Latest Virginia Headlines
All the headlines from our Virginia Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Feds Accuse Virginia Towing Firm of Illegally Selling Military Service Members’ Cars
Apr 22 2022 // Federal prosecutors have filed a lawsuit accusing a Virginia company of illegally taking and selling service members’ vehicles. The lawsuit filed Friday accuses Steve’s Towing of Virginia Beach of illegally...
J&J Settles West Virginia Opioid Suit for $99 Million
Apr 20 2022 // Johnson & Johnson has agreed to pay $99 million to settle claims by West Virginia that it helped fuel an opioid addiction crisis in the state, removing the company from a trial that began earlier this month. West...
Virginia Woman Bitten by Snake Endures Complex Disability, Financial, Legal Effects
Apr 20 2022 // It was the snakebite story shared around the globe. At least that’s how it felt to Rachel Myrick, who was bitten by a poisonous snake more than 41/2 years ago in the foyer of a Spotsylvania County restaurant. The...
ATV Is Not a Farm Vehicle Covered Under Homeowner’s Policy, Virginia Court Rules
Apr 18 2022 // The Virginia Supreme Court has ruled that an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) is not a “farm type vehicle” covered by a homeowner’s insurance policy, reversing a lower court that ruled in favor of coverage. The...
West Virginia Starts Day in Court Versus Drug Opioid Drugmakers
Apr 4 2022 // West Virginia is set to go to trial this week against Johnson & Johnson JNJ.N, Teva Pharmaceuticals Industries and AbbVie Inc. over claims that the companies fueled an opioid epidemic in the state. West Virginia...
ClearPath Expands into West Virginia May 1
Apr 4 2022 // ClearPath Mutual Insurance Co., a Kentucky-domiciled workers’ compensation insurance provider, has expanded into West Virginia, the company announced. ClearPath, which writes almost $50 million in premiums, said it...
Virginia School Allowed to Use Disputed Admissions Policy During Appeal
Apr 4 2022 // A federal appeals court has granted a request from a northern Virginia school system to continue using a challenged admissions policy at a highly selective high school while it appeals a ruling that found the policy...
Disabled Kids Allowed to Seek Modification of Virginia Mask Rule for Schools
Mar 28 2022 // A federal judge has ruled that an executive order and new Virginia law allowing parents to opt their children out of classroom COVID-19 mask mandates cannot prevent 12 vulnerable students from seeking a “reasonable...
Virginia Governor Signs ‘Squatted Truck’ Ban Into Law
Mar 23 2022 // Virginia’s governor signed into law Monday a ban on squatted trucks just weeks after a crash that left a 27-year-old man dead. The legislation signed by Gov. Glenn Youngkin prohibits modifications that make a...
Virginia Lawmakers Approve Relaxing Ban on Facial Recognition Technology
Mar 16 2022 // Last year, Virginia lawmakers passed one of the most restrictive bans in the country on the use of facial recognition technology, barring local police departments and campus police from purchasing or using the technology...
Judge Declines to Delay Ruling Against Virginia School System’s Admissions Policy
Mar 14 2022 // A federal judge has again ruled against a northern Virginia school system that he found guilty of discriminating against Asian American students when it overhauled its admissions policies at a highly selective high...
Element Risk Management Acquires Pennsylvania’s Ross Insurance
Mar 4 2022 // Element Risk Management has acquired Ross Insurance, a personal and commercial lines agency located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Ross Insurance was founded in 1960 by Bill Ross...
Virginia Governor Vetoes Policing Oversight Bill
Mar 3 2022 // Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin has issued his first veto, blocking a measure that would have allowed Arlington County’s governing board to hire an independent policing auditor. The Republican governor announced the...
Virginia School Board to Appeal Judge’s Ruling Blocking Elite School’s Admissions Policy
Feb 28 2022 // A federal judge ruled Friday that a Virginia school system illegally discriminated against Asian Americans when it overhauled the admissions policies at an elite public school. The ruling from U.S. District Judge Claude...
West Virginia High Court Says Email from Lawyer Enough to Settle Allstate Dispute
Feb 24 2022 // A lawyer’s email and voice mail were enough to settle a claim dispute and bar further litigation, despite a petitioner’s contention that thousands of dollars in damages were left unrepaired, the West Virginia...
Virginia Lawsuit Blames Amazon Demands on Delivery Drivers for Crash
Feb 23 2022 // A North Carolina motorcyclist who lost a leg after a collision with an Amazon delivery truck has filed a lawsuit arguing that unrealistic expectations for the tech giant’s delivery drivers have led to...
Takeaways from Our Conversation on More M&As, Cannabis ‘Frappucinos’ on Tap for 2022
Feb 14 2022 // Powered by InsuranceJournal.tv New Frontier Data, a producer of cannabis research and intelligence, released its “22 for 22 Report,” in January, which imparts a definitive air of optimism mixed with few...
Virginia City Deploys Flood Safety App to Help Drivers Navigate Increased Flooding
Feb 10 2022 // The sun was shining when Kim Williams hopped in her Honda Odyssey to visit a friend at a nursing home. But an unexpected downpour on the drive back left her trapped in a maze of flooded streets. Williams made turn after...
Business Moves
Feb 7 2022 // National Marsh McLennan, Affinity Agency Association Member Benefits Advisors, a national affinity-based membership and marketing insurance agency, has agreed to acquire the associations business of Mercer, a business of...
Element Risk Acquires Hoffman and L&B in Pennsylvania, Stoneburner-Carter in Virginia
Jan 25 2022 // Pennsylvania-based Element Risk Management has acquired two Pennsylvania insurance agencies and another in Virginia, The Pennsylvania agencies are W.S. Hoffman Insurance located in Phoenixville, and L&B Insurance and...
