim Over Police Takedown of Wrong Man June 14, 2021 By Russ Bynum Officials of a Georgia city have offered a $350,000 legal settlement to a Black man injured last year when a...
Wrongful Death Suit Against 3 Georgia Police Officers to Proceed June 14, 2021 COLUMBUS, Ga. — A federal judge says he isn’t halting a wrongful death lawsuit against three Columbus police officers, despite...
Newly-Enacted Florida Property Insurance Reform Bill Said to Be Already Working June 11, 2021 By Andrew G. Simpson Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday officially signed into law reform legislation on property insurance and roofing contractor practices, a...
Now Available: Insurance Journal’s Focus on Florida Special Edition June 11, 2021 Check out Insurance Journal’s recent special edition on Florida including a special report on new legislation to help Floridians who...
Drought Conditions Declared for 6 South Carolina Counties June 11, 2021 A dry spring has led a committee to declare that six counties in northeast South Carolina are in the first...