The Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) has approved the FAIR Plan’s rate changes. The changes resulted in overall statewide average rate increases for homeowners, dwelling, condominium and renters policies. On Jan. 22, 2021, the FAIR Plan Association filed residential property …
A Texas-based dredging company has been charged with violating the Clean Water Act in connection with a coastal Louisiana oil spill in 2016 and faces a fine of up to $200,000, the Environmental Protection Agency reported. According to the Bill …
The offshore oil industry boat that overturned in a deadly Gulf of Mexico disaster last week was ordered to sea in dangerous conditions by an energy company that put “money over safety,” a pair of $25 million lawsuits assert. The …
A small chain of restaurants in eastern Nebraska will pay $85,000 and issue an apology to a former teenage worker to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit brought against it by a federal equal employment agency. The U.S Equal Employment Opportunity …
The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday dealt a potentially fatal blow to supporters of a proposed constitutional amendment aimed at legalizing recreational marijuana under certain circumstances. The justices ruled that the initiative’s ballot summary is “misleading” in part because it …
Several small earthquakes have rattled north-central Kansas. The largest had a magnitude of 3.5 and was reported Friday in Jewell County. Two other quakes measuring 2.3 and 2.5 on the Richter scale were recorded Saturday in Smith County, while a …
A former wildland firefighter who owns the land where a burn pile ignited a large wildfire near Rapid City says he believe the blaze was intentionally set. In a 60-page report, the landowner told investigators he was “100% sure the …
The South Carolina House is sending a bill preventing people with COVID-19 from suing businesses and other groups to the governor’s desk. The proposal protects businesses as long as they follow guidelines to protect people from the virus. Dozens of …
Fire officials said a dozen homes on several streets caught fire in Southwest Baltimore, fueled by wind-whipped flames from the burning roof of a vacant house. One firefighter was injured during the blaze Friday and was taken to a hospital …
The New York State Workers’ Compensation Board has launched its first-ever legal assistance project to help injured workers obtain medical treatment, the Injured Workers Legal Assistance Project (IWLAP). Now, injured workers can complete an online form maintained by the New …