More Than 100 Injured In Fatal Amtrak And Freight Train Collision
A locked switch is being blamed for the collision between an Amtrak passenger train and a freight train that killed two people and injured more than 100 others in South Carolina early on Sunday.
February 5, 2018
Excess & Surplus Lines
Liability
South Carolina
Seven Injured In Multi-Vehicle Crash In Grand Island, New York
Three vehicles, including an NFTA bus, were involved in an accident in Grand Island. It happened around 9 a.m. on Grand Island Boulevard, near Fantasy Island. Investigators are still working to piece together exactly what happened.
February 2, 2018
Auto
Excess & Surplus Lines
Liability
Subrogation
New York
Insurers Gingerly Test Bitcoin Business With Heist Policies
Major global insurers are starting to offer protection against cryptocurrency theft, willing to tackle daunting challenges it brings rather than miss out on this volatile and loosely regulated, but rapidly growing business.
February 1, 2018
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Train Carrying Republican Lawmakers Collides With Garbage Truck
A train carrying Republican lawmakers to their retreat in West Virginia collided with what appeared to be a garbage truck on Wednesday.
January 31, 2018
Excess & Surplus Lines
Liability
Virginia
Was Tire Or Maintenance At Fault In Deadly 2016 Football Bus Crash? Lawsuits Blame All.
New lawsuits from the 2016 fatal bus crash of a football team from Rock Hill filed by survivors of the crash and the widow of the bus driver allege tire failure through improper maintenance of the bus.
January 31, 2018
Excess & Surplus Lines
Liability
Litigation
South Carolina
Helicopter Crash Into Newport Beach Home Kills Three
Three people were killed and two injured Tuesday afternoon when a helicopter that had taken off from nearby John Wayne Airport crashed up against a house in a neighborhood on the northeast end of Upper Newport Bay.
January 31, 2018
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Liability
California
CargoNet 2017 Cargo Theft Trend Analysis
The CargoNet Command Center logged 1,391 supply chain intelligence events into the CargoNet database in 2017. A total of 741 records involved a cargo theft event in the United States or Canada—one of the safest years ever recorded by CargoNet.
January 30, 2018
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Liability
24 Units Damaged In Tennessee Apartment Complex Blaze
One person was injured and dozens of people are displaced after a large fire at an apartment building in Madison. Firefighters were able to work quickly and save half of the building at the Dupont Avenue Apartments on Tuesday morning.
January 30, 2018
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Property
Tennessee
Four High-End Vehicles Stolen From Dodge Dealership
Northern Lancaster County Regional Police are investigating the theft of multiple vehicles from Keller Brothers Dodge. Authorities say four "high-end" vehicles were stolen from the dealership between midnight and 3 a.m. Sunday.
January 30, 2018
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Pennsylvania
First Lawsuit Filed Over Flaming Casino Shuttle Boat
One of the passengers who escaped a burning boat on Jan. 14 has filed suit against owner Tropical Breeze Casino Cruz LLC in Pinellas-Pasco circuit court.
January 25, 2018
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Liability
Litigation
Florida
Ferrari Owner Sues Hotel For Giving Away His Car
It’s a problem almost no one can relate to: The valet hands the keys to your $300,000 Ferrari to the wrong person.
January 25, 2018
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Liability
Litigation
Weird
Florida
Fire Consumes 24-Unit Apartment Building In Nashville
A Bellevue apartment complex went up in flames in what officials deemed a two-alarm fire Monday evening. When crews arrived, heavy smoke and massive flames were visible.
January 24, 2018
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Property
Subrogation
Tennessee
Black Ice Blamed On Dozens Of Crashes In Chicago Metro Area
Freezing drizzle made for dangerous driving conditions, causing more than 50 crashes in numerous Chicago suburbs Wednesday morning.
January 24, 2018
Auto
Excess & Surplus Lines
Liability
Illinois
All Students Evacuate Before Alabama School Bus Erupts In Flames
A Mobile County Public School System caught fire Monday afternoon in Grand Bay. According to Grand Bay Fire, all students were safely evacuated from the bus.
January 24, 2018
Auto
Excess & Surplus Lines
Alabama
Family Agrees To $12M Settlement Following Poisoning Death Of Son
The family of an 11-year old Rock Hill boy who died from carbon monoxide poisoning at a Best Western hotel in Boone in 2013 has agreed to settle wrongful death and injury suits against the hotel chain and other parties for $12 million, attorneys for the family said in a news release Monday.
January 23, 2018
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Liability
Litigation
North Carolina
