All the headlines from our Georgia Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Mar 14 2008 // A San Francisco jury awarded $20 million to a couple who was alledgedly exposed to asbestos by construction materials sold by Atlanta-based Georgia Pacific Corp.Joan and Daniel Mahoney filed the suit in 2006, after...
Mar 11 2008 // Geogia Insurance Commissioner John W. Oxendine expressed “profound disappointment” last week after auto insurance rates legislation (Senate Bill 276), as amended by the House, passed both bodies of the Georgia...
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Mar 10 2008 // Thunderstorms and tornadoes that raced into Georgia last week of February caused about $15 million damage to some 1,300 homes, a state official said.Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine earlier estimated insured losses to...
Mar 7 2008 // Taking a major step toward a more competitive auto market, the Georgia General Assembly passed a measure Thursday allowing file and use for private passenger auto rates above the mandated minimum liability limits,...
Mar 5 2008 // A Georgia House committee approved a measure Monday that would bar officials from reviewing auto insurance rates before they are applied, spurring a warning from Georgia’s insurance commissioner that it could lead to...
Mar 5 2008 // Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner John W. Oxendine said four additional arrests have been made in a serial arson case involving Irwinville volunteer firefighters, and additional charges have been filed against the...
Mar 3 2008 // State fire investigators were sifting through the charred remains of a central Georgia church that burned to the ground.“The only thing standing is the face of the church,” McIntyre, Ga., police Sgt. Bernard...
Feb 29 2008 // Thunderstorms and tornadoes that raced into Georgia from the west Tuesday morning caused about $15 million damage to some 1,300 homes, a state official said Wednesday.Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine earlier estimated...
Feb 29 2008 // Calif.-based property and casualty insurer Pacific Specialty Insurance Co. announced a new suite of preferred-tier residential property products in Georgia and Nevada.Effective March 3, PSIC will offer new discounts and...
Feb 28 2008 // California-based Cambridge General Agency is offering coverage for accidental downtime for commercial auto risks. This coverage is only available for vehicles with comprehensive and collision coverage. The accidental...
Feb 26 2008 // In Georgia, DeKalb County authorities are investigating the cause of an explosion and fire at a strip mall in Stone Mountain early Monday.No injuries were reported in the fire that began with an explosion in a building on...
Feb 25 2008 // University of West Georgia authorities are investigating a string of suspected arsons in a campus dorm.Director of Public Safety Tom Mackel says all three fires were set within weeks of each other in the middle of the...
Feb 24 2008 // Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue has filed legislation that will limit liability for landowners who open their property to hunters and agri-tourists.The measure would protect landowners who allow individuals to hunt on their...
Feb 19 2008 // Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner John W. Oxendine said an investigation by his office, local authorities and federal officials has determined that the explosion and fire at the Imperial Sugar Co. refinery in Port...
Feb 14 2008 // Specialists arrived in Port Wentworth, Ga., Tuesday to help extinguish a five-day-old sugar-refinery fire burning too intensely and deeply for standard firefighting to douse, and officials feared the deadly blaze could...
Feb 14 2008 // Gov. Sonny Perdue filed legislation that will limit liability for landowners who open their property to hunters and agri-tourists.The proposal will protect landowners who allow individuals to hunt on their property from...
Feb 11 2008 // Two days after a massive explosion and fire devastated a Georgia sugar refinery, John Calvin Butler Jr. and his younger brother, Jamie were still in a medically induced coma .Company officials have refused to speculate on...
Feb 8 2008 // Imperial Sugar Company reported that an explosion occurred Thursday at approximately 7pm EST at its sugar refinery in Port Wentworth, Ga., which is located near Savannah, Ga.A number of associates and contractors have been...
Feb 6 2008 // An Augusta, Ga., man is charged with insurance fraud for allegedly converting to his own use money paid to him by an elderly client, according to Insurance Commissioner John W. Oxendine.Carl Barcus, 58, arrested on Jan....