All the headlines from our Virginia Topic Page, ordered by recency.
May 20 2020 // Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia filed a notice of intent to sue the Environmental Protection Agency for failing to require two other states to implement plans to cut pollution in the Chesapeake Bay,...
May 20 2020 // West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice on Monday expanded his plan to lift coronavirus restrictions while acknowledging that cases will likely rise as the economy reopens.The Republican governor has added indoor malls to the...
May 12 2020 // The West Virginia National Guard will assist in conducting tests for the coronavirus starting Monday at a poultry processing plant in a small county where cases have increased, authorities said.Testing at the...
Apr 28 2020 // A federal judge in Kentucky has ordered companies owned by West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice to pay more than $1 million in fees and expenses in a lawsuit that accused them of defaulting on a mining contract.U.S. District...
Apr 27 2020 // Three Virginia Tech students are suing the university in federal court over how it handled allegations that they were involved in hazing.The lawsuits were filed last week by former Corps of Cadets members who say they were...
Apr 22 2020 // Invest, an insurance industry classroom-to-career education program, has named Diane Delaney, assistant vice president and sales and marketing director for AIG Private Client Group, as its newest board member. Delaney is...
Apr 16 2020 // “Sea-level rise will radically redefine the coastline of the 21st century.”That’s from a new study that shows rising sea levels could lead to extreme flooding events in some U.S. coastal areas doubling...
Apr 14 2020 // State regulators have received more than 150 complaints about insufficient precautions being taken against coronavirus at Virginia workplaces.The Department of Labor and Industry has contacted the employer in most of the...
Apr 8 2020 // Officials in Virginia are warning of possible scams related to the coronavirus epidemic. And they’re particularly worried about the $1,200 checks that many Americans will receive from the federal government in the...
Apr 6 2020 // Billionaire West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice’s coal companies have agreed to pay more than $5 million for thousands of mine safety violations, federal prosecutors said Wednesday.The civil case brought by prosecutors in...
Apr 6 2020 // Attorneys representing Wyoming coal miners reached a settlement in a class action lawsuit against a bankrupt coal operator.The settlement with Blackjewel LLC of West Virginia requires final approval by a federal judge, The...
Mar 27 2020 // A West Virginia nursing home with at least 20 coronavirus cases has become “ground zero” for the state’s growing virus caseload, officials said Wednesday.Carl Shrader, medical director for the Sundale...
Mar 26 2020 // Attorneys representing Wyoming coal miners reached a settlement in a class action lawsuit against a bankrupt coal operator.The settlement with Blackjewel LLC of West Virginia requires final approval by a federal judge, The...
Mar 26 2020 // Freeborn & Peters LLP has hired Beth Gould as an associate in the Litigation Practice Group and a member of the Insurance/Reinsurance Industry team.Prior to joining the firm, Gould was an associate at Kalbaugh, Pfund...
Mar 25 2020 // As state insurance regulators monitor and respond to the coronavirus impact on insurance, property/casualty insurers are calling on them to coordinate their requests for data and ease up on some requirements.David A....
Mar 24 2020 // World Insurance Associates LLC (WIA) has acquired Virginia Insurance Partners (VIP). The transaction was effective February 1, 2020, and terms of the deal were not disclosed.VIP is an independent insurance agency that...
Mar 24 2020 // A West Virginia couple were sentenced to more than three years each after pleading guilty in a scheme to fraudulently collect renter’s insurance benefits. Jimmie Thompson, 27, and Thanikwa Thompson, 25, of...
Mar 20 2020 // Kinsale Capital Group Inc. has announced four underwriting promotions. Patrick L. Dalton was named senior vice president of Casualty, John R. Bowen Jr. was named vice president of Construction, Jason E. Hoover was named...
Mar 20 2020 // Insurance departments across the Southeast are notifying industry representatives of updated procedures and expectations in response to the coronavirus outbreak, while also acknowledging the potential for a serious impact...
Mar 17 2020 // Kinsale Capital Group Inc. has promoted Brian D. Haney to executive vice president and chief operating officer, Bryan P. Petrucelli to executive vice president, chief financial officer and treasurer, and Ann Marie Marson...