‘Land Of Extremes’: In Kansas, A Year Of Damaging Floods And Forecast Of More To Come
Each day, the roughly 150 residents of Lakeside Village drink, cook and bathe with water hauled in by the Kansas National Guard. Months after floodwaters overwhelmed the northeast Kansas community’s well system, trucks are still delivering up to 40,000 gallons of water daily.
November 15, 2019
Property
Kansas
Multiple Pileups Close Ohio Roads As Snow Moves East; Storm Claims At Least Six Lives
Snowy weather and whiteout conditions were blamed for multiple pileups in Ohio and at least two deaths on Tuesday, a day after at least four people were killed in dangerous travel conditions caused by a snowstorm that swept through the Plains and Midwest.
November 13, 2019
Auto
Liability
Kansas
Michigan
Ohio
Icy Roads And Snowy Conditions In Topeka Led To Dozens Of Wrecks Halloween Morning
Slick roads made for a scary Halloween drive. One car spun around on Eastbound I-70 3rd St. at the Polk-Quincy viaduct. Other vehicles were left in the ditch or off the road. One vehicle rolled on I-70 near West Union Road. Not too far away a military style truck collided with a tow truck.
November 1, 2019
Auto
Liability
Kansas
NICB: Cities With The Highest Vehicle Theft Rates
There were an estimated 748,841 vehicle thefts in the United States in 2018, or about 229 per 100,000 Americans. The vehicles stolen were worth, according to the FBI, an estimated total of over $6 billion.
October 23, 2019
Auto
Alabama
Alaska
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Over 1.2 Million Nissan, Infiniti Models Recalled Over Backup Camera Issue
Once a luxury, backup cameras are now a federally mandated piece of technology in all new cars. As such, any quirks with the systems can lead to recall headaches, as Nissan and its luxury division Infiniti are now experiencing.
September 24, 2019
Auto
Subrogation
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
GM Recalls 3.8 Million Vehicles In North America Due To Braking Issue
General Motors Co said Wednesday it was recalling 3.46 million U.S. pickup trucks and SUVs to address a vacuum pump issue that could make braking more difficult and that has been linked to 113 accidents and 13 injuries.
September 11, 2019
Auto
Subrogation
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Judge Calls Out Facebook In Privacy Class Action Suit
A federal judge on Monday ordered Facebook Inc (FB.O) to face most of a nationwide lawsuit seeking damages for letting third parties such as Cambridge Analytica access users’ private data, calling the social media company’s views on privacy “so wrong.”
September 10, 2019
Liability
Litigation
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Chrysler Expands Faulty Tailgate Recall For Ram Trucks
A Ram power tailgate recall has been issued for the third time since 2018 because the tailgates can suddenly fall open while driving or while the trucks are stationary.
September 10, 2019
Auto
Subrogation
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Volkswagen Recalls Nearly 700K Vehicles For Roll-Away Issue
Volkswagen is recalling some of its cars because of a problem that could let them roll away unexpectedly.
August 26, 2019
Auto
Subrogation
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Google Pixel Settlement Claims Can Be Submitted Until Oct. 7
In May, Google agreed to pay $7.25 million to settle a class action lawsuit over faulty microphones in the first-generation Pixel and Pixel XL smartphones, manufactured before Jan. 4, 2017. On Monday, new details were posted about how consumers could get their chunk of the settlement.
August 13, 2019
Litigation
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Fire At Tyson Foods Plant Puts 3,800 Out Of Work
Some 3,800 workers at a Tyson Foods Inc (TSN.N) meat-processing plant in Kansas will be out of work after a Friday night fire that caused significant damage, but the company on Sunday said it will provide them “some guaranteed pay.”
August 12, 2019
Excess & Surplus Lines
Property
Kansas
US Cargo Theft Cases Rise In First Quarter Of 2019
During the first quarter of this year, cargo thefts in the United States rose 25% to 144 reported incidents, with the average loss for each occurrence rising 1% to $116,717, according to a report from the SensiGuard Supply Chain Intelligence Center.
June 28, 2019
Excess & Surplus Lines
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Proposed Class Action Affects Millions Of Hyundai And Kia Vehicles
A Hyundai and Kia fire lawsuit alleges recalls ordered to repair Theta II engine problems didn’t do enough to protect millions of customers from the risk of finding their vehicles in flames.
June 26, 2019
Auto
Litigation
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Kansas Declares Damage Caps Unconstitutional
On June 14, 2019, the Kansas Supreme Court issued a landmark decision that changes the landscape of personal injury and workers’ compensation third-party cases. The Court declared a 1986 law which originally capped non-economic damages to $250,000 and actual damages to $1 million—unconstitutional.
June 20, 2019
Liability
Litigation
Subrogation
Workers' Compensation
Kansas
Suspension, Transmission Issues Spur Recall Of 1.3 Million Ford Vehicles
Ford is recalling over 1.3 million vehicles mainly in North America to fix rear suspension and transmission control software problems.
June 13, 2019
Auto
Subrogation
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
