Career Fraudster, Operator Of Massive No-Fault Scheme, Sentenced To 25 Years
Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that Michael Danilovich was sentenced today to 25 years in prison in connection with his conviction for 16 counts of racketeering conspiracy, securities fraud, health care fraud, mail fraud, wire fraud, and money laundering charges following a five-week jury trial.
July 20, 2016
Fraud
Liability
New York
Crane Collapses On Tappan Zee Bridge Construction Site
The Tappan Zee Bridge became a parking lot Tuesday when a construction crane collapsed on the span injuring four people, shutting down traffic and trapping motorists for hours.
July 20, 2016
Auto
Excess & Surplus Lines
Liability
New York
Olympics 2016: Which Insurance Companies Are In?
The 2016 Summer Olympics are just around the corner. This years Olympic games have been shrouded with controversy ranging from health (Zika Virus & unclean water) and safety (crime & threats of terrorism).
July 19, 2016
Excess & Surplus Lines
Liability
External Cyberattacks Cost U.S. Businesses $3.5M Annually
External cyberattacks are costing businesses in the United States about US$3.5 million in incurred annual costs, with 79% of polled businesses lacking comprehensive strategies to manage these risks, according to a new Ponemon Institute study sponsored by BrandProtect.
July 19, 2016
Liability
Risk Management
Technology
Woman Sues Over Injury From Los Angeles Skyslide
Call it the fast and the furious and the broken. Just weeks after the opening of downtown Los Angeles Skyslide a recreational glass slide 1,000 feet above the ground on the outside of the U.S. Bank Tower a Woodmere, NY, woman has sued, calling foul on the ride, which she says caused a broken ankle.
July 19, 2016
Liability
Litigation
California
Dozens Of Wrestlers Sue WWE Over Neurological Injuries
World Wrestling Entertainment Inc (WWE.N) was sued on Monday by Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka and dozens of other retired male and female wrestlers seeking to hold it responsible for neurological injuries they claimed to suffer by participating in its bouts.
July 19, 2016
Liability
Litigation
Connecticut
Nonphysical Injury Structured Settlements: Improved Outcomes For All Parties
When civil jurors get angry enough, they exercise the only power available to them when tasked with the responsibility of choosing how best to right a perceived wrong: They award dollars. Lots and lots of dollars.
July 15, 2016
Liability
Litigation
Aon Sued For Breach Of Duty Over Las Vegas Arena Project
A joint venture between two US construction firms has accused international brokerage Aon of professional negligence in its placement of a wrap-up insurance policy for a Las Vegas stadium.
July 15, 2016
Liability
Litigation
Nevada
Woman Awarded $93K In Personal Injury Case
A Reno County jury Wednesday awarded a Hutchinson woman injured in a July 2014 auto accident $93,000 from her insurance company.
July 15, 2016
Liability
Litigation
Kansas
Bill Will Make It Easier For D.C. Cyclists To Collect Crash Damages
Bicyclists and pedestrians in the District could soon have a greater chance of recouping a share of medical bills and other costs after a crash. The D.C. Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to change a long-standing city law that in order for a cyclist to collect on insurance after a collision with a vehicle, the accident must be 100 percent the drivers fault.
July 15, 2016
Legislation & Regulation
Liability
District Of Columbia
One Fatality From 6-Vehicle Accident On New York Interstate
At least one person was killed and several others were hurt in a gruesome, six-vehicle crash that forced state police to shut down Interstate 84s westbound lanes Wednesday as they toiled through the mangled metal on the highway.
July 15, 2016
Auto
Excess & Surplus Lines
Liability
New York
Anti-Fraud Groups Fight For EUOs Without Court Involvement
Examinations under oath help insurers combat fraud and should be allowed without requiring time-consuming court orders in Kentucky, the Coalition Against Insurance Fraud and National Insurance Crime Bureau say in a joint amicus brief filed today with the states highest court.
July 14, 2016
Fraud
Liability
Risk Management
Kentucky
Look Out: There Are 160 Million Angry Drivers On The Road
Summer is driving seasonand, it appears, fuming, cursing, and ramming season as well. In a survey released today by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety, 78 percent of the approximately 205 million drivers in the U.S. reported expressing significant anger, aggression, or plain old road rage in the past year.
July 14, 2016
Auto
Liability
GM Not Protected From Ignition Switch Claims: U.S. Appeals Court
General Motors 2009 bankruptcy does not shield it from lawsuits over a deadly ignition-switch defect that led to criminal charges against the automaker and prompted the recall of 2.6 million vehicles in 2014, a federal appeals court ruled on Wednesday.
July 14, 2016
Liability
Litigation
New York
Car Flips In Morning Rush Hour Crash On Staten Island
A person was injured in a crash involving an overturned car and two other vehicles that ended up on top of each other on Ebbitts Street near Mill Road in New Dorp.
July 13, 2016
Auto
Liability
New York



