Southeast News for April 2008
- Georgia Court to Consider Carbon Monoxide Case
- West Virginia to Revisit Mine Seal Rules
- Mississippi Lawmakers Expand Public Safety ‘One Call’ Law
- West Virginia City Votes to Ban All-Terrain Vehicles
- Kentucky Public Safety Officials Concerned with Scrap Metal Thefts
- Florida Fire Prompted Partial Jail Evacuation
- Florida-based Old Dominion Insurance Earns Top Spot in Agent Survey
- West Virginia Lawmaker Says State Should Pay Firefighters’ Workers’ Comp
- Kentucky Residents Recovering from Tornadoes Unhappy with Feds
- Industrial Accident in Tennessee Claims Life at Construction Site
- Alfa Insurance Offers Rewards in String of Alabama Copper Theft
- Florida Regulator Holds Public Hearing on New Reinsurance Rules
- State Farm Settles Katrina Case in Mississippi
- Shooting Prompts Safety Measures at Mississippi College
- Bill to Limit Medical Malpractice Lawsuits in Tennessee Heads to Governor
- Florida CFO to Politicians: Look at State’s Liability in Commuter Rail Deal
- Building Explodes in Florida, Impacts Nearby Businesses, Damages Home
- 12 Hurt in North Carolina Greyhound Bus Wreck after Driver Falls Asleep
- Fewer Tennessee Wildfires as Season Winds Down
- 9 West Virginia Airports Get Federal Funds for Improvements, Safety
- West Virginia Mining Co. Blames Losses on Structural Issues, Labor Shortage
- South Carolina Gov. Names Public Safety Director
- Mississippi Attorney Wants Hurricane Katrina Litigator Sanctioned
- Court Upholds Florida Lobby Law
- Update: Florida Court Says Allstate Ruling was Premature
- Tennessee Senate Measure would Ban Lawyers from Impaired Driving Ads
- Kentucky Boy Makes Homemade Bomb, Causes Hospital Scare
- North Carolina Insurance Agent Charged with Embezzlement
- Tennessee Insurance Commissioner: All Locksmiths to Be Licensed by July
- Court Mistake Keeps Allstate in Business in Florida
- Judge in Mississippi Rejects Fraud Claim against State Farm in Katrina Suit
- Report: South Carolina Officials Label York Mill Fire as Suspicious
- Ignoring Flood Signs could Bring Reckless Driving Charge in Tennessee
- Thousands of Florida Smokers to Split $600 Million Tobacco Fund
- Kentucky Gov. Blocking Mine Safety Appointment of Ex-Fletcher Aide
- South Carolina Gov. Signs Impaired Driving Bill into Law
- Florida Attorney General Agrees to $1.6M Settlement with Construction Firm
- Southeast Agents Fear Recession as Construction Woes Continue
- Federal Emergency Officials Visit Mississippi as River Reaches Crest
- University Officials in Kentucky Add Public Safety Enhancements
- Mississippi Gov. Appeals Fed’s Decision to Deny Emergency Declaration
- North Carolina Fire Takes 2 City Blocks, Former Tobacco Warehouse
- Homes, Businesses Submerged as Mississippians Plug Seeping Levee
- Alabama’s Baldwin County May Have to Return Federal Reimbursements
- Hospital Firm to Settle 11 Lawsuits in Former West Virginia Doctor Case
- Weather Service Reports North Carolina Tornado Damage
- Alabama Court Clears Way for Trial against Drug Companies
- Study: Workers’ Comp Costs Per Claim in North Carolina Rising Rapidly
- Supreme Court Hears West Virginia Flood Lawsuit Arguments
- Judge Bars Mississippi Law Group from Katrina-related State Farm Case
- Redman: From Insurance Salesman to Atlanta’s Starting Quarterback
- Georgia Insurance Commissioner Running for Governor
- Mississippi Insurance Commissioner: Check Policy for Earthquake Coverage
- Florida Provides Free Training for Volunteer Firefighters
- Mississippi Officials: Feds Came up Short on Jackson Damage Estimates
- Mississippi Towns and Counties to Split $41M in Disaster Recovery Grants
- 5 West Virginia Fire Departments Respond to Blaze, Motel Evacuated
- Mississippi Tort Attorney Takes 5th over Bribery Questions
- Wild Dunes Fined $18,000 for Littering South Carolina Coast with Sandbags
- South Carolina Workers’ Comp Exclusivity Doesn’t Bar Invasion of Privacy
- Alabama Gov. Addresses Food Safety Issue During Trip to China
- Safety Award at West Virginia Mine Stirs Critics
- Tennessee Officials Investigating Arson Case at Memphis Nightclub
- Mississippi Flood Waters Take Farms, Homes, Lives
- Update: Alabama-based Alfa Corp. Completes Merger
- Florida Senate Property Insurance Bill Pleases Regulators, Angers Insurers
- Deposition: Maintenance Guide Ignored on Ride that Injured Kentucky Teen
- Former West Virginia Doc Files $10m Suit over Revoked Medical License
- South Carolina Attorney Declines Consideration for Workers’ Comp Board
