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
Arriving officers found a tree on top of a Hyundai Sonata with four people inside.
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 Carolinas 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 Ponaks 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
NHTSA Expands Investigation Of Possible Carbon Monoxide Leaks In Ford Explorers
A major development resulting from an ongoing CBS News investigation could affect more than one million Ford Explorer owners. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says the number of complaints and injuries related to possible carbon monoxide leaks is much higher than previously thought.
July 28, 2017
Auto
Liability
Litigation
California
Texas
United Airlines Sued By Owners Of Giant Rabbit Found Dead After Flight
The owners of a giant rabbit named Simon who died on a United Airlines flight while bound for the Iowa State Fair sued the carrier on Monday, claiming its employees were responsible for the hares death.
July 27, 2017
Excess & Surplus Lines
Liability
Litigation
Iowa
Small Plane Misses Cars But Kills 4 Aboard In Highway Crash
A small plane crashed on a Utah highway Wednesday, killing two couples heading for a vacation but narrowly missing cars when it barreled across the lanes through a gap in traffic.
July 27, 2017
Excess & Surplus Lines
Liability
Utah
One Dead, Seven Injured After Ohio State Fair Ride Malfunctions
The Columbus Division of Fire says one person is dead and five critically injured after a ride malfunctioned at the Ohio State Fair. The deceased is an 18-year-old man. None of the victims have been identified.
July 27, 2017
Liability
Ohio
Pickup Driver Crashes Into Bus Loaded With Farmworkers
A bus carrying tobacco workers was involved in a crash with a pickup truck in Suffield on Tuesday morning. Twenty one adults, many of them tobacco workers, were brought to the hospital as a result.
July 26, 2017
Auto
Liability
Connecticut
Dallas Body Shop Sued For Defective Repairs On Insured Vehicle
A Dallas couple suffered crushing injuries in a car accident because John Eagle Collision Center allegedly cut insurance costs by using glue instead of welding a cars metal structure together according to a defective repair lawsuit against the Dallas auto body shop .
July 25, 2017
Auto
Liability
Litigation
Texas



