Home Smashed: For One Family, Hurricane Laura the Third Strike August 31, 2020 By Nomaan Merchant HACKBERRY, La. — Bradley Beard calls Hurricane Laura his third strike. In 2005, Rita pushed a foot of floodwaters into... Read More
Hanna’s Rain Remains Biggest Threat to Virus Hot Spot Texas July 27, 2020 By Juan A. Lozano and John L. Mone CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — South Texas braced for flooding Sunday after Hanna roared ashore as a hurricane the day before,... Read More
5th Circuit: Carrier Must Defend Against Claim Despite Policy Exclusion July 22, 2020 By Jim Sams Texas law requires an insurer to defend the grandparents of a 10-year-old boy who was killed while driving their all-terrain... Read More
Locals Seek Repairs After Storm Ate at Island Levee July 20, 2020 NEW ORLEANS — Tropical Storm Cristobal ate away the beach of Louisiana’s only inhabited barrier island to the huge sand-filled... Read More
Hundreds Test Positive at Tyson Foods Plant in Arkansas June 23, 2020 By Tamara Lush ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Tyson Foods is looking into reports that China’s customs agency has suspended poultry imports from a... Read More
Oklahoma Court Says Home Warranty Contract Is Insurance, Nixes Forced Arbitration June 19, 2020 By Stephanie K. Jones A home warranty contract is an insurance contract. That’s the conclusion of the Oklahoma Supreme Court in a case in... Read More
Arkansas Governor’s Order Grants Businesses Virus Lawsuit Protections June 18, 2020 By Andrew DeMillo Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson has granted businesses protections from coronavirus lawsuits, while the state’s epidemiologist said she’s concerned loosened restrictions... Read More
Texas Man Sentenced to 78 Years in Prison for Arson, Insurance Fraud June 17, 2020 A 52-year-old Groves, Texas, man has been sentenced to 78 years in federal prison for violations related to an arson... Read More
Louisiana Governor Edwards Vetoes Business-Backed Auto Insurance Tort Reform Bill June 16, 2020 Gov. John Bel Edwards on June 12 vetoed eight bills passed by Louisiana lawmakers in their recently ended regular session,... Read More
Insured Losses from Storm Cristobal Estimated at $150 Million June 10, 2020 Catastrophe modeling firm Karen Clark & Company (KCC) said on Wednesday it expects insured losses of close to $150 million... Read More