Can Comp-Exempt Sub Owner Sue Contractor for Work Injury? Miss. Court Says ‘No’ December 18, 2024 By William Rabb It’s a question that has cropped up in state courts only on rare occasions: If the owner or officer of...
Largest Miss. Seafood Company Sentenced for Mislabeling Fish as Local December 16, 2024 GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) — The largest seafood distributor on the Mississippi Gulf Coast and two of its managers have been...
Jury Awards $310M to Parents of Teen Who Fell from Orlando Amusement Park Ride December 9, 2024 ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The parents of a 14-year-old Missouri boy who fell to his death from an Orlando amusement...
JPMorgan Bolsters Florida Bet With 300 New Jobs in Orlando December 4, 2024 JPMorgan Chase & Co. plans to hire 300 people in the Orlando area over the next two years, part of...
Mississippi Worker Killed When Hot Asphalt Falls from Dump Truck November 6, 2024 By Staff and Wire Reports JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Police in Mississippi’s capital said a man died Monday when he was trying to repair a...
Rescuers Find Body of Final Missing Tenn. Factory Worker Swept Away by Flooding November 5, 2024 ERWIN, Tenn. (AP) — Rescue workers in Tennessee have recovered the body of the final person still missing after massive...
TPG’s Exactech Goes Bankrupt After Lawsuits Over Recalled Implant Devices October 31, 2024 By Jonathan Randles Exactech Inc., a maker of joint-replacement implants owned by TPG Capital, has filed bankruptcy after being accused in more than...
Tennessee Pollution Exclusion Confusion: Courts Differ But Clauses Can Apply October 23, 2024 By Junaid N. Savani Insurers often include exclusions within their liability policies to prohibit coverage for claims arising out of pollution exposure. The exact...
Family of Tenn. Man Who Died in Plastics Plant Flooding Files Wrongful Death Suit October 17, 2024 By Kimberlee Kruesi NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The family of a Tennessee employee who was killed by catastrophic flooding caused by Hurricane Helene...
Tyco, TIG Insurance Agree to Settle ‘Forever Chemicals’ Fire Foam Litigation July 29, 2024 By Insurance Journal Staff Reports Three months after Tyco Fire Products agreed to pay $750 million to communities with groundwater affected by so-called “forever chemicals”...