Latest North Carolina Headlines
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Workers’ Compensation Claims Skyrocket in North Carolina City
Apr 14 2015 // Gastonia may have to tap into its savings account to pay for skyrocketing workers’ compensation claims. The Gaston Gazette reports that the city has nearly spent all of its $538,000 for claims and may end up eating...
Duke Energy Appeals $25M Pollution Fine by North Carolina Regulators
Apr 13 2015 // Duke Energy Corp. says a $25 million fine by North Carolina environmental regulators over coal ash pollution that has been seeping into groundwater for years is excessive and unnecessary. The country’s largest...
North Carolina Contractor Jailed for Taking Insurance Money for Fraudulent Jobs
Apr 10 2015 // Authorities are accusing a contractor of taking more than $9,000 from insurance companies for roofing jobs in Richmond County, N.C., that he didn’t do. The Richmond County Daily Journal reports 42-year-old David...
New North Carolina Medical Fees Expected to Save on Work Comp
Apr 9 2015 // Revised medical fees approved in February by the North Carolina Industrial Commission and planned to take effect this year are expected to save the state’s workers compensation system $27 million annually, as well as...
North Carolina Government Building Damaged by Flood
Apr 9 2015 // Workers at the North Carolina Department of Insurance and other state agencies are cleaning up after water flooded a state building in downtown Raleigh damaging offices and state records. Officials said Tuesday it’s...
Crum & Forster Acquires Redwoods Group in North Carolina
Apr 7 2015 // The Redwoods Group, a provider of insurance to YMCAs, Jewish community centers and residential and day camps, has agreed to a merger with specialty insurer Crum & Forster, part of Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. Terms...
NFP Acquires North Carolina-Based Trinity Consulting
Apr 7 2015 // Insurance broker and consultant NFP has expanded its P&C capabilities and added to its employee benefits operation by acquiring Trinity Consulting. The transaction closed on March 3, 2015. A large risk management and...
North Carolina’s Hospital Costs
Apr 6 2015 // Hospital costs per workers’ compensation claim in North Carolina were higher than most states in 2012 in the wake of attempts to control their costs, according to a 2014 study by the Workers Compensation Research...
New North Carolina Medical Fees Expected to Save on Work Comp
Apr 6 2015 // Revised medical fees approved in February by the North Carolina Industrial Commission and planned to take effect this year are expected to save the state’s workers’ compensation system $27 million annually, as...
North Carolina Jury Awards $18 million to Estate of Bus Crash Victim
Mar 30 2015 // A jury has awarded $18 million to the estate of a Chapel Hill, N.C., man killed in a charter bus crash almost two years ago. WRAL in Raleigh reports the wrongful death lawsuit sought $52 million, but lawyers for Horizon...
Lawmakers Halt Medical Marijuana Efforts in North Carolina
Mar 27 2015 // North Carolina legislators are stopping efforts to legalize marijuana to treat medical conditions. A state House committee voted Wednesday to kill a medical marijuana bill. Advocates say marijuana helps to manage chronic...
Duke Energy to Appeal $25M Fine by North Carolina Regulators
Mar 26 2015 // Duke Energy will appeal a $25.1 million fine by North Carolina environmental regulators over pollution that has been seeping into groundwater for years from a pair of coal ash pits at a retired power plant. The fine, which...
North Carolina Scaffolding Accident Leads to 3 Worker Deaths
Mar 25 2015 // Workers were dismantling a scaffold at a high-rise construction project on Monday when a piece of it fell to the ground in downtown Raleigh, N.C., killing three men and sending another to a hospital. All four men were...
Florida Businessman Who Faked Death Arrested in North Carolina
Mar 25 2015 // A Florida businessman who authorities say faked his own death to dodge debts while reaping millions in life insurance benefits is sitting in a North Carolina jail after allegedly applying for a passport under another...
North Carolina Governor Signs Air Pollution Mandate Change for Fracking
Mar 20 2015 // Environmental legislation that gives leeway to a North Carolina state panel in creating air pollution rules for fracking has been signed into law by Gov. Pat McCrory. The governor signed the measure soon after the Senate...
University of North Carolina Settles with Ex-Learning Specialist for $335K
Mar 19 2015 // The former North Carolina learning specialist who questioned literacy levels of Tar Heels athletes received $335,000 in the settlement to end her lawsuit against the school. Mary Willingham sued last summer, saying she was...
Duke Coal Ash Case Goes Before North Carolina Supreme Court
Mar 19 2015 // North Carolina’s highest court is weighing whether state environmental rules require Duke Energy to clean up its leaky coal ash dumps immediately, or years down the road. The North Carolina Supreme Court heard...
North Carolina Fines Duke Energy $25M over Coal Ash Pollution
Mar 13 2015 // North Carolina environmental officials are fining Duke Energy $25 million over pollution that has been seeping into groundwater for years from a pair of coal ash pits at a retired power plant. The state Department of...
North Carolina Lawmakers, Commissioner Support Insurance Rate Legislation
Mar 13 2015 // Republican lawmakers and Democratic state Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin back legislation they say would improve the process to set North Carolina homeowner insurance rates and give insurers a new way to cover huge...
North Carolina Legislators Approve Tougher Drunken-Driving Bills
Mar 12 2015 // North Carolina lawmakers want a tougher no-alcohol policy imposed upon more motorists permitted to drive again following an impaired-driving conviction. The House voted this week for a measure saying drivers who get their...
