An Oklahoma construction company faces proposed penalties of $370,347 after a U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) investigation found that the company failed to prevent a sudden start-up of a conveyor system that contributed to an …
The Texas Department of Insurance (TDI), Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) announced May 5 plans to amend 28 Texas Administrative Code §132.17, concerning Denial, Dispute, and Payment of Death Benefits. The amendments make updates for plain language and agency style …
A springtime storm system spawned several tornadoes that whipped through areas of Texas and Oklahoma, causing damage to a school, a marijuana farm and other structures. There were no reports of serious injuries following the Wednesday night tornadoes, but the …
The experiences of panicked concertgoers who couldn’t breathe and had no clear path to escape a massive crowd surge at last year’s deadly Astroworld music festival in Houston are featured in a documentary released last week. But lawyers for Live …
An Arkansas man and a Florida man have been sentenced to prison for their roles in giving kickbacks in compounded cream schemes that defrauded a government insurer of millions of dollars. Federal prosecutors said Brad Duke, 47, of Little Rock, …
A Texas minister is suing Kanye West, saying the rapper, producer and entrepreneur used a recording of one of his sermons without permission in the song “Come to Life.” Dallas County, Texas, pastor David Paul Moten sued West, his label …
The Texas Office of the Commissioner of Insurance has given insurtech startup Honeycomb approval to write policies statewide. The digital insurer has built proprietary technology specifically for the estimated hundreds of thousands of multi-family property units in Texas. Honeycomb began …
Lawmakers investigating the deadly arrest of Black motorist Ronald Greene are preparing to hold the former head of the Louisiana State Police in contempt for refusing to turn over his journals after talks broke down Monday in a dispute over …
An Oklahoma judge ruled Monday that a lawsuit seeking reparations for the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre can proceed, bringing new hope for some measure of justice for three survivors of the deadly racist rampage who are now over 100 years …
Texan Insurance acquired Marek Insurance effective Jan. 31, 2022 in an all-cash transaction. Crosby, Texas-based Marek is Texan’s second agency purchase in three months and bringing its employee count to 75. The entire staff from Marek Insurance will continue to …
