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Carrier Expands Recall Of Air Conditioners, Heat Pumps

United Technologies Corp’s (UTX.N) Carrier unit expanded a recall of some air conditioners and heat pumps as their power cord plugs can overheat, posing a fire risk, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said on Thursday.

February 24, 2017 Liability Life & Health Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California

Fatal Plane Crash Is The Second In Five Months For Flight School

The small plane that crashed Wednesday in a marsh near Tweed-New Haven Airport during a training flight, killing one man and seriously injuring another, was owned by the same company that had a plane crash in East Hartford last year, federal records show.

February 23, 2017 Excess & Surplus Lines Liability Connecticut

Sargento, MDS Foods Expand Listeria-Contaminated Cheese Recalls

The possible listeria contamination affecting a number of cheese brands continues to grow, as Sargento and MDS Foods announced over the weekend the recall of more than a dozen additional products that may have come into contact with the listeria-tainted cheeses from supplier Deutsch Kase Haus.

February 22, 2017 Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California

SodaStream Recalls 51,000 Bottles Because They Might Explode

Your greatest SodaStream fears have been realized: tens of thousands of SodaStream’s plastic bottles may not be able to withstand quite as much pressure as the company thought, causing the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission to issue a recall because they pose an injury risk to carbonation-happy consumers.

February 22, 2017 Liability Life & Health Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California

Interesting Data: Most Excessively Common Injuries By State

It may not come as a surprise that bruises and open wounds are the most common injuries in every state across America — with the one exception of Colorado, where you’re more likely to have be injured by a ‘fall’. But did you know that ‘over-exertion’ is disproportionately common in North Dakota, and a ‘near-drowning’ experience six-times more likely in Hawaii?

February 15, 2017 Liability Workers' Compensation Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California

Haitian Admits To Staged Crash Scam In Connecticut

A Haitian man has admitted in federal court he was involved in a scheme to stage dozens of car crashes in Connecticut and collected up to $30,000 per wreck by submitting bogus insurance claims.

February 14, 2017 Auto Fraud Liability Connecticut

Possible Listeria Contamination Leads To Sargento Cheese, Taylor Farms Salad Recalls

Cheese is delicious. Salad with cheese is also delicious. But Listeria is not. For that reason, Sargento has recalled seven prepackaged cheese products and Taylor Farms has recalled 6,630 pounds of pork and chicken salad products that use the affected cheese.

February 13, 2017 Life & Health Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California

Nissan Altima Recall: Doors Might Open If Window Lowered

You might not want to open a rear window if you’re driving a Nissan Altima. The company is recalling more than 341,000 of the midsize cars in the U.S. because the doors might open if a rear window is lowered.

February 8, 2017 Auto Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California

Icy Morning Leads To Massive Car Crashes In Northeastern U.S.

Icy weather on Wednesday morning snarled travel through parts of the northeastern United States, with state police in Massachusetts reporting that 55 cars were involved in a series of crashes outside Boston.

February 8, 2017 Auto Liability Connecticut Massachusetts New Hampshire

Popular Chewing Tobacco Brands Recalled Over Metal Fragments

Putting smokeless tobacco in your mouth is one thing, putting smokeless tobacco containing metal fragments in your mouth is another. After receiving several reports of customers finding metal objects in their tobacco cans, tobacco giant Altria is recalling several of its most popular brands.

February 2, 2017 Life & Health Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California

Five Best Practices To Ensure The Injured Worker Comes First

Putting the injured worker first is key to the “advocacy-based claims model,” which puts the worker at the center of all activity. “It focuses on improving the injured worker’s experience. Until now, most employers have focused on corporate outcomes.

February 1, 2017 Workers' Compensation Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California

Property/Casualty Insurer Profitability Slides

The U.S. property/casualty insurance industry in 2016 will likely post an underwriting loss for the first time in four years due to higher catastrophe losses, competitive market conditions and auto liability challenges, A.M. Best Co. Inc. said Monday.

January 31, 2017 Property Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California