Latest Virginia Headlines
All the headlines from our Virginia Topic Page, ordered by recency.
2008 State Rankings: Sinners and Saints Among Tort Systems
Mar 14 2008 // Florida ranks the worst in terms of tort costs and litigation risks, while North Dakota ranks the best. In a separate ranking, Colorado has the best tort laws on its books, while Rhode Island has the worst. The free-market...
Virginia Receives $260K Grant for Mine Safety Training
Mar 12 2008 // Virginia is getting more than $259,000 in mine health and safety grants. The funds come from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration. The agency says it has announced more than $8.2...
Feds Give West Virginia $543,898 for Mine Safety Training
Mar 12 2008 // The federal Mine Safety and Health Administration has given West Virginia about $544,000 for mine safety training. The grant is part of more than $8 million the agency is providing nationally for training in 49 states and...
New Markets
Mar 10 2008 // The following markets were selected from the MyNewMarkets database of 25,000 coverages and programs. To find additional markets, or to submit markets, go to www.MyNewMarkets.com. Blanket Accident Insurance Nuts &...
New Markets
Mar 10 2008 // The following markets were selected from the MyNewMarkets database of 25,000 coverages and programs. To find additional markets, or to submit markets, go to www.MyNewMarkets.com. Blanket Accident Insurance Nuts &...
New Markets
Mar 10 2008 // The following markets were selected from the MyNewMarkets database of 25,000 coverages and programs. To find additional markets, or to submit markets, go to www.MyNewMarkets.com. Blanket Accident Insurance Nuts &...
West Virginia ‘Castle Doctrine’ Self-Defense Bill to Governor
Mar 10 2008 // West Virginians could wield deadly force against intruders or attackers under a measure now before the governor. The House approved a Senate-passed bill that embraces the so-called “Castle Doctrine,” which...
Virginia to Charge Fee for Renewing Registrations at DMVs
Mar 7 2008 // If you’ve ever said you’d give $5 to avoid the lines at the DMV, it’s time to put your money where your mouth is. The Senate voted 35 to four Wednesday to charge those who go into a Department of Motor...
Elevator Safety Rules Subject of Fight in W. Va. Senate Committee
Mar 6 2008 // Elevator safety and licensing rules recommended by a recent legislative audit and passed by the West Virginia House disguise a bid by the industry’s union to preserve and enhance its share of the market, the...
Outdoor Burning Hours Limited under W.Va.’s Spring Fire Season
Mar 6 2008 // West Virginia’s spring forest fire season is under way. Through May 31, outdoor burning is prohibited between the hours of 7 a.m. and 4 p.m. The chances of a fire escaping in the evening and overnight hours is...
W. Va. Emergency Officials Watch Rivers, Some Residents Evacuated
Mar 6 2008 // Emergency officials are keeping an eye on the Greenbrier and Ohio rivers after heavy rains moved across West Virginia. The National Weather Service issued a flood warning for the Greenbrier River at Alderson from Wednesday...
W. Va. Officials Arrest Ohio Man on Fraud Charges
Mar 4 2008 // West Virginia officials arrested a Crown City, Ohio, man on one felony count of filing a fraudulent claim with an insurance company, according to Insurance Commissioner, Jane L. Cline. Cline said Christopher S. Drummond,...
Fire Damages West Virginia’s Historic Greenbrier County Manor
Mar 3 2008 // Investigators with the West Virginia Fire Marshal’s Office were sifting through ashes, trying to determine what sparked a fire that severely damaged the oldest house in Greenbrier County. The fire broke out around 7...
W. Va. Senate Restores 1% Insurance Policy Tax to Help Towns
Feb 28 2008 // The West Virginia Senate has agreed to help cities and towns with their police and firefighter pension funds, partly by reversing a recent tax break on consumer insurance costs. The state would restore a 1 percent...
W. Va. Judge Upholds $196M Award against DuPont
Feb 27 2008 // A circuit judge in West Virginia has upheld a $196.2 million punitive damages award against DuPont in a class-action pollution case. Harrison County Circuit Court Chief Judge Thomas A. Bedell also ordered the Wilmington,...
Virginia Wildfires Drained State Funds
Feb 26 2008 // Two weeks into spring fire season, the Virginia Department of Forestry already has spent its entire 2008 funds for firefighting. Spokesman John Campbell tells the Richmond Times-Dispatch that early estimates suggest the...
Virginia Dismisses Tenn. Risk Groups’ Claims Against Reciprocal of America
Feb 26 2008 // Virginia insurance regulators have has dismissed the claims of three insolvent Tennessee risk retention groups against Reciprocal of America (ROA). The State Corporation Commission said it determined that, as reinsureds of...
Wilson Joins Virginia State Police Insurance Fraud Program
Feb 25 2008 // Daniel Wilson, a former insurance defense attorney, has been named legal specialist for the Insurance Fraud Program of the Virginia State Police in Richmond. Wilson’s responsibilities include acting as a liaison...
West Virginia: Kanawha County Man Pleads Guilty To Insurance Fraud
Feb 21 2008 // A Kanawha County, W. Va., man, who was indicted on a felony count of submitting a fraudulent insurance claim to an insurance company pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of one misdemeanor count of insurance fraud, according...
W. Va. Insurance Commissioner Says Employer Owes the State Money
Feb 15 2008 // W. Va. Insurance Commissioner, Jane L. Cline announced that a West Hamlin man who was indicted on several felony counts of workers’ compensation fraud, pleaded guilty to the charges in Kanawha County Circuit...
