State insurance commissioners have lashed out at members of Congress who are blaming state regulation for the problems of American International Group (AIG) and using the AIG crisis to bolster their advocacy for federal regulation. The state regulators spoke out …
In a case that’s caught the eye of Gov. Joe Manchin, West Virginia’s Supreme Court is being asked to accept an appeal of a nearly $400 million judgment against chemical giant DuPont. A Harrison County jury found that DuPont spent …
Since West Virginia opened its workers’ compensation insurance market on July 1 of this year, 105 insurance carriers have entered the field and begun to write policies, according to Insurance Commissioner Jane L. Cline.. When the workers’ compensation market opened, …
A Dade County, Florida real estate developer in January 2008 filed a $25 million lawsuit against a real estate blogger alleging, among other charges, defamation of character based on the blogger’s opinion published solely on his blog (MiamiCondo Investments). Hollo …
West Virginia Gov. Joe Manchin is seeking federal help for businesses hurt by a fire that destroyed the Milton, W. Va. Flea Market. The governor’s office said Sept. 18 that Manchin requested a disaster declaration from the U.S. Small Business …
A Dade County, Florida real estate developer in January 2008 filed a $25 million lawsuit against a real estate blogger alleging, among other charges, defamation of character based on the blogger’s opinion published solely on his blog (MiamiCondo Investments). Hollo …
The former West Virginia doctor at the center of scores of malpractice lawsuits in Putnam County can no longer practice medicine in his native state. The Alabama Medical Licensure Commission revoked John King’s license following complaints from several former patients …
Since West Virginia opened its workers’ compensation insurance market on July 1, 105 insurance carriers entered the field and wrote policies, according to Insurance Commissioner Jane L. Cline. When the workers’ compensation market opened, 176 companies filed with the West …
The discovery of asbestos in crumbled ceiling tile resulted in the temporary closure of the Davis, West Virginia Post Office. U.S. Postal Service officials don’t yet know when the Tucker County site will reopen. The Thomas Post Office is now …
Manufacturers delivered nearly 200 airtight refuge chambers to West Virginia coal mines. State regulators became the first in the nation to mandate the chambers after 12 trapped men died after a January 2006 explosion at the Sago Mine. The chambers …
