Editor's Picks Public Adjuster Accused of Scamming Claimants Took Cash Advances on Commissions August 17, 2022 By Jim Sams A public adjusting firm that was cited by regulators in both Texas and Louisiana for allegedly pocketing insurer payouts has... Read More
Plaintiff in First Zantac Lawsuit Set for Trial Drops Case August 17, 2022 By Brendan Pierson The plaintiff in the first lawsuit over the heartburn drug Zantac scheduled to go to trial has agreed to drop... Read More
Southeast News Florida Utility’s New Drone Can Speed Hurricane Recovery August 16, 2022 By Cody Jackson WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Florida’s primary energy provider is ready to launch a powerful new technology, just ahead... Read More
Midwest News Six Flags Amusement Park Shooting Near Chicago Leaves 3 Hurt August 16, 2022 GURNEE, Ill. (AP) — Three people were injured in a shooting in a parking lot of an amusement park north... Read More
Private Prison Firm to Settle Lawsuit over Inmate Death August 16, 2022 By Jonathan Mattise NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A private prison company has agreed to settle a federal lawsuit over a Tennessee inmate’s killing... Read More
East News Car Tilts into Sinkhole Caused by Water Main Break in Boston August 16, 2022 BOSTON (AP) — A break in a 20-inch (51-centimeter) water main in Boston early Monday sent water rushing down a... Read More
East News Md. Court Rules City and Subcontractor Not Liable in Workers’ Death August 16, 2022 By Insurance Journal staff The mother of a man killed on a Baltimore construction site who was barred by Maryland’s workers’ compensation law from... Read More
East News Northeastern Farmers Face New Challenges with Severe Drought August 16, 2022 By Jennifer McDermott PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Vermont farmer Brian Kemp is used to seeing the pastures at Mountain Meadows Farm grow slower... Read More
West News Viewpoint: Calif. Appellate Court Refuses to Expand Trigger for Independent Counsel August 16, 2022 By Jordan R. Plitt Under California Civil Code ยง2860, insureds have a right to obtain independent counsel at the insurer’s expense whenever there are... Read More
Claims People: PLRB, CNC and MEMIC August 16, 2022 By Claims Journal staff PLRB President Mallin Retiring Thomas W. Mallin, president and chief executive officer of the Property & Liability Resource Bureau, will... Read More