Crane Collapse Onto Busy Seattle Street Kills Four People
Dramatic dashcam video shows the moment a crane came crashing down at Googles new campus in Seattle on Saturday. Four people were killed, including college student Sarah Wong and iron worker Travis Corbet, and four others were hurt.
April 29, 2019
Auto
Excess & Surplus Lines
Liability
Subrogation
Workers' Compensation
Washington
EF3 Tornado In Louisiana, Severe Weather Damage In Texas
Strong storms killed at least five people in Texas and Louisiana and left severe damage across parts of both states Wednesday and Thursday -- including at Louisiana Tech University and its host city of Ruston, where the mayor says a tornado struck overnight.
April 26, 2019
Auto
Property
Louisiana
Texas
15 Vehicles Involved In Fiery Chain-Reaction Crash On Colorado Interstate
Multiple people were killed and many others injured in a fiery multi-vehicle crash west of Denver during the evening commute on Thursday when a tractor-trailer careened out of the control into several other vehicles, police said.
April 26, 2019
Auto
Excess & Surplus Lines
Liability
Subrogation
Colorado
GM Lawsuit Says Owners Deserve Compensation For Connected Vehicle Data
A proposed class action lawsuit against General Motors alleges owners deserve to be compensated for data the automaker collects from connected vehicles.
April 25, 2019
Auto
Litigation
Technology
California
Customer, Unable To Pay For Repairs, Sets Fire At Dealership
Police say a fire that erupted at a North County car dealership in March was a part of an insurance scam by the suspect.
April 25, 2019
Auto
Excess & Surplus Lines
Subrogation
California
Dozens Of Vehicles Submerged In Flooded Dallas Airport Parking Garages
People who parked on the lower levels of garages at Love Field Airport were in for an unpleasant surprise when they found their vehicles underwater.
April 25, 2019
Auto
Subrogation
Texas
No-Fault Insurance Fraud: Allstate Files Racketeering Suit Against Detroit Medical Clinics
Auto insurance giant Allstate claims in a new federal lawsuit that it fell victim to a racketeering conspiracy involving six metro Detroit patient treatment clinics, an MRI center and a medical transportation company that Allstate says acted together and made millions by abusing Michigans no-fault insurance system.
April 24, 2019
Auto
Fraud
Liability
Litigation
Michigan
Top Ten Colorado Counties For Hail And Wind Damage In 2018
We all know Colorado has seen some pretty bad hailstorms in recent years and with severe weather season just around the corner a new report shows the counties that have seen the most damage from Mother Nature.
April 23, 2019
Auto
Property
Colorado
BMW Adds Nearly 185,000 Vehicles To Recall Over Fire Risk
BMW is adding nearly 185,000 vehicles in the U.S. to a 2017 recall for possible engine fires. Two years ago the company recommended that the vehicles be parked outdoors until problems are fixed.
April 22, 2019
Auto
Subrogation
Pledge To Put Your #phonedown
In 2016, California teen Amanda Clark was on the phone when her Chevrolet Trailblazer rolled three times, landing on its roof. According to the Sacramento Bee, Clark wrote: “I hate the thought of dying without my family knowing how I felt about them.”
April 22, 2019
Auto
Liability
Mazda Recalls Nearly 190,000 Cars Due To Failing Wipers
Mazda is recalling nearly 190,000 Mazda 3 compact cars in the U.S. because the windshield wipers can fail. The company says in documents posted Saturday by the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration that the recall covers cars from the 2016 through 2018 model years.
April 16, 2019
Auto
Subrogation
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Proposed Louisiana Bill Prohibits Photo Appraisals On First Estimate, Disputed Auto Body Repairs
A bill sponsored by the chairman of the Louisiana House Insurance Committee would restrict an auto insurers ability to write an estimate completely off of photos to undisputed supplements alone.
April 15, 2019
Auto
Legislation & Regulation
Louisiana
Wind-Driven Hail Pounds Vehicles In San Antonio Area
Fast-moving storms pelted much of Bexar County and the area with big hail and high winds Saturday morning. One car dealership off I-10 near the Dominion said they had millions of dollars in damage, and every car on their lot got beaten by hail.
April 15, 2019
Auto
Texas
Tornadoes Kill At Least Five As Massive Storm Sweeps U.S. South
Weekend tornadoes killed at least five people, including three children, in the U.S. South, authorities said on Sunday, as a massive storm system with damaging wind and hail moved across the country and began drenching East Coast states.
April 15, 2019
Auto
Property
Georgia
Mississippi
Texas
Dozens Of Crashes, Road Closures As Blizzard Creates Driving Nightmare In Minnesota
You might want to think twice before heading out onto the roads in Minnesota today. Overnight snow — which continues to fall heavily on Thursday — has combined with strong wind gusts to create blizzard and whiteout conditions across Minnesota.
April 11, 2019
Auto
Minnesota



