Latest Virginia Headlines
All the headlines from our Virginia Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Investigators to Visit Massey West Virginia Coal Mine Today
Jun 2 2010 // Investigators probing the nation’s worst coal mining disaster in 40 years plan to enter the Upper Big Branch mine for the first time today, owner Massey Energy Co. said. Unsafe levels of toxic and explosive gases...
West Virginia Sen. Rockfeller Urges Mine Safety Changes
Jun 1 2010 // West Virginia Sen. Jay Rockefeller is urging President Barack Obama to make several mine safety improvements immediately. In a letter dated Sunday, Rockefeller told Obama he should consider several suggestions made by...
U.S. Mines Facing Shortage of Safety Air Packs
May 28 2010 // One of just two major makers of emergency air packs for U.S. coal mines has stopped selling the devices because they often don’t automatically start and the industry fears it will lead to a shortage, officials...
Smart Choice Agency Market Program Expands to 6 More States
May 27 2010 // The North Carolina-based Smart Choice Agents Program, which says it currently provides personal and commercial lines markets for some 3,000 independent agencies in 32 states, is expanding into six additional states. The...
CEO Defends Massey Over West Virginia Mine Safety
May 24 2010 // The embattled head of Massey Energy Co. went on the defensive Thursday as he faced angry lawmakers who claim the company’s indifference toward safety led to the nation’s worst mining disaster in 40...
Virginia Firm Fined $185K for Wood Chipper Accident That Killed Teen
May 24 2010 // A Poquoson, Virginia company is facing $185,500 in proposed civil penalties stemming from a wood chipper accident that killed a 14-year-old worker. The Virginia Department of Labor and Industry’s Occupational Safety...
Paralyzed Man Sues Virginia Ski Resort for $25M
May 17 2010 // A man paralyzed from the waist down in a snow-tubing accident in Virginia is suing the parent companies of Massanutten Resort for more than $25 million. John Carwile was injured after his head hit the wall at the end of a...
West Virginia Could Add Second Agency to Police Mine Safety and Enforce Rules
May 17 2010 // West Virginia is mulling a new state agency dedicated to policing dangerous coal mines in response to an explosion that killed 29 men at Massey Energy’s Upper Big Branch mine. The state Board of Coal Mine Health and...
Climate Change Litigation: Changes on the Horizon?
May 17 2010 // New and significant rulings have been issued in two of several lawsuits at the forefront of global warming/climate change litigation that are likely to set the future direction of such litigation. These cases...
Climate Change Litigation: Changes on the Horizon?
May 17 2010 // New and significant rulings have been issued in two of several lawsuits at the forefront of global warming/climate change litigation that are likely to set the future direction of such litigation. These cases...
Climate Change Litigation: Changes on the Horizon?
May 17 2010 // New and significant rulings have been issued in two of several lawsuits at the forefront of global warming/climate change litigation that are likely to set the future direction of such litigation. These cases...
West Virginia Creates Workplace Safety Hotline
May 11 2010 // Gov. Joe Manchin announced the creation of a hotline that West Virginians can call if they feel threatened by workplace safety issues. “I want every miner and every worker in the state of West Virginia to be...
West Virginia Mulls Second Mine Inspection Agency
May 7 2010 // West Virginia is mulling a new state agency dedicated to policing dangerous coal mines in response to an explosion that killed 29 men at Massey Energy’s Upper Big Branch mine. The state Board of Coal Mine Health and...
West Virginia Firefighters Angered by Workers’ Comp Increase
May 7 2010 // West Virginia volunteer fire departments are protesting an increase in workers’ compensation premiums charged by BrickStreet Mutual Insurance Co. Tom Miller with the Sissonville Volunteer Fire Department says his...
Main Street America Expands Product Lines To Grain Dealers Mutual Agents
May 4 2010 // The Main Street America Group has introduced its products to nearly 200 independent agents who represent new affiliate Grain Dealers Mutual Insurance Co. throughout North Carolina, Virginia and Tennessee. Specifically,...
Who Pays?
May 3 2010 // Things are heating up in the world of Chinese drywall. Courts are issuing opinions, a U.S. consumer products safety agency is recommending gutting homes with the product, and a consumer watchdog group is insisting that...
It Figures
May 3 2010 // 40% The percentage of producers licensed in South Carolina who could lose their licenses if they missed the May 1 deadline for license renewal and completion of continuing education requirements. 38% How much higher the...
More Investors Suing Massey Directors Over West Virginia Mine Tragedy
Apr 30 2010 // Institutional investors are continuing to target Massey Energy’s board of directors over an explosion that killed 29 coal miners earlier this month. The New Jersey Building Laborers Pension Fund blames Chairman Don...
W.R. Berkley Launches Virginia-Based E&S Unit
Apr 30 2010 // Connecticut-based insurer W. R. Berkley Corp. reported a $119 million profit in the first quarter and announced plans to open an excess and surplus (E&S) underwriting company in Virginia. Net premiums written were $984...
Paralyzed Man Sues Virginia Ski Resort for $25M
Apr 29 2010 // A man paralyzed from the waist down in a snow-tubing accident in Virginia is suing the parent companies of Massanutten Resort for more than $25 million. John Carwile of Hampton was injured after his head hit the wall at...
