Texas / South Central News for October 2021
- Louisiana Turns to Travel Trailers For Residents Displaced by Ida
- Arkansas Sues Medical Supplier for $11M for Failed COVID Supplies Delivery
- Louisiana Tornado Damages Homes in Region Still Reeling From Hurricanes
- Judge Rejects Southwest Airlines Pilots’ Bid to Block COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate
- Johnson & Johnson Reaches $290M Texas Opioid Settlement
- FEMA Extends Deadline to Apply for Hurricane Ida Assistance to Nov. 29
- Severe Storm Brings Tornado Watch to Texas, Louisiana
- TWIA Policies Expected to Grow by 5.2% in 2022
- Texas Furniture Maker Faces $247K Fine for Exposing Employees to Amputation Hazards
- NTSB: Driver was Behind Wheel When Tesla Crashed Near Houston, Killing Two
- Louisiana Mayor: 300-400 Buildings Condemned From Hurricane Laura Damage
- Texas Regulators OK Rule Requiring Power Companies to Better Prepare for Winter
- Texas Workers’ Compensation Saw Telemedicine Services Skyrocket During Pandemic
- Chemical Giant to Pay $50M-Plus to Resolve Air Pollution Concerns in Texas, Iowa
- Texas Furniture Manufacturer Fined $249.6K for Exposing Workers to Amputation Hazards
- No Major Injuries After Plane Carrying 21 People Burns in Takeoff Mishap in Texas
- Louisiana Lawmaker Slams Ida Housing Assistance Program
- New Orleans Officials Investigate Fireworks as Cause of Wharf Fire
- Louisiana Doc to Pay $640K in Kickback Violations Case
- Business Groups Rally Against, Block Texas Bill to Ban COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates
- One80 Acquires Louisiana’s Equity Partners Insurance Services
- Houston Doc Found Guilty of Illegally Prescribing More Than 1.3M Doses of Opioids
- Proposed New Orleans Ordinance Aims for Safer Senior Living Facilities in Ida’s Aftermath
- Louisiana Implements Mediation Program for Hurricane Ida Claims
- People Moves: IMA Adds Marine Practice; Hires McCord, Homrighaus, Roberts in Houston
- Texas Bill Would Make Firms Requiring COVID Vaccine Vulnerable to Lawsuits
- Texas Contractor Fined $212K in Fatal Crane Collapse
- As Louisiana Port Rebuilds After Hurricane Ida, Loss of Wetlands Seen as Threat
- Skyward Specialty Adds Cannabis Coverage for D&O and E&O Lines
- Likely Tornadoes Cause No Major Damage in Oklahoma City
- Austin Luxury Car Dealer Sued for Retaliation Against Employee in Whistleblower Case
- AccuWeather: Texas to See Excessive Rain, Flooding from Hurricane Pamela
- Federal Law Likely Overrides Texas Ban on Vaccine Mandates
- Texas Governor’s Vaccine Mandate Ban ‘Puts a Big Burden on Employers’
- Tornadoes Rip Oklahoma; Storms Rock Central U.S.
- Gov. Abbott Bars All COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates in Texas, Rips Biden for ‘Bullying’
- Senators Agree Federal Hurricane Prevention for New Orleans Worked During Ida
- NTSB: Louisiana Boat’s Engine Room-Only Fuel Shutoff Valves Let Fire Spread
- Oil & Gas Services Company Sued for Racial Harassment, Retaliation at Texas Site
- Tesla Auto Insurance Expanding into Texas This Week
- Louisiana Health System Sued Over Vaccine Mandate
- Houston Company to Pay $85K to Settle Federal Disability Discrimination Lawsuit
- 4 Injured in Texas School Shooting; Student Arrested
- Trial to Assess Damages in 2017 Texas Church Massacre Now Underway
- Company Faces $202K in Penalties After Worker’s Death at Oklahoma Facility
- USDA: New Insurance Policy Will Help Farmers Who Sell Locally
- People Moves: Dunlavy Now President at Greenhill Insurance; Reed Named VP at Midlands Management
- Louisiana Hospital: Judge’s Ivermectin Court Order Invites Lawsuits
- Parents Sue City After Boy’s Death From Brain-Eating Amoeba in Texas
- Texas Records $699.8M in Surplus Lines Premiums in September
- Swiss Re Estimates Hurricane Ida Could Cost Insurers $30 Billion
- West Texas Gas Companies to Pay $8M on Fines, Compliance After Worker Deaths
- ‘Ambiguous’ Flood Deductible May Cost Carriers That Insured New Orleans Hotel
- Louisiana Firestone Plant to Pay $4M to Settle Pollution Charges
- U.S. Senators See ‘Actuarial Disaster’ on the Horizon with Flood Risk Rating 2.0
- Entergy Faces $150K Fine for Violations at Louisiana Nuclear Plant
- Over 175 Bronze Vases Stolen from Louisiana Cemeteries
- Study: Louisiana Auto Insurance Least Affordable in Nation
- Houston Man Sentenced for $1.8M Insurance Fraud Scheme
- Dallas Apartment Blast Injures 8, Including 4 Firefighters
- Hospital Housekeeping Services in Texas Sued for Disability Discrimination
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