Home Smashed: For One Family, Hurricane Laura the Third Strike 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 Catastrophe modeling firm Karen Clark & Company (KCC) said on Wednesday it expects insured losses of close to $150 million... Read More