At Least 5 Hurt In Tightrope Plunge At Florida Circus
Several performers rehearsing for the final act of a circus show in Florida suddenly lost their balance on the tightrope and fell some 25 feet on Wednesday, officials confirmed, calling the plunge "a tragedy."
February 9, 2017
Liability
Workers' Compensation
Florida
Allstate Sues Rhode Island Chiropractors For Fraudulent Claims
Allstate Insurance Company has filed a lawsuit accusing licensed chiropractors of insurance fraud. The suit specifically points to the owner of a clinic. The owner is accused of falsifying medical records in order to increase the size of the insurance claims.
February 8, 2017
Fraud
Liability
Litigation
Rhode Island
Icy Morning Leads To Massive Car Crashes In Northeastern U.S.
Icy weather on Wednesday morning snarled travel through parts of the northeastern United States, with state police in Massachusetts reporting that 55 cars were involved in a series of crashes outside Boston.
February 8, 2017
Auto
Liability
Connecticut
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
2 In Critical Condition Following School Bus Crash
Ten students were injured - one critically - after a school bus and a vehicle crashed in Lancaster, fire officials said on Tuesday. The solo occupant of the vehicle was listed in critical condition.
February 7, 2017
Auto
Excess & Surplus Lines
Liability
California
Nearly 50 Vehicles Piled Up On Icy Portland Interstate
A massive pile up kept Interstate 5 southbound closed for several hours Friday morning. Portland Police had to close I-5 at the Interstate 84 southbound entrance to prevent more crashes, as about 50 vehicles became involved in a pile up near Capital Highway in the southbound lanes.
February 7, 2017
Auto
Excess & Surplus Lines
Liability
Oregon
2 Dead, 2 Critically Injured After Van Falls From Overpass Onto LA Freeway
Two women died and two men were transported in critical condition after a crash on the 101 Freeway Saturday, officials said. The incident occurred just before 8 p.m. on the southbound side of the freeway, north of Highland Avenue and close to Barham Boulevard, after a van breached a barrier near the Barham Boulevard overpass, according to the L.A. Fire Department.
February 6, 2017
Auto
Liability
California
Drunk 16-Year-Old Wrecks Into Dry Cleaners Business
Alcohol is a factor in an overnight crash that sent a pickup truck into a telephone pole and business, knocking out power to nearly 500 Duke Energy customers, police said.
February 6, 2017
Auto
Liability
Property
Ohio
Traffic Fatalities On The Rise In Colorado
In 2016, Colorado had its deadliest year of traffic fatalities in a decade. According to the Colorado Department of Transportation, 605 people died on state roadways last year.
February 3, 2017
Auto
Liability
Colorado
3 Students Injured In School Bus Collision With SUV
Police say at least three students were injured when a school bus and SUV collided in Ohio. Dayton police say two Dayton Dunbar High School students were taken to a hospital from the SUV and at least one student from the school bus was transported.
February 3, 2017
Auto
Excess & Surplus Lines
Liability
Ohio
Will Insurance Cover $750 Million Tilting Tower?
Nina Agabian, a retired director of research in global health science at the University of California, bought a 29th-floor apartment in San Franciscos Millennium Tower in 2010. “It was supposed to be a wonderful building,” she said in January, sitting in a leather chair in the buildings vast, low-lit, owners-club level.
February 2, 2017
Liability
Litigation
California
One Dead, Another Injured In Crash Involving Two Tractor-Trailers
One person was killed and another seriously injured in a crash involving two tractor-trailers Wednesday, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
February 2, 2017
Excess & Surplus Lines
Liability
Workers' Compensation
Florida
Speeding In Dense Fog Results In Major Accident Scene In San Antonio
The northbound lanes of Interstate 37 were shut down on the Southeast Side Wednesday after a major accident involving two 18 wheelers and up to 20 vehicles, according to authorities.
February 2, 2017
Auto
Liability
Texas
Tesla, BMW Electrics Fall Short Of Highest Crash-Test Rating
Two luxury electric vehicles the Tesla Model S and the BMW i3 fell short of getting the highest safety ratings in new crash tests by the insurance industry. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety tested 2017 models of both vehicles.
February 1, 2017
Auto
Liability
Michigan
Strategies For Defense And Indemnity Tenders In Product Liability Claims
When it comes to product liability claims, dont “put the blame on me” if its not my fault; put it on the person or company that deserves it. Product liability claims present an important opportunity to consider shifting risk by way of a tender.
January 31, 2017
Liability
Litigation
Atlanta Braves Player, Family Involved In West Miami-Dade Crash
A professional baseball player and his family were riding in the SUV that, police said, was hit by the driver of a stolen Miami-Dade Police cruiser in West Miami-Dade, 7News has learned.
January 30, 2017
Auto
Liability
Florida



