
Ford Recalls 462K Vehicles Over Faulty Rearview Camera Image
Ford has recalled more than 460,000 vehicles, including 382,759 in the U.S., to repair a rear view camera problem attributed to at least 17 accidents.
February 7, 2023
Auto

Burned Crash Survivor Rejects Auto Companies’ Attempts To Dismiss Her Claims
Counsel for a Western Pennsylvania woman who suffered third-degree burns over 70% of her body in a motor vehicle crash over two years ago, has refuted denials of liability from two of the defendants named in the subsequent litigation.
February 2, 2023
Auto
Liability
Litigation
Pennsylvania

Widespread Power Outages Reported As Deadly Winter Ice Storm Sweeps US
Texans in more than 340,000 homes and businesses braced for near-freezing temperatures without power Wednesday and more than 2,300 flights were canceled amid an unrelenting blast of treacherous, icy conditions and brutal cold that has left at least six dead.
February 1, 2023
Auto
Property
Texas

Florida Auto Legislation, On Heels Of 2022 Reforms, Suggests State Is Serious About Insurance Crisis Fix
Florida legislation proposed last week would prevent the state’s motorists from assigning their legal rights in auto insurance claims to repair shops.
February 1, 2023
Auto
Legislation & Regulation
Florida

Insurers Total Crashed Tesla EVs Due To High Repair Costs
Auto insurers have been writing off crashed Tesla EVs and sending them to salvage auctions instead, deeming many too expensive to repair.
January 31, 2023
Auto
Seattle Suing Kia And Hyundai Over Massive Spike In Car Thefts
The City of Seattle filed a lawsuit against automakers Kia and Hyundai this week, saying they disregarded public safety for profitability by failing to install immobilizers on their cars.
January 31, 2023
Auto
Litigation
Washington

Proposed Legislation Targets Assignment Of Benefits In Auto Insurance
A Florida House Republican on Friday filed a proposal that would prevent motorists from assigning auto-insurance benefits to repair shops that can then pursue payments from insurers.
January 31, 2023
Auto
Legislation & Regulation
Florida

Tesla Car Battery ’Spontaneously’ Catches Fire On California Freeway
A Tesla car battery "spontaneously" burst into flames on a California freeway Saturday, and firefighters needed 6,000 gallons of water to put it out.
January 30, 2023
Auto
California

21 Injured In Massive Pileup On Wisconsin Interstate During Whiteout
Dozens of people were injured in a massive traffic pileup amid snowy conditions in southern Wisconsin on Friday, which blocked Interstate 39/90 for hours, authorities said.
January 30, 2023
Auto
Wisconsin

Two Major Insurers Refusing To Cover Several Hyundai, Kia Models
Progressive and State Farm, two of America’s largest auto insurers, are refusing to write policies in certain cities for some older Hyundai and Kia models that have been deemed too easy to steal, according to the companies.
January 27, 2023
Auto

Missouri Supreme Court Vacates $5.2M Judgement Entered Before Insurer Permitted To Intervene
The Missouri Supreme Court ruled unanimously to overturn a lower court’s ruling and held that GEICO should have had a chance to weigh in sooner on the case, and sent the case back to the lower court for further discussion.
January 26, 2023
Auto
Liability
Litigation
Missouri

CAT Modeler Estimates Insured Losses From California Floods May Reach $1.5B
Moody’s RMS, the catastrophe risk modelling specialist, has estimated that the recent severe flooding in California, that was triggered by a spate of storms and atmospheric river events, could amount to as much as $1.5 billion in losses for the insurance industry.
January 25, 2023
Auto
Catastrophe
Property
California

Disaster Area Near Houston After Large Tornado Tears Through
Emergency responders in the Houston area say they are responding to reports of damage and stranded motorists after a possible tornado moved through the area Tuesday.
January 25, 2023
Auto
Property
Texas

Texas Bill Seeks To Improve Accuracy Of Repair Estimates
A Texas state representative who has spent years advocating for insurance reform has introduced a new bill that could change the way disputed appraisals are resolved.
January 24, 2023
Auto
Legislation & Regulation
Texas

A Moment Of Truth For Tesla
It’s a sign of the times at Tesla that I need to specify which issue is the moment of truth that I refer to in the headline. I’m not talking about the high-profile lawsuit that began last week into whether CEO Elon Musk owes damages to investors who bought stock in 2018 when he tweeted, falsely, that he had "funding secured" to take the company private.
January 24, 2023
Auto
Fraud
Technology



