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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 year’s 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 driver’s 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 84’s 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 state’s highest court.
July 14, 2016 Fraud Liability Risk Management Kentucky

Look Out: There Are 160 Million Angry Drivers On The Road

Summer is driving season—and, 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
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