Sturgis Rally-Related Vehicle Fatalities Almost Tripled This Year

Two more people lost their lives on South Dakota roads as the Sturgis motorcycle rally came to a close Sunday. The South Dakota Department of Highway Safety reported two rally-related accidents Saturday — bringing the total of vehicle fatalities to eight for the 2017 rally — nearly triple that of 2016 when three people lost their lives.
August 17, 2017 Auto Liability South Dakota

Pollution Exclusion Shields Travelers In Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

A Travelers Cos. Inc. unit is not obligated to provide coverage in an incident in which carbon monoxide that flowed from a recreational fishing boat’s engine killed two men and injured a third, because of its policy’s pollution exclusion, says a federal appeals court, in affirming a lower court ruling.
August 15, 2017 Liability Litigation Marine Minnesota Missouri

Two Drivers Killed In Head-On Collision

Two Algonquin women were killed in a three-vehicle crash Sunday afternoon at 902 E. Algonquin Road, Algonquin Police said. The incident happened about 3:12 p.m., when the driver of a car heading eastbound crossed the center line, striking two vehicles traveling westbound.
August 14, 2017 Auto Liability Illinois

Couple Transporting Grill Injured After SUV Explodes When Wife Lights Up Cig

A couple transporting a barbecue grill was injured Sunday after their SUV exploded, Orlando police said. Authorities say the crash happened about 3:30 p.m. near the entrance of the Central Florida Fairgrounds near Colonial Drive and Pete Parrish Boulevard.
August 14, 2017 Auto Liability Florida

$2M In Compensation To Victims Of Football Team Bus Crash

The insurance company covering the Chester church that owned a bus carrying a Rock Hill football team when it crashed last year, has agreed to pay $2 million for liability and under-insured motorist coverage, according to court documents and lawyers in a civil suit filed after the crash.
August 9, 2017 Liability Litigation North Carolina

Disney Pays $177M+ To Settle ’Pink Slime’ Case

Walt Disney Co paid $177 million, in addition to insurance recoveries, to settle the closely watched "pink slime" defamation case against its ABC network by Beef Products Inc., a quarterly financial report shows.
August 9, 2017 Liability Litigation South Dakota

Papaya Recall Grows Due To Salmonella Outbreak

A recall on papayas has been expanded to three brands, with more recalls possible, after the Food and Drug Administration narrowed in on the source of a salmonella outbreak that has been blamed for at least one death and has sickened over 100 more dating back to May.
August 8, 2017 Liability Life & Health Connecticut Delaware Iowa Kentucky Louisiana

Teen Killed, Three Others Hurt When Tree Falls On Car

Baltimore County fire officials confirm that a 14-year-old girl is dead after a tree fell on her car in Timonium Thursday afternoon.
Arriving officers found a tree on top of a Hyundai Sonata with four people inside.
August 4, 2017 Auto Liability Maryland

Two Die From School Building Explosion In Minneapolis, Caused By Contractors

A natural gas explosion at Minnehaha Academy in Minneapolis on Wednesday collapsed part of the building, killing two people and hospitalizing nine others, officials said. The explosion was caused by contractors doing work on the building, Minneapolis Assistant Fire Chief Bryan Tyner said.
August 3, 2017 Excess & Surplus Lines Liability Minnesota

Utah Sues Over Massive, Multistate 2015 Mine Waste Spill

The state of Utah has sued mine owners and contractors for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency over a spill of mine waste that fouled rivers in three Western states with a massive plume of bright-yellow wastewater tainted with arsenic, lead and other heavy metals.
August 2, 2017 Excess & Surplus Lines Liability Litigation Utah

Contractor Sued Over Hatteras And Ocracoke Islands Power Outage

The Wallace and Graham law firm in Salisbury, N.C. has announced a lawsuit against PCL Civil Constructors, Inc. in the wake of the power outages that crippled Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands on North Carolina’s Outer Banks on July 27.
August 2, 2017 Excess & Surplus Lines Liability Litigation North Carolina

Meet Your New Star Eyewitness: Wearable Devices

Wearable devices come in all shapes and sizes with varying features. Valued at $11 billion, Fitbit is the leader of the wearable device revolution. Fitbit currently offers eight different fitness trackers, ranging in price from $60 to nearly $200. Largely known for counting the steps you take, wearables now have all kinds of abilities.
August 1, 2017 Auto Fraud Liability Litigation Property

Van Plows Into Diners On Los Angeles Sidewalk

The driver of a van that plowed into a group of people dining on a Los Angeles sidewalk, striking and injuring at least eight people, was arrested Sunday on suspicion of hit-and-run, authorities said.
July 31, 2017 Auto Liability California

Party Crashers Sought At Mexican Restaurant Which Suffered More Than $200K In Damage

The driver of a car trying to escape a locked gate at Ponak’s did up to $200,000 in damages to the popular Mexican restaurant on the Boulevard. The crash happened July 1st, but Monday Kansas City Police released photos of the suspected "party" crashers.
July 28, 2017 Liability Property Missouri

Floridian Admits To Staged Crashes To Collect Insurance

A 20-year-old West Palm Beach man was arrested Wednesday and charged with committing more than $20,000 worth of insurance fraud for claiming that injuries he already had were the result of two car crashes he staged with another man.
July 28, 2017 Fraud Liability Florida
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