Latest Virginia Headlines
All the headlines from our Virginia Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Settlements Reached in Remaining West Virginia Sago Mine Lawsuits
Nov 18 2011 // Settlements have been approved in the six remaining wrongful-death lawsuits filed by the families of miners who died in the 2006 Sago Mine disaster in West Virginia. Circuit Judge Charles King also signed off on several...
Dominion Virginia Power to Appeal Asbestos Exposure Fines
Nov 14 2011 // A Dominion Virginia Power spokesman says the company will appeal fines issued by the state over asbestos at its Surry nuclear power plant. The Daily Press says the Department of Labor and Industry ordered Dominion to pay...
West Virginia Nursing Home Challenges $91 Million Jury Award
Nov 8 2011 // A Charleston nursing home is challenging a $91 million damage award in a lawsuit stemming from the death of an elderly woman hours after she left the facility. Lawyers for Heartland of Charleston claim in a recent court...
Settlement Near in West Virginia Sago Mine Disaster
Nov 7 2011 // A West Virginia judge will consider approving a settlement in the six remaining wrongful-death lawsuits filed by the families of miners who died in the Sago Mine disaster. The workers were killed after a powerful methane...
The Demotech Company Classification System Reveals State Specialist Property/Casualty Insurers
Nov 7 2011 // Company Name State of Speciality 2010 TOTAL DPW Texas Mutual Insurance Co. TX 596,191 Old American County Mutual Fire Insurance Co. TX 575,100 SAIF Corporation OR 327,373 St. Johns Insurance Co. Inc. FL 257,106 Brickstreet...
$91M Damage Award Against West Virginia Nursing Home Upheld
Nov 7 2011 // A Kanawha County, West Virginia judge has affirmed most of a $91.5 million damage award against a Charleston nursing home in a lawsuit that claimed it failed to properly feed and care for an elderly woman who died hours...
FEMA Approves Virginia’s Second Appeal for Quake Aid
Nov 6 2011 // The Federal Emergency Management Agency has approved Virginia’s second request for assistance for those whose property was damaged in the August earthquake. The agency informed Gov. Bob McDonnell on Friday, Nov. 4,...
Va.-based Rutherfoord Hires Cunningham for Sales, Client Development
Nov 2 2011 // Insurance broker and risk management provider Rutherfoord appointed Jack Cunningham as producer/account executive. Cunningham brings over 20 years of expertise in the construction industry with past experience in sales of...
Virginia Farm Bureau Says It’s Peak Deer vs. Car Season
Oct 31 2011 // The Virginia Farm Bureau is warning motorists to be mindful of deer wandering onto roads and highways, a common hazard during this time of year. The Farm Bureau should know. It says Virginia is among the top 10 states in...
West Virginia Insurers Pay More for Deer-Related Auto Accidents
Oct 27 2011 // West Virginia auto insurers are paying more for deer-related accident claims despite the fact that fewer drivers are involved in deer-related crashes. The West Virginia Department of Insurance has released its 2010 study...
Ex-Mine Official Convicted in Deadly West Virginia Disaster
Oct 26 2011 // The former security chief at a West Virginia coal mine where 29 miners died last year was convicted of two felonies Wednesday, the U.S. Attorney’s office said. Hughie Elbert Stover, 60, was convicted by a federal...
Workers Exposed to Asbestos at Virginia Plant
Oct 25 2011 // At least 12 contract employees hired to repair the Surry nuclear power plant have been exposed to asbestos. State Department of Labor and Industry reports obtained by the Daily Press found that flakes of the cancer-causing...
West Virginia Judge Affirms $91M Damage Award Against Nursing Home
Oct 24 2011 // A Kanawha County, West Virginia judge has affirmed most of a $91.5 million damage award against a Charleston nursing home in a lawsuit that claimed it failed to properly feed and care for an elderly woman who died hours...
Workplace Deaths Double in West Virginia
Oct 19 2011 // Fatal on-the-job incidents in West Virginia more than doubled in 2010 compared to the previous year. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics said 95 workers were killed in workplace incidents, up from 41 in 2009. It’s...
West Virginia Orders Emergency Mine Inspections
Oct 19 2011 // West Virginia mine safety officials have ordered emergency inspections of up to 500 rescue shelters in the state’s underground coal mines. The Office of Miners Health, Safety and Training issued the order...
FEMA Denies Virginia Earthquake Disaster Aid
Oct 11 2011 // The Federal Emergency Management Agency has denied Virginia’s request for aid for individuals whose property was damaged by the Aug. 23 earthquake. Gov. Bob McDonnell announced the agency’s decision last...
Number of U.S. Deer-Vehicle Collisions Falls 7 Percent
Oct 5 2011 // For the third consecutive year, the number of deer-vehicle collisions in the U.S. has dropped, according to Illinois-based State Farm Insurance. And the downturn is accelerating. The percentage decline over the last year...
Parties Mum on $35M West Virginia Coal Slurry Settlement
Oct 3 2011 // Lawyers, plaintiffs and others are remaining quiet about a $35 million settlement with hundreds of people who say a Massey Energy subsidiary poisoned their wells with coal slurry. More than 300 people gathered at the...
Virginia Workplace Deaths Decline
Oct 3 2011 // The number of workplace fatalities in Virginia last year fell to the lowest level since the state began reporting such data in 1992. The number of fatalities fell to 104 from 119 in 2009. The state Department of Labor and...
Virginia Court: Insurer Not Liable For Global Warming Claims
Oct 3 2011 // The Virginia Supreme Court has ruled in favor of an insurance company in a closely watched legal case involving global warming. The high court ruled that Steadfast Insurance Co., which provided commercial general liability...
