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Neighbor of Alabama Waffle House Sues Over Grease, Sewage Seepage
Apr 2 2017 // Grease and sewage from a nearby Waffle House caused thousands of dollars in damage when it seeped onto an Alabama man’s property, he said in a lawsuit. Mack Crook Jr. of Anniston is seeking $800,000 from Norcross,...
Crackdown on Spring Breakers Leads to Fewer Arrests Along Alabama Coast
Mar 28 2017 // Police in Alabama’s two largest beach towns say they’re arrested more than 450 spring breakers so far this year, and that’s a big improvement from last year. Police in both Orange Beach and Gulf Shores...
Alabama Supreme Court: Passenger Injured in Car Chase Can’t Sue City, Police
Mar 27 2017 // A woman who was hurt in a car crash that ended a police chase more than three years ago can’t sue the officers or the suburban Birmingham city where it occurred, the Alabama Supreme Court ruled Friday. The justices...
Alabama Confirms Bird Flu in 2 Poultry Flocks
Mar 22 2017 // Alabama officials have confirmed bird flu in two poultry flocks, just a week after three commercial breeders had to kill their chickens across the state line in Tennessee. The state veterinarian announced that chickens are...
Police Investigate Alabama Mosque Burglaries
Mar 21 2017 // Authorities are trying to determine whether a series of break-ins at mosques in Alabama might be linked to a similar case in Virginia based partly on similarities shown in surveillance photos, officials said Friday. Images...
Alabama Supreme Court Says Suit Against Mobile Shipbuilder Can Continue
Mar 9 2017 // The Alabama Supreme Court says workers who claim they were injured by a tool at a shipyard in Mobile can go ahead with their lawsuit against the shipbuilder. The justices on Friday refused to order a lower court to dismiss...
Alabama Scientists Studying Use of Maps to Avoid Storms
Mar 6 2017 // “We didn’t know it was coming.” April Taylor heard that again and again, and she didn’t understand it. Taylor, a social scientist, was working on trauma recovery in DeKalb County in northeast...
Alabama Pain Management Doctors Convicted in Pill Mill Case
Mar 1 2017 // Two doctors who operated a pain management clinic on the Alabama coast are facing time in federal prison after being convicted of running what authorities describe as a pill mill. Jurors in Mobile returned the verdict Feb....
Orchid Underwriters Rolls Out Admitted Homeowners Products in Alabama
Feb 23 2017 // Orchid Underwriters Agency, LLC, a specialty underwriter of excess & surplus insurance focusing on coastal properties, has launched admitted residential homeowners’ products through a new partnership with...
Former Alabama Scrap Metal Executive Accused of Embezzling $11.2M
Feb 17 2017 // A former executive for a Birmingham-area scrap metal brokerage company has been accused of embezzling $11.2 million from the company and using the funds to live a lavish lifestyle. Acting U.S. Attorney Robert O. Posey said...
Judge Rejects Bid to Dismiss Alabama Water Contamination Lawsuit
Feb 16 2017 // A federal judge in Alabama is refusing to dismiss an environmental group’s lawsuit over alleged chemical contamination in the Tennessee River. The Decatur Daily reports U.S. District Judge Abdul Kallon won’t...
Study: Fatal Wrecks in Alabama Increase 25% in 2016
Feb 6 2017 // Researchers say the number of fatal traffic crashes in Alabama increased by nearly 25 percent last year. Citing a recent University of Alabama study, The Tuscaloosa News reports that 1,058 people died in crashes statewide...
Alabama-Based Cobbs Allen Taps Reed as HR Director
Jan 25 2017 // Cobbs Allen, a national insurance and risk management firm headquartered in Birmingham, Ala., has hired Tyrenda Williams-Reed as its new Human Resources director. Reed will be responsible for company-wide human resource...
Alabama Saw 25% Increase in Fatal Wrecks in 2016
Jan 24 2017 // Researchers say the number of fatal traffic crashes in Alabama increased by nearly 25 percent last year. Citing a recent University of Alabama study, The Tuscaloosa News reports that 1,058 people died in crashes statewide...
Tornadoes, Hurricanes and Fires… Oh My! Southeast Weathers Tough 2016
Jan 23 2017 // It is fair to say 2016 was the year of the catastrophe in the Southeast. Tornadoes, drought, floods, hurricanes and wildfires impacted virtually every state in the region. For the insurance industry, these events made for...
University of Alabama Hospital Employee Admits to Stealing $1.1M Over 9 Years
Jan 13 2017 // A woman whose job it was to make change for cashiers at UAB Hospital dining areas has been sentenced to 18 months in prison after she was accused of stealing $1.1 million. Al.com reports that Kyejuana Avery was also...
Tornadoes, Hurricanes and Fires… Oh My! 2016 A Rough Year for the Southeast
Jan 11 2017 // It is fair to say 2016 was the year of the catastrophe in the Southeast. Tornadoes, drought, floods, hurricanes, and wildfires impacted virtually every state in the region. For the insurance industry, these events made for...
Alabama Supreme Court: Woman Can Sue Doc for Wrongful Death After Miscarriage
Jan 10 2017 // The Alabama Supreme Court has ruled that a woman can pursue a wrongful-death lawsuit against an obstetrician after a miscarriage when she was five to six weeks pregnant. Justices last month reversed a trial judge’s...
Man Charged in 14 Alabama Home Burglaries
Jan 5 2017 // A 28-year-old man has been arrested in connection with 14 home burglaries in south Alabama. Al.com reports that Mobile police say William Rotter was taken into custody Dec. 22 and charged with 14 counts of third-degree...
Alabama Establishes New Mitigation Discounts for IBHS Fortified Structures
Dec 29 2016 // The Alabama Department of Insurance (ALDOI) has established new wind mitigation discounts for property insurance for Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS) Fortified residential and commercial structures...
