After 6 Worker Deaths at Georgia Chicken Plant, OSHA Issues $1 Million in Fines July 27, 2021 By Rich McKay ATLANTA– A North Georgia chicken plant and its associated companies face $1 million in fines and scores of citations from... Read More
Search for Bodies Concludes at Florida Condo Collapse Site July 26, 2021 By David Fischer and Terry Spencer MIAMI (AP) — Firefighters on Friday declared the end of their search for bodies at the site of a collapsed... Read More
Analysis: Wicker Says Yazoo Pumps Would Alleviate Injustice July 26, 2021 JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Installing massive pumps to drain water from the south Mississippi Delta would be a way to... Read More
Miami-Dade’s Unsafe Structures Board Frustrated by Delays July 23, 2021 MIAMI (AP) — Miami-Dade County’s Unsafe Structures Board is under pressure to speed up the process for reviewing problematic structures... Read More
Judge: $150M Initially for Victims in Florida Condo Collapse July 23, 2021 By Curt Anderson Victims and families who suffered losses in the collapse of a 12-story oceanfront Florida condominium will get a minimum of... Read More
11th Circuit Affirms Condo Tower Hurricane Damage Award That Disappointed Both Sides July 22, 2021 By Jim Sams The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a jury verdict that found an insurer liable for $2.6 million in damages... Read More
Witness: Commissioner Used Arson Money to Buy Campaign Signs July 20, 2021 By Jeff Amy ATLANTA (AP) — Suspended Georgia Insurance Commissioner Jim Beck improperly took money from the private insurer he led and used... Read More
Georgia Shipwreck Demolition Pauses for Maintenance of Crane July 19, 2021 BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — The towering crane being used to saw apart an overturned cargo ship along the Georgia coast... Read More
Georgia City Pays $500K to Settle 2017 Police Custody Death July 19, 2021 A local government in Georgia agreed Tuesday to pay $500,000 to settle a lawsuit brought by the family of a... Read More
Sedgwick Acquires Maritime Claims Firm Nautilus July 16, 2021 Global claims services firm Sedgwick recently acquired the assets of Nautilus Investigations, a South Florida-based firm with a specialty in... Read More