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Devastating, Rare December Tornado Outbreak Across Six States

One of the deadly tornadoes that erupted under the cloak of darkness overnight Friday into the early hours of Saturday, leaving at least 70 dead, may have set the record for the longest continuous tornado in American history.

December 12, 2021 NBC Catastrophe Property Arkansas Kentucky Missouri Tennessee

Two Sentenced For Massive Crop Insurance Fraud Scheme

Two men who facilitated millions of dollars worth of fraud in crop insurance in Central Kentucky have been sentenced to federal prison.

September 13, 2021 Lexington Herald Leader Fraud Kentucky

Patients Could Get ER Bills as Insurer Moves to Deny Claims it Deems Non-Emergent

Insurance giant UnitedHealthcare is cracking down on unnecessary emergency room visits with a new policy starting July 1 that the American Hospital Association says will jeopardize patients’ health and threaten them with financial penalties.

June 10, 2021 Naples Daily News Life & Health Alabama Arizona Arkansas Colorado Connecticut

Kentucky Flooding A Record-Breaking Event, Officials Say

Officials in Kentucky said flooding that inundated homes and businesses has reached historic levels in some areas.

March 3, 2021 The Weather Channel Property Kentucky

Toyota’s Fuel Pump Recall Now Covers Nearly 6M Vehicles Worldwide

Toyota expanded a worldwide fuel pump recall to a total of 5.84 million vehicles for a defect that could cause the part to fail. In the United States, the total number of vehicles involved in this safety recall is now approximately 3.34 million vehicles.

October 30, 2020 Yahoo Auto Subrogation Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California

Dismissal, Transfer Developments In 9 States’ Repairer V. Insurer Litigation

Some significant new developments have occurred in the plethora of collision repairer-insurer lawsuits consolidated before the U.S. Middle District of Florida.

September 24, 2020 Repairer Driven News Auto Litigation Alabama Illinois Kentucky Mississippi Missouri

Peach Recall Expanding Over Possible Salmonella Contamination After 78 Sickened In 12 States

A peach recall has expanded to include loose peaches and peach products after 78 people were sickened in 12 states by salmonella poisoning linked to the fruit, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday.

August 28, 2020 CNN Excess & Surplus Lines Alabama Alaska Arizona California Colorado

Multiple Industries To Be Affected By Nationwide Availability Of Flood Risk Scores

As Hurricane Laura bears down on the Gulf Coast, residents are preparing for what could be a historic storm surge.

August 26, 2020 CNBC Property Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California

15 Million U.S. Homes Are At Risk Of Flooding — 70% Higher Than FEMA Estimates

Think the risk of your home filling up with floodwater, magnified these days by climate change, is only an issue near the coasts and rivers? New research detailing nearly every corner of the U.S. shows otherwise.

June 29, 2020 CBS News Property Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California

General Contractor Overhead And Profit And AOB Insurance Scams

A storm is rising, and it isn’t the type which causes damage to homes and vehicles. It causes damage of a much more insidious nature. Following a storm or other natural disaster, canvassers hired by the “hail cartel”—lawyers or opportunistic general contractors—can be found blanketing a neighborhood and knocking on doors.

April 27, 2020 Matthiesen, Wickert & Lehrer, S.C. Auto Education & Training Litigation Property Subrogation Arizona Connecticut Florida Kentucky Massachusetts

Toyota Recalls 1.8 Million U.S. Vehicles For Fuel Pump Issue

Toyota Motor Corp (7203.T) said Wednesday it is now recalling 3.2 million vehicles worldwide to address a fuel pump issue that could result in engines stalling.

March 11, 2020 Reuters Auto Subrogation Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California

Rockslide Causes Fiery Train Crash In Kentucky

A rockslide caused a CSX train to go off the rails in Eastern Kentucky, causing a fire and sending at least one engine and multiple cars into the Big Sandy River. The southbound train had 96 loaded ethanol cars and two loaded rock cars when it derailed in Draffin, Kentucky, about 7:05 a.m., CSX said.

February 13, 2020 https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/local/2020/02/13/csx-train-derails-kentucky-after-rockslide/4747750002/ Excess & Surplus Lines Kentucky

Kentucky Farmers Conspired With Adjusters In Extensive Insurance Fraud Case

The government wants to take up to 1,300 acres of land and $575,000 from a Central Kentucky farmer if he is convicted in an alleged conspiracy to file false crop insurance claims. The request is included in an indictment against Earl Lee Planck Jr., of Nicholas County, handed down as part of an investigation of widespread crop insurance fraud in Central Kentucky.

February 11, 2020 Lexington Herald Leader Fraud Kentucky

Adjusters, Agent Involved In Kentucky Crop Insurance Fraud Scheme

An insurance agent took cash kickbacks as part of a scheme with farmers to file false claims of crop damage, a federal grand jury has charged.

November 15, 2019 Lexington Herald Leader Fraud Kentucky

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 Cnet Auto Subrogation Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California