Editor's Picks Ala. Supreme Revives Lawsuits, Questions Attorney’s Authority to Settle All Claims December 5, 2023 By Claims Journal staff The Alabama Supreme Court revived a medical malpractice lawsuit and a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the estate of a... Read More
Lawsuit Alleges Negligence in Train Derailment and Chemical Fire that Forced Residents from Homes December 1, 2023 By Rebecca Reynolds LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A lawsuit filed Wednesday in federal court alleges negligence by CSX Transportation caused a train derailment... Read More
Florida Injury Attorney Begins Prison Time for Defrauding Former Players in NFL Lawsuit November 30, 2023 By Insurance Journal staff and wire reports A Florida injury attorney who led a class-action lawsuit on behalf of former NFL players, then defrauded his clients out... Read More
State Supreme Court Upholds Attorney Fees in Tennessee Workers’ Comp Case November 30, 2023 By William Rabb In what could be seen as a rare win for the claimants’ bar in Tennessee, the state Supreme Court upheld... Read More
Failed Wheel Bearing Caused Ky. Train Derailment but Didn’t Trigger Alarms, CSX Says November 29, 2023 By Rebecca Reynolds and Josh Funk LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A failed wheel bearing on a train car caused a derailment that sparked a chemical fire... Read More
Florida Hospital Alleges Juror Misconduct, Wants New Trial After Verdict in Maya Case November 28, 2023 By Insurance Journal staff The Florida hospital at the center of the high-profile Maya Kowalski negligence case has asked for a new trial, alleging... Read More
Cleanup, Air Monitoring Underway at Kentucky Train Derailment Site November 27, 2023 LIVINGSTON, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky officials and crews with rail operator CSX were working Friday to remove train cars and... Read More
Encroaching Wildfires Prompt N.C. and Tenn. Campgrounds to Evacuate November 22, 2023 PINNACLE, N.C. (AP) — Wildfires have prompted campgrounds in North Carolina and Tennessee to evacuate starting Sunday while firefighters prepared... Read More
Florida Man Sentenced for Role in Workers’ Compensation Fraud Conspiracy November 21, 2023 By Insurance Journal staff A federal judge has sentenced Ramon Paz of Lakeland, Florida to 33 months in federal prison for conspiracy to commit... Read More
Heavy Rain in Florida Has Little to Do with Hurricane Season November 17, 2023 By Freida Frisaro FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Why has it been raining so much in South Florida? Experts say the latest windy,... Read More