Civil trials have become a rarity in recent years. The perception that defense costs have increased has placed a premium on settling cases that insurers previously used to defend.
Ford is recalling more than 570,000 vehicles in North America and Europe to fix separate problems that can cause engine fires and doors to fly open unexpectedly.
As Oklahomans, many of us accept that sometimes Mother Nature is not kind to our state. We’ve all been affected by tornadoes in one way or another. One thing we don’t have to accept is that our home will be destroyed or seriously damaged by severe weather.
Two tornadoes have been confirmed based on damage left behind by overnight storms in North Texas, according to the National Weather Service. Damage consistent with an EF-1 tornado was found in Lewisville, and EF-0 evidence was found in Tarrant County.
Thirteen people traveling in a minibus bringing senior churchgoers back from a retreat were killed Wednesday in a two-vehicle crash in the Texas Hill Country, officials said.
Bedbugs in hotel rooms and aggressive peacocks are some of the creatures behind an uptick in animal-related insurance claims filed by U.S. businesses, according to a study published on Thursday by insurer Allianz SE.
A semi-truck driver was killed in a rollover accident due to extreme winds Tuesday night. Around 9:10 p.m., a man was driving a semi-truck on I-40 in El Reno near Hwy. 81. Officials say extreme winds caused the truck to veer off the roadway, causing the truck to strike a cable barrier.
A former high-ranking member of the Prattville Police Department has been indicted on fraud charges. Leon Todd Townson, 50, of the 1500 block of Bridge Creek Road, was arrested Tuesday morning on indictments for insurance fraud and theft of property, an arrest report on file at the Autauga County Sheriff’s Office shows.
Three storm chasers were killed Tuesday after their cars collided at an intersection during severe West Texas storms. Lt. Bryan Witt of the Texas Department of Public Safety says the crash involved a Jeep and a Chevrolet Suburban sport utility vehicle.
Golf ball and baseball-sized hail pounded rooftops in Collin County on Sunday night, leaving many homeowners to wake up to damaged roofs — roofs that some had just replaced from last year’s storms.
The rate of paid medical malpractice claims in the United States has declined significantly, dropping nearly 56 percent between 1992 and 2014, researchers report.
A runaway bull caused a six-car pileup in the East Bay Monday night. At 7:59 p.m., the California Highway Patrol received a call about a bull walking in the fast lane on eastbound state Highway 4 east of McEwen Road in unincorporated Contra Costa County.
In January 2014, Stacy developed a lingering cough. By June, it had morphed into a hacking cough that would not cease. Something wasn’t right. Over a six-month span, Stacy went to her primary-care physician three times.
The Insurance Council of Australia (ICA) has declared a catastrophe as Tropical Cyclone Debbie makes landfall between Bowen and Airlie Beach in North Queensland.
Florida currently requires auto drivers to carry personal injury protection of at least $10,000 in medical benefits. But critics say that isn’t enough to cover health care costs when there’s an accident.
