Dozens Injured In Lakeside Deck Collapse
At least 32 people were injured, some critically, late Saturday afternoon when a second-story deck collapsed at the Glacier Presbyterian Camp in Lake County during a memorial service.
June 19, 2017
Liability
Property
Montana
Conspirators Guilty Of Staging Nearly 50 Crashes In Connecticut
A federal jury in New Haven has found two Norwich residents guilty of fraud and conspiracy offenses related to their staging of car accidents to defraud automobile insurance companies.
June 19, 2017
Auto
Fraud
Liability
Connecticut
Insurer Battles Adult Actors HIV Claims
The California State Compensation Insurance Fund claims that it has no obligation to cover an adult movie studio that is defending lawsuits from John Doe, Cameron Adams, and Joshua Rodgers, three performers who claim that they contracted HIV during video shoots.
June 16, 2017
Liability
Litigation
Workers' Compensation
California
Crash On George Washington Bridge Leaves 5-Year-Old, Adult Dead
A 5-year-old child and a 30-year-old man were killed and three other people were injured after a crash on the upper level of the George Washington Bridge Wednesday night. Around 9 p.m., a GMC Acadia and a box truck crashed on the upper level of the bridge, coming into New York City.
June 15, 2017
Auto
Liability
New Jersey
New York
17 Injured In Multiple-Vehicle Crash On Georgia Highway
One person is dead and 17 others were injured in a fiery crash on Georgia Highway 316 Monday afternoon. The 8-vehicle accident also shut down all eastbound lanes of traffic for several hours.
June 13, 2017
Auto
Excess & Surplus Lines
Liability
Georgia
Chase Of Stolen Semi Leaves Trail Of Wreckage On Texas Interstate
Hank Morgan was driving eastbound on Interstate 30 on Friday when an 18-wheeler, using the left shoulder as a passing lane, sped by him “with both front tires out and on fire, doing at least 80 miles per hour.”
June 12, 2017
Excess & Surplus Lines
Liability
Texas
Wanted Gunfighter Insurance
The Cody Gunfighters may be able to shoot from the hip, but not this season. The lack of insurance is keeping this band of skilled gun handlers from putting on a show as no company came forward to provide them liability coverage to meet the requirements set forth by the city council.
June 2, 2017
Liability
Weird
Wyoming
Fuel Tanker Blaze Shuts Down Interstate Near Denver
Road crews pulled one person from flaming wreckage Wednesday morning as a fuel tanker caught fire after crashing into a median on I-25. Colorado Department of Transportation officials immediately closed down the interstate when the tanker caught fire.
June 1, 2017
Excess & Surplus Lines
Liability
Workers' Compensation
Colorado
Woman Awarded $95.6M In Philadelphia Building Collapse Settlement
A Ukrainian immigrant who underwent amputations after a Philadelphia building collapsed on her was awarded $95.6 million as part of a settlement for victims of the 2013 disaster that killed seven people and injured 12 others, her attorney said on Friday.
May 31, 2017
Liability
Litigation
Pennsylvania
Supreme Court Tightens Rules On Where Companies Can Be Sued
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday tightened rules on where injury lawsuits may be filed, handing a victory to corporations by undercutting the ability of plaintiffs to bring claims in friendly courts in a case involving Texas-based BNSF Railway Co.
May 31, 2017
Liability
Litigation
Montana
Texas
Telemedicine Cuts Costs, Increases Potential Liabilities
Increased use of technology to treat injured workers remotely potentially could speed treatment, give injured workers access to more specialists and reduce workers compensation claims costs, but telemedicine also introduces new risks that must be addressed, a panel of experts said.
May 30, 2017
Liability
Technology
Workers' Compensation
Ringleader Of Staged Accident Group Pleads Guilty
A ringleader of a group that allegedly staged wrecks and accompanying injuries in Harrison, Marion and Taylor counties to get insurance payouts has pleaded guilty.
May 30, 2017
Auto
Fraud
Liability
West Virginia
Loose Camper Involved In Deadly Collision
The Lincoln County Sheriffs Department is investigating a deadly crash that left one person dead and three injured.
May 30, 2017
Auto
Liability
Kentucky
4 Fatalities In Multi-Vehicle Wreck On Mississippi Interstate
The westbound lanes of Interstate 10 in Gautier reopened about 1 p.m. Wednesday after a several-hour shutdown stemming from a four-vehicle crash that claimed four lives.
May 25, 2017
Auto
Excess & Surplus Lines
Liability
Mississippi
Higher Driver Death Rate Is A Downside Of Economic Recovery
The risk of dying in a crash in a late-model vehicle has gone up slightly, as a stronger economy has led drivers to take to the road more often and in more dangerous ways.
May 25, 2017
Auto
Liability



