Southeast News
News for August 2008
August 29, 2008
- West Virginia Hospital to Pay $11.5M to Settle Fight with Surgeon
- Florida Insurers Update Claims Numbers on Fay's Heels
- AmCOMP Settles Outstanding Excessive Profits Filings in Florida
- Feds Propose Stiff Fine for Alabama Military Contractor
- Federal Regulators Reviewing North Carolina Mental Hospital
- Georgia High School Senior Charged in School Arson
- Mississippi Gets $400,000 in Insurance Deal
- Storm Damage Reported in 2 Georgia Counties
August 28, 2008
- Florida Workers' Comp Rates to Drop For 6th Consecutive Year
- Sinkhole Opens in Florida Neighborhood, 20 Residents Evacuated
- Florida Officials Say 7 Cars Damaged in Overhang Collapse
- Storm in Georgia Damages Dozens of Mobile Homes
- Tennessee State Rep. Hardaway Faces Traffic Charges
August 27, 2008
- Kentucky Approves Workers' Comp Loss Cost Reduction of 5.1%
- Update: Florida Claims Continue to Mount in Fay's Wake
- Kentucky Roofer Charged with Falsifying Workers' Comp Certificates
- Electric Problems Cited at Tennessee Apartment Fire where 7 Died
- Retired UGA Art Professor Dies in House Fire
August 26, 2008
August 25, 2008
- Pepperoni Hot Pockets Made in Kentucky Recalled
- Pregnant Georgia Woman to Serve 5 Years in Prison for Arson
- Mississippi College Gets OK for Post-Katrina Projects
August 24, 2008
- Update: Largest Florida Insurers Report Homeowners, Auto and Flood Claims
- Florida Officials Say Fay's Toll up to 10 People
August 23, 2008
August 22, 2008
- Mississippi Regulator Reaches Agreements with State Farm, Allstate
- Florida Insurance Regulator: Hurricane Deductible Does Not Apply
- Update: Tropical Storm Fay Hangs on to Status, Stays in Florida
- Feds Issue Final Report on Atlanta Bus Crash
- Mississippi Company Fined for Fatal Workplace Accident
- Florida Company Fined in Accident that Killed Worker
- Alabama to Charge Obese State Employees More
- Federal Grant to Aid Attack on Fire Deaths in Mississippi
August 21, 2008
- Florida Gov. Requests Federal State of Emergency as Fay Pours Down
- West Virginia Businessman Sentenced on Tax Charges
- South Carolina County Now Using Photos of 911 Sites
August 20, 2008
- Fay Sits on Florida, Brings Heavy Rainfall
- Florida's Citizens Closes Emergency Operations Center in Naples
- Tennessee Authorities: Cause of Fatal Memphis Fire Unknown
- Florida Insurance Salesman's Shoe Found in Stomach of Slain Bear
- North Carolina-based Wilshire and Innovative Value Team with Jenesis
August 19, 2008
- Tropical Storm Fay Reaches Florida, Fails to Reach Hurricane Status
- Florida's Citizens Opens Emergency Operations Center
- Risk Modeler: Tropical Storm Fay Turned East Sooner than Expected
- Arson Fire Guts Classroom Trailers at Georgia School
- Jockey Club Calls for Safety Risk Study on Kentucky Derby Field
- Fire Hits Empty North Carolina Textile Mill
- Train Derails in Tennessee, Spilling Cargo and Taking out Buildings
- Alabama Troopers to Crackdown on Speeding, Impaired Driving
August 18, 2008
- Congress to Consider Status of South Carolina Beach Property
- ReAdvisory Issues Analysis of Fay as she Approaches Florida Mainland
- West Virginia Mine Closed Pending Safety Investigation
- Jobless Claims Peak in Georgia
- Fire Guts 2 Churches in Kentucky
- Florida Financial Chief Urges Storm Preparedness
August 17, 2008
August 15, 2008
- Florida Insurance Commissioner and Allstate Resolve Pending Litigation
- Report: Tail, Wing Broke off Before North Carolina Crash
- Mississippi Lawyer Zach Scruggs to Report to Prison
- West Virginia Governor, DuPont Met over Appeal of $196M Verdict
August 14, 2008
- Farmers Insurance to Pull out of North Carolina Homeowners' Market
- Florida Regulators May Reject State Farm Rate Increase
- Atlanta Airport Responds to Soft Shoe Accidents
- Lightning Strike Destroys $3 Million Florida Mansion
- Fire Heavily Damages Large Warehouse in Mississippi
- Early Morning Blaze in Alabama Guts 6 Units
August 13, 2008
- Federal Judge: No Guns at Atlanta Airport
- South Carolina Junkyard Fire Burns 70 Vehicles in Berkeley County
- Mississippi Launches Concerted Drunk Driving Campaign
- 20 Teams Meet in West Virginia to Compete in Mine Rescue Contest
- 3 West Virginia Miners Injured in Barbour County Accident
August 12, 2008
August 11, 2008
- SUV Crashes into Georgia Store, 3 Hurt
- Motorcycle Fatalities in Tennessee Increasing
- North Carolina Insurance Agency Searched in Workers' Comp Fraud Case
August 8, 2008
- North Carolina Report Cites Fire Department after March Deaths
- Arson Blamed for Fire at South Carolina Prosecutor's Office
- North Carolina Runs Special 'Booze it & Lose it' Blitz
August 7, 2008
- Update: Eastern North Carolina Wildfire Nearly out; Firefighters Leave
- South Carolina Plane Co. Quits Towing Banners after 3 Crashes
- 350,000 Floridians Need to Reapply for Hurricane Insurance
August 6, 2008
- Mississippi Attorney General Settles with State Farm
- Tennessee Nuclear Weapons Plant Responds to Rubber Shop Fire
- Judge: Teens Can Join Kentucky Amusement Park Suit
- South Carolina Governor Backs off Workers' Comp Payment Limit Fight
- Fire in Central Kentucky Burns Apartment, Injures Man
- Authorities Say Arson Caused Fire at South Carolina Courthouse
- Georgia Insurance Agent Arrested for Allegedly Pocketing Client Premiums
August 5, 2008
- West Virginia Officials Rip Proposed Shelter Regulations
- Historic Courthouse on Fire in South Carolina
- Legal, Home Safety Groups in Florida Clash over FLASH
August 4, 2008
- Feds Charge Teens in Greeneville, Tennessee Fire
- Court Official: Trial off in Kentucky Comair Crash
- Former Mississippi Lawyer Scruggs to Begin Prison Term in Kentucky
- Charleston, South Carolina Fire Trial Date could be Delayed
- Mississippi Police Officer Charged in Insurance Fraud Case
August 1, 2008
- Lawyer Suggests Scruggs got Witness Help from Former Mississippi Senator
- Judge OKs Malpractice Settlements for 5 in West Virginia
- Georgia Lightning Strikes Cause 9 Fires in Gwinnett County
- 26 Rescued from Burning Fishing Boat off North Carolina
- Georgia Gov.'s Appeal Nets Cherokee County Federal Disaster Relief Aid