Articles by Walter Putnam

Atlanta Fire Department Faces Insurance Rating Amid Budget Cuts

The insurance industry is engaging in an on-site evaluation of Atlanta’s fire protection system for the first time in three decades, a process that could add millions of dollars to premiums. It is too early to tell whether Atlanta’s rating …

Atlanta Fire Department Faces Insurance Rating Amid Budget Cuts

The insurance industry is engaging in an on-site evaluation of Atlanta’s fire protection system for the first time in three decades, a process that could add millions of dollars to premiums. It is too early to tell whether Atlanta’s rating …

Judges: Jury Should Hear Florida Carbon Monoxide Suit

A federal judge was wrong to dismiss a lawsuit that blamed an auto muffler maker for the carbon monoxide poisoning of a 19-year-old Florida woman and her boyfriend, rather than let a jury decide, an appeals panel ruled this week. …

Two Florida Insurance Scam Artists Lose Mail Fraud Appeal

Two men sentenced to federal prison for cheating investors out of more than $100 million in an insurance scheme have failed to convince an appeals court that they were unfairly convicted of mail fraud. The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of …

Court Finds Georgia Coaches Immune from Suit Over Player’s Death

Three suburban Atlanta football coaches cannot be sued for alleged violations of the constitutional rights of a 15-year-old who died after a preseason practice in the summer of 2006, a federal appeals court ruled last Friday. A three-judge panel of …

St. Louis University to Pay $1M Lawsuit Settlement

St. Louis University agreed to pay $1 million to settle a whistleblower lawsuit claiming its School of Public Health tried to defraud the government by overstating faculty time spent on projects involving federal grants, officials said. The government will dismiss …