Federal Appeals Court Says Corps Doesn’t Have to Review ‘Polluting Spillway’ March 29, 2023 By Jim Sams The Bonnet CarrĂ© Spillway diverts Mississippi River flood flows away from New Orleans into Lake Pontchartrain, which connects to the...
Kentucky University Agrees to $14M Settlement in Wrestler’s Death March 20, 2023 A Kentucky university has agreed to a settlement of more than $14 million over the death of a student wrestler...
Family of NC Meteorologist Killed in Crash Files Suit Against Helicopter Companies March 13, 2023 The family of a meteorologist who was killed last fall in a helicopter crash in North Carolina is suing a...
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 Nursing Home Operator Acquitted of Causing Patient Deaths in Hurricane Irma February 27, 2023 A judge on Friday acquitted a Florida nursing home administrator accused of causing the overheating deaths of nine patients after...
Florida’s Notice-of-Intent Trips Up Medicare Recovery Firm in Suits Versus Insurers February 24, 2023 By Insurance Journal Staff Reports A law firm that has made a multibillion-dollar business out of suing auto and liability insurers for Medicare reimbursement payments...
Insurer Can’t Object to Asbestos Makers’ Bankruptcy, Despite Fraud Concerns February 17, 2023 By William Rabb A liability insurer has no standing to object to its insured’s bankruptcy plan, even if the carrier feels that the...
Guest at Daytona Hotel Dies After Being Struck by Forklift During Storm Repairs February 16, 2023 A guest at an oceanfront hotel in Florida has died after being run over by a forklift working on storm...
Texas Bill Would Require Law Enforcement to Carry Liability Insurance February 9, 2023 By Ezra Amacher A bill introduced last week by a Texas lawmaker would require law enforcement officers in the state to carry liability...
Downing of Chinese Balloon Creates Spectacle, Concern Over SC Tourism Hub February 7, 2023 The downing of a suspected Chinese spy balloon just off South Carolina’s coast created a spectacle over one of the...