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Heavy Rain in Florida Has Little to Do with Hurricane Season

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Why has it been raining so much in South Florida? Experts say the latest windy, rainy storm system has nothing to do with hurricane season __ and it`s finally moving on. The storm system that …

Federal Court Splits North Carolina Hurricane Insurance Claims

A North Carolina investment firm and its property insurer have each won partial victories in a dispute over hurricane insurance claims that has been in court since 2019. A federal district court judge for Eastern North Carolina dismissed the insured’s …

Virginia School System Says Ongoing Claim of Sex Assaults on School Grounds Was Fabricated

FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — Allegations that a northern Virginia seventh-grader was repeatedly raped and sexually assaulted at her school more than a decade ago were totally fabricated, lawyers for the school system contend in a court filing seeking the …

11th Circuit Asks Fla. Supreme Court if Insurers Can Sue Auto-Glass Shops

The Florida Legislature earlier this year struck a mighty blow for auto insurers in their years-long fight against windshield repair shops, ending assignment-of-benefits and the practice of offering gifts to insureds. Now, the Florida Supreme Court could soon decide another …

South Florida P/C Insurance Agent Charged With Swiping $131,000 in Premiums

A south Florida insurance agent has been charged with absconding with more than $130,000 in premiums, leaving property owners uninsured after Hurricane Ian. Naser Al-Sweity, of Boca Raton, was booked into Palm Beach County jail this week on charges of …

Highly Pathogenic Avian Flu Detected at Alabama Chicken Farm

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — After confirming the presence of highly pathogenic avian flu in a flock of chickens, nearly 48,000 birds were killed at a north Alabama farm, state agriculture officials said. A Marshall County commercial pullet farm — one …

Louisiana Contractor Gets Max Fine After Fatal Fall at Georgia Hyundai Plant Site

Federal safety regulators have brought the hammer down on a Louisiana contractor, deciding that the company failed to use correct safety equipment that would have prevented a fatal fall at an electric car plant construction site in Georgia. “The risks …

Fla. Supreme Ct. Rejects Offset from Jury Award for $4M Paid to Settle Bad Faith Claims

Randy Willoughby’s lawyers turned a $10,000 uninsured motorist policy into a $4 million bad-faith settlement with his auto insurer. Then they won a $30 million jury verdict against the co-owner of the truck that crashed into him. Now, Willoughby’s counsel …

Crews Work to Rescue 2 Trapped After Collapse of Kentucky Plant Being Demolished at Abandoned Mine

INEZ, Ky. (AP) — Crews worked Wednesday to rescue two men trapped after the collapse of a more than 10-story coal preparation plant that was being demolished at an abandoned mine site in eastern Kentucky, officials said. The collapse was …

Atlanta Firefighter and Truck Shortages Prompt City to Temporarily Close 3 Fire Stations

ATLANTA (AP) — The city of Atlanta has temporarily closed three of its more than 30 fire stations because of truck breakdowns and a shortage of firefighters. Atlanta Fire Rescue Chief Roderick Smith told a City Council committee of the …

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