Since 2003, there’s been at least one issue nearly all Texas Republicans could unite behind — tort reform. “Twenty to 30 years ago, Texas was known as a haven for plaintiff lawyers and jackpot justice,” said Tom Mechler, chairman of the Republican Party of Texas.
Meet a victim of the nation’s opioid addiction scourge: the American worker. A number of U.S. states are taking steps through their workers compensation systems to stem the overprescribing of the powerful painkillers to workers injured on the job, while helping those who became hooked to avoid potentially deadly consequences.
The security camera video is amazing. Just after 2 a.m. Sunday, a blue Toyota Tundra barreled through the front of “Sunshine State Armory” on Gall Boulevard in Zephyrhills. As the driver backs out, three men wearing hoodies dash in.
Three Georgia firefighters were injured, one of them fatally, when the vehicle in which they were traveling was struck by a suspected DUI driver Monday evening in Venice, authorities have confirmed.
A driver had to have his vehicle towed from the scene of an accident after losing control of his vehicle because “he thought there was a spider on his lap and panicked.”
Employees and third-party services are most likely the weakest links in a company’s cyber security system, but regular risk assessments can help prevent information leaks, a financial services regulatory attorney said last week.
The insurance industry needs to stop seeing lawyers as the “evil” enemy and appreciate the business they dole out, says a leading insurance law professor.
A man charged with arson in the fire of historic Butler’s Mill has been charged with two additional counts relating to the incident. Court records show Christopher Lynn Phillips, the owner of Butler’s Mill, was charged with two counts of first-degree insurance fraud.
According to the National Highway Safety Administration website, Hyundai and Kia are issuing a recall on some of their most popular models. The recall, which affects the Sonata, Santa Fe Sport, Optima, Sorento and Sportage, states that bearing wear may result in the engine seizing, increasing the risk of a crash.
At 11 a.m. Thursday, Mollie Hogan and Chris Veatch signed their last papers and picked up the key for their new home near Pilot Butte. Less than 24 hours later, high winds toppled a towering ponderosa pine, sending it crashing through the kitchen and living room.
Four people died in a small plane crash in a field off Peoria Road north of Harrisburg on Friday, the Linn County Sheriff’s Office said. The crash happened around 11:02 a.m., the sheriff’s office said.
Five children were injured when a strong wind picked up two bounce houses at a church carnival in South Carolina on Saturday, sending one of the inflatables into a tree and the other into a power line, authorities said.
Adjusters who encounter hoarders on property claims can expect to have trouble in determining the cause of a covered loss as well as damages. Typically, a hoarder equals more risk of a property insurance claim.
The use of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS or “drones”) by individuals and industry continues to grow. According to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) drone sales are expected to grow from 2.5 million units in 2016 to 7 million in 2020.
In November, the ride-sharing companies agreed to let the state run its own background checks as part of a deal that would let Lyft and Uber drivers service Logan Airport. More than 70,000 drivers applied for the checks. The results of the state’s first screening were announced on Wednesday, and more than 10% of applicants did not pass.
