Hazmat Spill From Truck Kills Driver, Closes Ontario Highway

A stretch of Highway 401 through eastern Ontario remained closed early Wednesday following weather-related collisions that left one person dead, 28 people injured and officials scrambling to contain a chemical spill.
March 17, 2017 Auto Excess & Surplus Lines Liability Workers' Compensation

SpaceX Pre-Launch Liability Insurance Massively Increased Following FAA Requirement

A new mandate was put into place which increased the minimum coverage requirement by five times. SpaceX changed its launch schedule to today at 1:35am but was required to carry far more pre-launch liability insurance than it previously held.
March 17, 2017 Excess & Surplus Lines Liability Florida

82-Year-Old Killed By Snow Plow In East Hartford

An 82-year-old man died after police said he was hit by a snow plow in East Hartford on Tuesday afternoon. Wednesday morning, police identified him as Daniel Baerga of Main Street.
March 16, 2017 Liability Connecticut

Uber Driver Slams Into Gas Pump, Creating Fireball

Surveillance video shows a gas pump burst into a ball of flames after being hit by an SUV on Monday night in North Seattle.
That crash ended a series of incidents in which another driver was seriously injured.
March 15, 2017 Auto Excess & Surplus Lines Liability Washington

Family Filed Wrongful Death Suit After Robot Killed Factory Worker

At the sprawling auto-parts factory, while working in the male-dominated industry of robot technicians, Wanda Holbrook was in a league of her own. The 57-year-old Grand Rapids, Mich., woman had a specialty of fixing robots if something went wrong.
March 15, 2017 Liability Litigation Workers' Compensation Michigan

Commercial Building Incinerated After Pickup Hits Power Pole

A traffic collision led to a sheared fire hydrant, downed power lines and a raging structure fire in Santa Fe Springs Monday afternoon.
March 14, 2017 Auto Liability Property California

35 Vehicles Involved In Chain-Reaction Crashes On Chicago Expressway

Seven people were taken to the hospital late Monday after 35 vehicles were involved in two separate chain-reaction crashes less than a mile apart on the Kennedy Expressway.
March 14, 2017 Auto Liability Illinois

Firefighter Injured In Crash On Way To Hoverboard Fire Dies

A Pennsylvania fire official who was wounded in a crash while responding to fire that killed a young girl has died of his injuries, authorities said.
March 13, 2017 Auto Liability Property Workers' Compensation Pennsylvania

Soynut Butter Company Expands Recall To All Products, Including Granola

Earlier this week, we shared the news that I.M. Healthy soy butter, a product that’s handy for making PBJs for kids who attend peanut-free schools and daycares, has been linked to E. coli infections, mostly in children.
March 10, 2017 Liability Subrogation

Driverless Trucks Will Hit The Road Sooner Than Later

For decades, trucking has provided big-rig driver Frank Mora and his family a decent living. He doesn’t expect that will last forever. Most major truck manufacturers and several well-funded startups are busy testing automated or driver-free vehicles.
March 10, 2017 Excess & Surplus Lines Liability Technology California

Woman Claims Iowa Bar Is Liable For DUI Crash

A woman who was injured when the motorcycle she was riding was hit by a drunk driver in Mason City has sued the Willow Run Lounge for allegedly serving alcohol to the driver before the accident.
March 8, 2017 Liability Litigation Iowa

4 Dead After Train Hits Tour Bus Stuck On Tracks

Four people were killed when a bus carrying senior citizens on a casino outing collided with a freight train Tuesday in Biloxi, Mississippi, officials said.
March 8, 2017 Excess & Surplus Lines Liability Mississippi Texas

Bill Creating Medical Malpractice Panels Passes In Kentucky

On March 3, 2017, a bill that would require medical malpractice claims to be reviewed by expert advisory panels before proceeding to court won final passage in the Kentucky Senate, two days after it narrowly passed in the House of Representatives.
March 7, 2017 Legislation & Regulation Liability Litigation Kentucky

Distracted South Carolina Drivers Push Up Insurance Rates

It’s an all-too-frequent occurrence on Columbia’s crowded downtown streets, especially when the University of South Carolina is in session: A traffic light turns green and the car in front of you doesn’t move.
March 7, 2017 Auto Liability South Carolina

Pawnee Nation Sues 27 Energy Companies For Earthquake Damage

The Pawnee Nation filed a lawsuit on Friday in tribal court in Oklahoma against 27 oil and gas producers, seeking damages for an earthquake they said was caused from man-made activity related to hydraulic fracturing, or fracking.
March 7, 2017 Liability Litigation Oklahoma
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