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Cyber Attacks Shift To Small Businesses

Small- and mid-sized businesses (SMBs) are increasingly at risk for data breach class-action lawsuits that typically have targeted large corporations.
March 24, 2017 Liability Risk Management Technology

Entire Broward County Family Of 5 Killed In North Florida Crash

Authorities say a 10-year-old boy has died a day after a north Florida crash on Interstate 75 killed his parents and two sisters. News outlets report that the crash occurred near Gainesville Sunday morning when the family’s rental car hit the back of a disabled tractor-trailer.
March 24, 2017 Auto Liability Florida

Florida Nightclub Shooting Victims Sue Gunman’s Employer, Widow

More than 50 victims and survivors of the June 2016 massacre at a Florida nightclub sued the gunman’s employer and widow on Wednesday, blaming them for failing to prevent the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history.
March 23, 2017 Liability Litigation Florida

Trucking Company Pays $5M Settlement To Crash Victim’s Family

The family of a Freehold woman who was killed in 2014 when her car was struck by a tractor trailer being driven by a man under the influence of methadone and Xanax has received a $5 million settlement.
March 22, 2017 Excess & Surplus Lines Liability Litigation New Jersey

Wrong-Way Collision On Interstate Kills Both Drivers

A crash that killed two people and injured others on Interstate 85 near East Club Boulevard in Durham Monday morning was caused by a wrong-way driver.
March 22, 2017 Auto Liability North Carolina

Road Rage Incident Leads To Dramatic Interstate Crash

A wild crash on Interstate 270 this week is sparking an important conversation about road rage. On Wednesday, Bradley Derges was driving to a work meeting when he says three cars drove past him at extremely high speeds on I-270 South passed Manchester Road.
March 21, 2017 Auto Liability Missouri

DUI Garbage Truck Driver Hits Eight Vehicles

Six people were injured when multiple vehicles were involved in crashes near exit 7 on Interstate 24 and traffic in both directions was at a standstill for about 90 minutes afterwards. The suspect was arrested after a pursuit into the next county.
March 20, 2017 Auto Excess & Surplus Lines Liability Kentucky

Michigan Amish Family Injured After Pickup Hits Buggy

A buggy carrying an Amish family was hit by a pickup truck Thursday morning in Isabella County, injuring all seven people in the buggy. The buggy was destroyed in the crash.
March 20, 2017 Auto Liability Michigan

Two Dead After Car Plunges Into Kalamazoo River

Two people have died after a car careened out of control and plunged into the Kalamazoo River in Battle Creek.
March 20, 2017 Auto Liability Michigan

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
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