A now-defunct poultry company got a better deal in settling an environmental lawsuit with the state because it was first to negotiate an agreement, Oklahoma Attorney General Drew Edmondson has suggested. But one poultry company spokesman says other firms have …
PartnerOne Environmental, the underwriting division of Virginia-based wholesaler Beacon Hill Associates, says it can now offer workers’ comp coverage in conjunction with general liability or contractors pollution liability Coverage is provided by a group of A+ Rated insurance carriers with …
First National Bankers Bankshares Inc., based in Baton Rouge, La., has hired Delvan Irwin to the position of senior vice president for its newly-established FNBB Insurance Agency LLC. Irwin brings 20 years of experience in the insurance and financial services …
Michigan-based Foremost Insurance Group is expanding its dwelling fire program in Arkansas. The company announced that effective June 1, 2009, Foremost’s new dwelling fire contracts specifically designed for the unique needs of landlord, owner-occupied or vacant properties will be available. …
A Claiborne County jury has ruled that three companies do not owe a Mississippi man anything for his claims he suffered from silicosis after using their products. Lawyers for 73-year-old Eugene Westrope of Hazlehurst asked jurors for $4.5 million in …
Oklahoma Gov. Brad Henry has signed into law HB 2013, which adds Section 10-118 of Title 47 to the Oklahoma Statutes to prohibit the levying of fees for the response or investigation of a motor vehicle accident by law enforcement. …
An Arkansas lawyer who rose to prominence in lucrative securities fraud class-action litigation pleaded guilty on Monday to charges of stealing more than $9 million of client money. Lawyer Steven Eugene Cauley told U.S. District Judge Paul Crotty at a …
10 Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe has declared disasters in 10 more counties, bringing the total of declared disaster areas to 42 due to heavy rain and floods this spring. Beebe added Ashley, Cleburne, Greene, Howard, Jackson, Marion, Nevada, Ouachita, Pike …
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The work to repair damage from last month’s tornado in Mena, Ark., has brought a building boom to the western Arkansas city at a time when most construction crews are feeling the effects of the recession. Three people were killed …