- Florida Court: Allstate Insurance Back in Business…Again
- Rising River Closes Mississippi Casino
- Florida City Settles with Tourist’s Widow
- Mississippi Bar Forms Task Force on Heels of Scruggs Guilty Plea
- Mississippi Woman Jailed on Insurance Fraud Charge
- Dealings with Insurance Provider Fueled Criticism in North Carolina Gov. Race
- West Virginia Man Sentenced in Insurance Fraud Case
- Mississippi Asks for Federal Disaster Declaration in Hinds County
- Widow of Firefighter Killed in South Carolina Store Fire Sues Businesses
- Georgia Lawmakers Vote to Give Insurers a Tax Break
- Rains Continue to Swell Mississippi River, Force Evacuations
- West Virginia Cracks Down on Young Boaters Who Skip Safety Training
- Kentucky Governor Appoints Member to Fire Protection Commission
- State of Emergency Issued for 12 Mississippi Counties after Tornadoes
- South Carolina-based First Financial Unit Buys Somers-Pardue
- Feds Give Georgia $20M in Grants for Disaster Response Measures
- Mississippi Wind Pool Rate Reduction on the Horizon
- Mississippi Gov., Attorney General, Haggle over Product Liability
- A.M. Best Affirms and Withdraws Ratings of Georgia-based Delta Fire & Casualty
- Appeals Court Vacates $1 Million Award in Mississippi Katrina Case
- 2 Plead Guilty in West Virginia to Insurance Fraud Related Charges
- Mississippi: Insurer Wants Sisters to Pay for Providing Katrina Claims Records to Scruggs
- Court Moves up Allstate Deadline for Meeting Florida’s Terms
- North Carolina Man Charged with Filing Fraudulent Diamond Ring Claim
- Tennessee Fire Marshal Reminds Outdoor Chefs of Grilling Dangers
- Florida Reviewing Allstate’s Document Release
- Indicted Alabama Insurance Executive Claims Political Retaliation
- Mississippi River Traffic Limited after 2 Accidents at Old Vicksburg Bridge
- Florida Fire Marshal Turns up Heat on Thieves Stealing Fire Equipment
- Former N.C. Building Inspector Arrested on Forgery Allegations
- Attorney: South Carolina Textile Firm, Railroad Settle in Train Wreck Lawsuit
- Tennessee: Bridge near Memphis Airport Undergoes Emergency Repairs
- High Net Worth Property Underwriter Moves into Florida Panhandle
- Update: Tennessee Residents Try to Recover after Oil Well Explosion
- Powerful Storms Leave Thousands of Mississippians without Power
- Former Volunteer Firefighter Charged with More Tennessee Arsons
- Scruggs-Affiliated Mississippi Lawyers Barred from State Farm Katrina Cases
- North Carolina to Practice New Hurricane Evacuation Plan in May
- Tennessee Medical Malpractice Legislation Passes House
- Tennessee Firm Recalls Water Heaters for Fire, Monoxide Hazards
- Update: Train Exec Didn’t Promise to Keep Mill Open after South Carolina Crash
- Tire Falls from Helicopter, Crashes into Georgia Mechanic’s Home
- Update: Kentucky Passes Bill on Thrill Ride Operation after Grisly Accident
- Alabama Insurance Executive Indicted in Criminal Fraud Case
- South Carolina Senate OKs Tax Breaks for Fire Sprinkler Systems
- Insurer Group Sees Tennessee Legislation as Victory for Insured Drivers
- Florida Court Rules Allstate Suspension Back in Effect
- Hurricane Law Group Alleges Florida Withheld Consumers’ Mediation Options
- Traveler Trying to Carry Potential Explosives on Plane Arrested in Florida
- Mississippi Katrina Litigator Scruggs asks Court to Dismiss Bar Complaint
- Stricter Public Safety in Tennessee Could Free Up Road Money
- Atlanta-based Assurant Expands Benefit Choices to Homeowners
- 3 Alabama Fire Stations Battle Apartment Complex Fire, Dozens Homeless
- Impaired Driver Bill Advances in Tennessee Senate
- Driver Arrested in Connection with 4-Car Wreck on Georgia Interstate
- Update: Fire at Tennessee Sports Uniform Factory Set to Cover Thefts
- North Carolina Lifts Open Burning Ban after Recent Rainfall
- Mobile Homes – Not Trailers – Arrive for Tennessee Tornado Victims
- North Carolina Ad Company Cited for Safety Violations in Billboard Accident
- Tennessee Gov. Appoints 2 to State Workers’ Compensation Council
- Atlantic American Sells its Regional Property and Casualty Operations
- Alabama Students Say Teacher Grabbed Wheel of Out-of-Control Bus
- Mix of Fireworks and Wrestlemania in Florida Cause Injuries, Mayhem
- Officials File Civil Lawsuit against 3 Former Florida Insurance Companies
- West Virginia Building on National Historic Register Destroyed by Fire
- Tug, Barge, Collide with Vessel in Alabama Section of Tennessee River
- Georgia Hospital Destroyed by Tornado Opens Full Service Facility
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