Fatal Plane Crash Is The Second In Five Months For Flight School

The small plane that crashed Wednesday in a marsh near Tweed-New Haven Airport during a training flight, killing one man and seriously injuring another, was owned by the same company that had a plane crash in East Hartford last year, federal records show.
February 23, 2017 Excess & Surplus Lines Liability Connecticut

Vancouver Driver Caused Two Separate Pedestrian Fatalities, But Not At Fault

Marion Thomas has a hard time describing how he became the driver who on two occasions struck and killed a person in the roadway. The closest he gets is comparing it to lightning striking him twice.
February 23, 2017 Auto Liability Washington

Car Cuts Off Semi With Fatal Results

Two people are dead after a semi truck carrying ammunition crashed on Interstate 40 near Ozark on Wednesday (Feb. 22), according to Franklin County Sheriff Anthony Boen.
February 23, 2017 Excess & Surplus Lines Liability Arkansas

Smartphones, Stupid Drivers And The Carnage That Results

Phones have gotten smart. Drivers? Not so much. Our yearning to stay connected with the world at all times has made Georgia’s roads an increasingly dangerous place to be.
February 22, 2017 Auto Liability Georgia

SodaStream Recalls 51,000 Bottles Because They Might Explode

Your greatest SodaStream fears have been realized: tens of thousands of SodaStream’s plastic bottles may not be able to withstand quite as much pressure as the company thought, causing the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission to issue a recall because they pose an injury risk to carbonation-happy consumers.
February 22, 2017 Liability Life & Health Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California

Race Car Wrecks Into Pit, Bystanders At Florida Speedway

Three people were rushed to the hospital after a sprint car crashed into the crowd at the Volusia Speedway Park Sunday evening.
February 21, 2017 Excess & Surplus Lines Liability Florida

Alabama Father, Son Killed In Head-On Crash With Each Other

It was, for Oak Grove High School principal Pam Dennis, a week of twisted metal and grief. First the unthinkable: Two Oak Grove students were killed in a collision with an 18-wheeler near the school, and two more - their siblings - were critically injured.
February 21, 2017 Auto Liability Alabama

Luckiest Pilot Survives Plane Crash In New Jersey Street

A small plane spun out of control over Bayonne, NJ, and crashed into the street, smashing into parked cars and spilling wreckage along the sidewalk Sunday, officials said.
February 20, 2017 Excess & Surplus Lines Liability New Jersey

DuPont, Chemours Settle Personal Injury Claims Involving Toxic Chemical For $671M

DuPont and Chemours announced Monday they’ve agreed to settle approximately 3,500 claims involving the toxic Teflon chemical C-8 once made at DuPont’s Washington Works plant near Parkersburg for $670.70 million.
February 16, 2017 Liability Litigation Ohio

Tractor-Trailer’s Cab Severed In Crash; Driver Survives

Maryland State Police say a tractor-trailer’s cab separated from the rest of the rig when the truck hit a guardrail, and then slid down an embankment onto a city street with the driver inside.
February 16, 2017 Excess & Surplus Lines Liability Maryland

Ambulance Crash Kills Passenger En Route To Nursing Home

Authorities say a 77-year-old western New York man has died after the ambulance transporting him from a Pennsylvania hospital to a nursing home crashed into a ditch.
February 15, 2017 Excess & Surplus Lines Liability New York

Lawsuit Alleges Sixth Death Linked To Pittsburgh Hospital Mold Outbreak

A third wrongful death lawsuit was filed Tuesday in connection to a University of Pittsburgh Medical Center mold outbreak.
This is the latest death in the wake of five other known deaths since October 2014 linked to heavy mold growth found in the linens at two University of Pittsburgh Medical Center hospitals, according to a report.
February 15, 2017 Liability Litigation Pennsylvania

Interesting Data: Most Excessively Common Injuries By State

It may not come as a surprise that bruises and open wounds are the most common injuries in every state across America — with the one exception of Colorado, where you’re more likely to have be injured by a ‘fall’. But did you know that ‘over-exertion’ is disproportionately common in North Dakota, and a ‘near-drowning’ experience six-times more likely in Hawaii?
February 15, 2017 Liability Workers' Compensation Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California

House Panel To Meet With Automakers Over Self-Driving Car Legislation

Congress is revving up debate over the regulation that will be necessary for self-driving cars for the first time under President Donald Trump.
February 14, 2017 Auto Legislation & Regulation Liability Technology District Of Columbia

Family Suffers Major Injuries After Driver Faints

Three Fremont residents suffered major injuries when the driver of a car passed out and the car crashed Saturday morning in San Jose, California Highway Patrol officials said.
February 14, 2017 Auto Liability California
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