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Former NFL Cornerback D.J. Hayden and 5 Others Killed in Crash in Downtown Houston

HOUSTON (AP) — A crash at a red light killed six people including former NFL cornerback D.J. Hayden in downtown Houston early Saturday. The two-vehicle crash occurred about 2 a.m. when a Chrysler 300, apparently “going very fast, high velocity,” …

1 Dead in Interstate Crashes as Super Fog Shrouds New Orleans Area, Recalling Fatal October Pileup

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Dense smoke reminiscent of last month`s “super fog” that rolled into Louisiana has led to a deadly crash that shut down Interstate 10 in the New Orleans area early Tuesday, police said. The thoroughfare was closed …

La. State Police Open Criminal Investigation into MMA, Apex Roofing

Louisiana State Police have opened a criminal investigation into efforts by McClenny Moseley & Associates and Apex Roofing to solicit customers after receiving a complaint by the state Insurance Department about “suspected fraudulent actions” related to insurance claims. An initial …

Super Fog Blankets New Orleans Again, as Damp Fires and Smoke Close Interstate After Deadly Crash

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Dense smoke reminiscent of last month`s “super fog” that rolled into Louisiana has led to a deadly crash that shut down Interstate 10 in the New Orleans area early Tuesday, police said. The thoroughfare was closed …

Viewpoint: Non-renewal, Cancellation, Reformation and Rescission of Insurance Policies in Texas

The Texas Legislature this year adopted House Bill 1900, which amends the notice requirements for non-renewal and policy changes in Texas Insurance Code Section 551.105. The statutory changes, effective Sept. 1, increase the notice period from 30 days to 60 …

Immunity Doesn’t Protect Local Governments from Administrative Penalties, Texas Court Rules

Political subdivisions in Texas can’t use governmental immunity to evade administrative penalties for failing to timely pay workers’ compensation benefits, a state appellate court ruled Tuesday. A panel of the 3rd District Court of Appeals in Austin upheld a trial …

Poultry Companies Ask Judge to Dismiss Ruling that they Polluted an Oklahoma Watershed

A group of poultry producers, including the world’s largest, have asked a federal judge to dismiss his ruling that they polluted an Oklahoma watershed. Arkansas-based Tyson Foods, Minnesota-based Cargill Inc. and the others say in a motion filed Thursday that …

Louisiana Courts Still Tidying Up After Storm of McClenny Moseley Lawsuits

In December 2022, before much was known about how McClenny Moseley & Associates in Houston was able to set up shop in New Orleans and sign-up thousands of Louisiana clients in less than a year, US District Court Judge James …

What is Super Fog? The Mix of Smoke and Dense Fog Caused a Deadly Pileup in Louisiana

The National Weather Service called it “super fog” — a combination of thick smoke from fires in marshy wetlands of south Louisiana and the fog that often hangs thick in the air on cool, windless mornings. It was a deadly …

Texas Supreme Court to Hear Arguments in Challenge to Public Adjuster Law

Insurers and the Texas Department of Insurance hope to persuade the state Supreme Court to block a constitutional challenge to a law that prohibits roofing contractors from acting as public adjusters on their customers’ damage claims. The high court will …

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