Latest Virginia Headlines
All the headlines from our Virginia Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Monsanto $93 Million Settlement with West Virginia Residents Approved
Jan 29 2013 // A judge has given final approval to a settlement between chemical manufacturer Monsanto Co. and thousands of West Virginia residents over pollution claims. Circuit Judge Derek Swope in Putnam County approved the settlement...
Virginia OKs Changes to Workers’ Comp Premium Levels
Jan 28 2013 // Virginia’s State Corporation Commission (SCC) announced on Jan. 8 that the commission approved revisions to the premium levels charged for the state’s workers’ comp insurance. The National Council on...
West Virginia Municipal Insurer Balks at Defending Sheriff
Jan 25 2013 // The insurance pool for West Virginia county governments asked a judge Thursday to declare that it has no obligation to defend a Jefferson County sheriff who resigned in disgrace and pleaded guilty in the beating of a bank...
Federal Watchdog Issues Report on Gas Pipeline Safety
Jan 25 2013 // Federal regulators must account for response times in the data they collect from transmission operators on natural gas pipeline incidents, a congressional watchdog agency said this week. The U.S. Government Accountability...
Insurance Institute for Highway Safety in Va. Plans $30M Expansion
Jan 23 2013 // The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety is planning a $30 million expansion at its Ruckersville campus. Chief administrative officer Joe Nolan tells The Daily Progress that the project includes a new, larger outdoor...
2013 Insurance Industry Meetings & Conventions Directory
Jan 14 2013 // JANUARY P/C Insurance Joint Industry Forum Jan 15 Waldorf Astoria Hotel, New York, NY Insurance Information Institute www.iii.org 2013 Big ‘I’ Winter Meeting Jan 16-20 The Westin Mission Hills Resort & Spa,...
Virginia Approves Changes to Workers’ Comp Premium Levels
Jan 9 2013 // Virginia’s State Corporation Commission (SCC) announced on Jan. 8 that the commission has approved revisions to the premium levels charged for the state’s workers’ compensation insurance. The National...
Consumers Posting Negative Reviews Could Face Legal Issues
Jan 7 2013 // If you are mad as hell about a consumer experience you’ve had, you may want to exercise your right of free speech to express your dismay in a public forum – these days, by posting a negative review on a site...
GEICO Recruiting College Grads for Leadership Program in Virginia Office
Jan 4 2013 // GEICO, a Chevy Chase, Md.-headquartered auto insurance unit of Berkshire Hathaway, said its Fredericksburg, Va., regional office is recruiting college graduates for its “Supervisor Leadership Program.” The...
Veteran Inspector White Named West Virginia Mine Safety Chief
Jan 2 2013 // A longtime mine inspector and safety official will now head such efforts in West Virginia, after Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin appointed Eugene White as director for the Office of Miners’ Health, Safety and Training. White...
West Virginia Judge Stops Insurer’s Use of Old Parts on New Cars
Dec 31 2012 // A Kanawha County judge has granted Attorney General Darrell McGraw’s request for a permanent injunction against an insurance company and a St. Albans body shop owner accused of illegally installing junkyard parts on...
U. of Virginia Researchers Study ‘Virtual Reality’ Driving Tests
Dec 27 2012 // On-road driving tests, a rite of passage for high school students, could soon join eight-track tape players and bench seats in automotive obsolescence. Researchers at the University of Virginia School of Medicine are...
GEICO Names Assistant VP of Regional Claims in Virginia
Dec 27 2012 // GEICO, a Chevy Chase, Md.-headquartered auto insurance unit of Berkshire Hathaway, recently named Jeremy Connor as assistant vice president of regional claims operations at GEICO’s regional office in Fredericksburg,...
W.Va. Jury Finds Doctor, 2 Lawyers Filed False Asbestos Claims
Dec 26 2012 // A West Virginia radiologist and two Pennsylvania attorneys who were involved in thousands of asbestos lawsuits have been found guilty of civil racketeering for conspiring to fabricate claims against CSX Transportation. The...
West Virginia Explosion Reminder of Risk of Natural Gas Pipelines
Dec 14 2012 // Nearly 15,000 miles of natural gas pipeline stretch across West Virginia, and as residents of this community north of Charleston now know, devastating explosions can happen without warning. Federal regulators say there...
West Virginia Mine Blast Probe Widens, Top Executives Could Be Next
Nov 30 2012 // Federal prosecutors investigating the West Virginia mine explosion that killed 29 men have widened their net, filing criminal charges against a longtime Massey Energy executive who worked closely with former CEO Don...
Disaster Declaration Issued for 18 W.Va. Counties in Wake of Sandy
Nov 29 2012 // President Barack Obama has issued a disaster declaration to help 18 counties recover from damage caused by Superstorm Sandy. The declaration announced Tuesday by the White House makes federal funding available to eligible...
Goverment Allows WellPoint Purchase of Amerigroup
Nov 29 2012 // WellPoint Inc. can move forward with its $4.5 billion purchase of health insurance rival Amerigroup Corp after Amerigroup alleviated antitrust concerns by selling operations in Virginia, the U.S. Justice Department said on...
Veterans’ Advocate Seeks to Change Attorneys’ Role in Disability Claims
Nov 26 2012 // David Huffman has helped thousands of military veterans seeking disability benefits navigate the complex, often slow and at times frustrating claims process. The Wood County, West Virginia lawyer can relate: he was a...
West Virginia Court Supports Lesbian’s Bias Claim in Lost Job Offer
Nov 19 2012 // A jury in West Virginia’s Kanawha County has concluded that members of a Charleston after school program rescinded a job offer to a woman after they discovered she is a lesbian. The jurors reached their verdict...
