Latest Virginia Headlines
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Damages Allowed Over Insurer’s Refusal to Defend West Virginia Man
Feb 24 2014 // A former Wyoming County (West Virginia) Council on Aging director can recover damages for aggravation and inconvenience from an insurance company that refused to represent him when the state sued him, a federal appeals...
Gay Marriage Battle Headed to Federal Courts
Feb 18 2014 // The overturning of Virginia’s gay marriage ban places the legal fight over same-sex unions increasingly in the hands of federal appeals courts shaped by President Barack Obama’s two election...
West Virginia Bill Would Authorize Sale of Private Flood Insurance
Feb 18 2014 // West Virginia state Senator Rocky Fitzsimmons (D-Ohio) has introduced a bill that would authorize private insurers to offer flood insurance in West Virginia. Since federal law changes in 2012, some West Virginians have...
In Virginia, 74,000-Plus Enrolled in Health Plans Through Insurance Marketplace
Feb 18 2014 // More than 74,000 Virginians have enrolled in health plans through the federal insurance marketplace. Figures from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services show that from Oct. 1 through Feb. 1, 28 percent of those...
Federal Judge: Virginia’s Gay-Marriage Ban Unconstitutional
Feb 14 2014 // Virginia’s ban on gay marriage was ruled unconstitutional by a federal judge who said it violated the equal-protection rights of the state’s residents including couples married legally in other states. The...
West Virginia Denied FEMA Grant for Chemical Spill
Feb 14 2014 // Federal officials have denied West Virginia’s request for emergency grants to reimburse first responders, nonprofits and public agencies that assisted during last month’s chemical spill. FEMA said in a letter...
Federal Appeals Court: U.S. Has Jurisdiction in Chinese Drywall Suits
Feb 13 2014 // U.S. courts have jurisdiction over claims that a Chinese drywall company’s defective product wrecked homes, and a company that failed to show up in court must pay $2.7 million for damage to seven Virginia couples, a...
Storm Dumps More Snow on Northeast After Icing Southeast for 2 Days
Feb 13 2014 // The winter storm that cut electricity to more than half a million customers across the South and grounded 10,000 flights this week turned its power on the U.S. Northeast, bringing heavy snow from Virginia to Maine. In...
Damages Allowed Over Insurer’s Refusal to Defend West Virginia Man
Feb 10 2014 // A former Wyoming County (West Virginia) Council on Aging director can recover damages for aggravation and inconvenience from an insurance company that refused to represent him when the state sued him, a federal appeals...
Firm in Deadly West Virginia Cellphone Towers Collapse Previously Cited
Feb 10 2014 // The company that employed two of the three people killed in the collapse of a pair of cellphone towers in Clarksburg was sanctioned after a fatal accident in 2009 in Missouri, according to Occupational Health and Safety...
Settlement Reached in Virginia Meningitis Death Lawsuit
Feb 6 2014 // The family of a Salem man who died of meningitis has settled a $25 million wrongful death lawsuit against a Roanoke, Virginia, clinic. The Roanoke Times reports that Douglas Wingate’s family agreed to settle the...
Senate to Take Up Chemical Safety Bill After West Virginia Spill
Feb 6 2014 // U.S. senators said they will take up a bill as soon as this week to require inspections and clean-up plans for chemical storage tanks, over the objection of industry, after a West Virginia spill tainted drinking...
West Virginia Agencies Join Lawsuit Alleging Pain Pill Abuse
Feb 4 2014 // Two West Virginia agencies are joining a lawsuit against an Ohio drug company, alleging its negligent practices have helped fuel the state’s pain pill abuse epidemic. The Department of Health and Human Resources and...
Esurance Begins Selling Auto Insurance In West Virginia
Jan 30 2014 // Online seller Esurance is now offering car insurance in West Virginia. In addition to state-required liability coverage, Esurance provides optional auto insurance coverage options including: CarMatch Rental Coverage, which...
Freedom Industries: West Virginia Chemical Spill Bigger Than First Estimate
Jan 30 2014 // The company behind a chemical spill that contaminated the water supply of 300,000 people now estimates some 10,000 gallons of chemicals leaked, up from an earlier figure of 7,500 gallons, state regulators said Monday. West...
West Virginia Seeks Federal Funds for Chemical Spill Assessment
Jan 28 2014 // West Virginia is seeking a $350,000 federal grant to assess the damage of a chemical spill that polluted the water supply for 300,000 people. Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin said the money would help with monitoring, testing and...
Online Insurance Transactions Pondered by Washington Legislature
Jan 27 2014 // Washington state legislators will consider modernizing how insurance transactions are conducted. House Bill 2662, authored by State Rep. Derek Stanford, D-Bothell, will enable policyholders to access their insurance policy...
West Virginia Chemical Firm Files for Bankruptcy As Litigation Begins
Jan 27 2014 // The company blamed for a chemical spill that left 300,000 West Virginians without safe drinking water filed for bankruptcy, temporarily shielding it from dozens of lawsuits, many by businesses that were forced to shut down...
Declarations
Jan 27 2014 // Fishing Expedition Prevention “This will preclude an insurer from going on a fishing expedition, just as they can’t go on a fishing expedition to find out how many chainsaws you own or sharp knives [you have]...
AssuredPartners Enters West Virginia, Acquiring Commercial Insurance Services
Jan 24 2014 // Florida-based AssuredPartners Inc. said it has completed the acquisition of Commercial Insurance Services through its newly formed operation AssuredPartners of West Virginia. Terms were not disclosed. The Commercial...
