Dozing Driver Ends Up In Santa Clara Swimming Pool
A driver is uninjured after crashing a car through a fence and into the deep end of a swimming pool early Tuesday morning in Santa Clara, according to Santa Clara Fire Department.
April 12, 2017
Auto
Liability
California
Elderly Driver Strikes Pedestrians In Church Parking Lot
An SUV crashed into a crowd of pedestrians Sunday at a church parking lot in California, killing two women, authorities said.
April 12, 2017
Liability
California
Firefighters Injured, One Fatally In Collision With Drunk Driver
Three Georgia firefighters were injured, one of them fatally, when the vehicle in which they were traveling was struck by a suspected DUI driver Monday evening in Venice, authorities have confirmed.
April 11, 2017
Auto
Liability
California
5 Children Hurt When Bounce Houses Go Airborne In South Carolina
Five children were injured when a strong wind picked up two bounce houses at a church carnival in South Carolina on Saturday, sending one of the inflatables into a tree and the other into a power line, authorities said.
April 10, 2017
Liability
South Carolina
More Than 8,000 Uber and Lyft Drivers Fail Massachusetts Background Check
In November, the ride-sharing companies agreed to let the state run its own background checks as part of a deal that would let Lyft and Uber drivers service Logan Airport. More than 70,000 drivers applied for the checks. The results of the states first screening were announced on Wednesday, and more than 10% of applicants did not pass.
April 7, 2017
Auto
Liability
Massachusetts
Dog Bite Claims Rose 18% Last Year
Dog bites and other dog-related injuries accounted for more than one-third of all homeowners liability claim dollars paid out in 2016, costing in excess of $600 million, according to the Insurance Information Institute (I.I.I.) and State Farm, the largest writer of homeowners insurance in the United States
April 6, 2017
Liability
$10M Settlement In Workers Comp Case Largest Ever In The Nation
Once more, attorney Christopher Asvar has set the record for the highest known workers compensation settlement or award in the nation.
April 5, 2017
Liability
Litigation
Workers' Compensation
California
Investigating Traumatic Brain Injury Claims: Time Is Of The Essence
Does traumatic brain injury strike concern in your heart? If it doesnt, it should. Traumatic brain injuries are not limited to people who are found unconscious at an accident scene or even those with a Glasgow Coma Scale result below 15 points.
April 5, 2017
Liability
Workers' Compensation
AIG Taps Into Consumer Fears With New Cybersecurity Product
American International Group Inc (AIG.N) is joining insurers offering products that offer consumers safeguards against hackers and cyber criminals who might steal personal data.
April 4, 2017
Liability
One Child Dead, 12 People Poisoned By Carbon Monoxide In Michigan Motel
A 13-year-old boy was killed and 12 people were taken to hospitals for treatment due to a carbon monoxide leak in a Michigan motel on Saturday, police and hospital officials said.
April 3, 2017
Excess & Surplus Lines
Liability
Michigan
Boiler Explosion: At Least 3 Killed, 4 Injured At Missouri Business
Three people are dead and four were injured after a boiler exploded at a box company near Soulard.
April 3, 2017
Liability
Property
Workers' Compensation
Missouri
Witness: Driver Admitted Texting While Driving In Deadly Texas Bus Crash
A witness to a deadly Texas wreck involving a church minibus says the driver of a pickup truck that crossed the center line repeatedly apologized and acknowledged he had been texting while driving.
April 3, 2017
Auto
Liability
Texas
Businesses Face Rising Losses From Cyber, Environmental, Product Defect And Recall Risks
The potential for more expensive liability losses is increasing, particularly in relation to global product recalls, corporate liability, cyber and environmental incidents, according to a new report by Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS).
March 31, 2017
Liability
Medical Event Led To 10-Vehicle Accident On Long Island
Nine people were hospitalized Tuesday after a chain-reaction accident involving ten cars on Long Island. Police say a 76-year-old man driving a Lexus sedan suffered a medical event and sped up to a red light on Route 110.
March 31, 2017
Auto
Liability
New York
Steep Increase In Pedestrian Traffic Fatalities In 2016
Pedestrian deaths rose a projected 11 percent in 2016, reaching a total of nearly 6,000 people killed. That is the highest total in more than two decades, according to data out Thursday.
March 31, 2017
Liability



