Metal shavings Put 38,475 Pounds Of Ground Turkey On The Recall List
At not-food-in-food recall on Monday night covers 38,475 pounds of ground turkey, including the Publix store brand, that might have metal shavings from the processing equipment. In addition to Publix ground turkey and ground turkey breast in 1.3-pound styrofoam trays, 1.2-pound trays of Fit & Active Fresh Ground Turkey and 1-pound trays of Weis Markets Fresh Ground Turkey Breast are covered in the recall. All have ink jet printing on the side of the trays with the numbers 7268 and 7269.
October 3, 2017
Liability
Life & Health
Alabama
Connecticut
Florida
Georgia
New York
Head-On Collision Leaves 4 Dead On Maui, Hawaii
Four people died, including a San Mateo man, and several others were injured in a head-on vehicle collision on Mauis northwest side, authorities said. The collision happened Saturday night when the driver of a pickup truck crossed a painted median and slammed head-on into a Toyota Camry sedan with five people in it, Maui police said.
October 3, 2017
Auto
Liability
Hawaii
Whole Foods Says Taprooms, Restaurants Hacked
Amazon.com Incs (AMZN.O) Whole Foods Market on Thursday said payment card information has been stolen from taprooms, restaurants and other venues located within some of its stores.
October 2, 2017
Liability
Risk Management
Minnesota Chiropractor On Trial For No-Fault Fraud Scheme
Not long ago it was “common knowledge in certain circles” around the Twin Cities that car crash victims could pocket some extra cash if they went to the right person, a federal prosecutor told jurors Thursday in U.S. District Court in Minneapolis.
October 2, 2017
Fraud
Liability
Minnesota
2nd Rockfall In Two Days At Yosemites El Capitan Injures One
One day after a rockfall killed a British tourist on El Capitan, another rattled Yosemite National Parks famous rock climbing destination on Thursday, injuring one man.
Park officials identified the man as Jim Evans.
The tourist killed on Wednesday was identified as Andrew Foster of Wales. His wife was seriously injured, but her name has not been released by park authorities.
The injured woman was airlifted to a nearby hospital.
September 29, 2017
Liability
California
Park officials identified the man as Jim Evans.
The tourist killed on Wednesday was identified as Andrew Foster of Wales. His wife was seriously injured, but her name has not been released by park authorities.
The injured woman was airlifted to a nearby hospital.
One-In-Four Cars Sold At CarMax Locations Had Open Safety Recalls
More than 25 percent of used vehicles sold at eight CarMax locations across the U.S. contained safety defects that werent repaired, despite being under recall, according to a review by car safety advocates. Some of the cars included unrepaired Takata airbags, which have been linked to numerous deaths.
September 29, 2017
Auto
Liability
California
Connecticut
Massachusetts
Washington State Sues OxyContin Maker Purdue Pharma
Washington state on Thursday sued OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma LP, becoming the latest state or local government to file a lawsuit seeking to hold pharmaceutical companies accountable for a national opioid addiction epidemic.
September 29, 2017
Liability
Litigation
Washington
Underwriting Data Lacking For Marijuana Risk
Insurers would be well-advised to track the evolving marijuana risk to determine if impairment-related loss history could trigger defence and indemnification obligations under employers general liability policies, it was suggested Tuesday during a session at the RIMS Canada Conference in downtown Toronto.
September 28, 2017
Liability
Ghost Ship Owner Could Collect $3.1M From Insurance
The landlord of the Ghost Ship warehouse where 36 people died in a fire Dec. 2 has avoided prosecution, but shes set to collect at least $3.1 million in insurance payments, according to an insurance document obtained exclusively by this news agency.
September 28, 2017
Liability
Property
California
LAPD Officer Causes Crash That Kills Teen Boy, His Parents
An off-duty LAPD officer was arrested following a suspected DUI crash that killed a teenage boy and his parents on the 605 Freeway late Tuesday night, authorities said Wednesday.
September 28, 2017
Auto
Liability
California
Company Liable For Tire Damage After Truck Spills Nails On Interstate
A lawyer based in New Orleans believes that the company in charge of a truck that spilled nails on I-10 yesterday can be held liable for tire damage claims.
September 27, 2017
Excess & Surplus Lines
Liability
Litigation
Louisiana
5 South Florida Lawyers Arrested In Alleged Insurance Fraud Scheme
Detectives arrested five South Florida personal injury attorneys accused of participating in an insurance fraud with lucrative kickbacks.
September 27, 2017
Fraud
Liability
Florida
Millions Of Credit Card Numbers May Have Been Stolen In Sonic Drive-In Breach
Its a day of the week ending in “y,” which can only mean one thing: Another national companys payment system has been compromised.
September 27, 2017
Liability
Dump Truck Runs Over Occupied Portable Toilet
A Harvey, Louisiana man is in intensive care after a dump truck backed over an occupied portable toilet at the new Louis Armstrong Airport terminal construction site this morning.
September 26, 2017
Excess & Surplus Lines
Liability
Weird
Workers' Compensation
Louisiana
Family Awarded $36M Settlement For Schoolchild Struck By Car
Isabella Sanchez has always been doted on. Shes the baby of the family. But these days, that doting is more out of necessity not just love.
September 26, 2017
Excess & Surplus Lines
Liability
Litigation
California



