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More Guilty Pleas in Louisiana Staged Truck Accident Cases

Two more individuals have pleaded guilty to conspiring to stage automobile accidents in Louisiana in a scheme to defraud insurance and trucking companies, the U.S. Justice Department says. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Louisiana reported that …

Texas Supreme Court: Academy Can’t Be Sued for Selling Gun Used in Texas Mass Shooting

The man who gunned down 26 people at a Sutherland Springs church in Texas’ deadliest ever mass shooting should not have been able to buy the assault style weapon he used, but the store that sold it to him can’t …

Bechtel Subsidiary to Pay $200K to Resolve Gender-Based Discrimination Claims in Houston

A provider of contractor services for heavy construction projects has agreed to resolve claims of alleged pay discrimination affecting 22 female employees at its Houston location, federal officials say. The U.S. Department of Labor said Bechtel Oil, Gas and Chemicals …

Police, Trump Supporters Sued for Alleged Harassment of Texas Biden Bus

Former state Sen. Wendy Davis and others who were traveling on a campaign bus for President Joe Biden in October 2020 when it was surrounded and followed by former President Donald Trump’s supporters on a Texas highway have filed multiple …

Ransomware Attackers Shared Personal Information, Tulsa Officials Say

Those responsible for a ransomware attack on the city of Tulsa, Okla., in May are sharing personal information of some residents online, city officials said on June 23. More than 18,000 city files, mostly police reports and internal police department …

Texas Warns of Flooded Vehicles Hitting Resale Market

The Texas Department of Insurance has warned flood-damage vehicles may be hitting the state’s resale market following the heavy rains and flooding that swamped Louisiana and Southeast Texas in May. TDI noted that ccam artists will buy salvage cars at …

$750K Settlement Reached with Texas Physicians Group over False Claims

The U.S. Justice Department has reached a settlement agreement with a physicians group in El Paso over allegations of violating the false claims act. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Texas reported that El Paso Ear, Nose …

Workers Fired, Resign over Houston Hospital’s COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate

More than 150 employees at a Houston hospital system who refused to get the COVID-19 vaccine have been fired or resigned after a judge dismissed an employee lawsuit over the vaccine requirement. A spokesperson for Houston Methodist hospital system said …

FEMA: Orange County, Texas, Flood Maps Finalized

FEMA says new flood maps for Orange County, Texas, have been finalized and become effective Dec. 16, 2021. Residents are encouraged to examine the maps to determine if they are in a low-to-moderate- or high-risk flood zone. During the next …

Insurors Indemnity Ratings Unchanged by Colonial Lloyds Announcement: AM Best

AM Best says the Financial Strength Rating of A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “a-” (Excellent) of Insurors Indemnity Companies (Insurors Indemnity), based Waco, Texas, remain unchanged following the recent announcement that the company plans to purchase …

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