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Woman Loses Eye After Visit To Dentist

A South Jersey mom lost part of her vision at the dentist thanks to an accident that could have been prevented, but her dentist didn’t take proper precautions. It’s a federal recommendation that some dentists don’t follow.
July 12, 2016 Liability Litigation Pennsylvania

Nevada Officials Sue AIG Unit For Bad Faith

Nevada officials filed a lawsuit this week against an insurance company that they say wrongly refused to help pay legal defense and settlement costs in a psychiatric patient busing case brought by San Francisco.
July 11, 2016 Liability Litigation Nevada

Maine Town Cannot Afford To Fly American Flag

The town of Randolph, Maine, wanted to honor military veterans by flying American flags. However, the cost of insurance to cover potential liabilities is too high.
July 8, 2016 Liability Maine

Former NFL Player Suspected Ringleader Of Car Insurance Fraud Group

Authorities say a former NFL wide receiver was busted on suspicion of staging car crashes to collect insurance money.
The California Department of Insurance says 34-year-old Jeffrey Leon Webb, along with eight conspirators, is accused of staging four different collisions.
July 8, 2016 Auto Fraud Liability California

Why More Americans Die In Car Crashes Compared To Other Countries

Traffic deaths have been going down, but a new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows they are still a bigger problem in the United States than in other affluent countries.
July 7, 2016 Auto Liability

$5.1M Verdict Against DuPont Over Chemical Exposure

A U.S. jury on Wednesday ordered DuPont to pay $5.1 million to a man who said he developed testicular cancer from exposure to a toxic chemical used to make Teflon at one of its plants, according to a DuPont spokesman.
July 7, 2016 Liability Litigation Ohio

Large BBQ Grill In Tow Detaches, Strikes Oncoming Vehicle

One person is dead following a crash in Wayne County on Saturday. According to Macedon Police Chief John Colella, a dislodged barbecue grill came loose from a recreational vehicle, struck a car traveling in the opposite direction, and killed the passenger in the vehicle.
July 5, 2016 Auto Liability New York

Explosive Fire At Michigan Gas Facility After Car Hits Main

Hundreds of people were briefly evacuated from their homes in the Michigan town of Melvindale on Saturday morning after a car hit a natural gas main at a DTE Energy (DTE.N) facility and caused an explosion and fire, police said.
July 5, 2016 Auto Excess & Surplus Lines Liability Michigan

Three-Quarters Of U.S. Drivers Say They’d Cede Wheel To Robot

Almost three-quarters of U.S. drivers are eager to replace the daily commute’s drudgery with a self-driving car and 80 percent say they would pay extra to have a robot take the wheel, according to a survey that contradicts other recent studies.
July 1, 2016 Auto Liability Technology

Mandatory Liability Insurance Proposed For Police Officers

Insurance agents could be selling individual professional liability policies to police officers if proposals in certain cities are adopted. Allegations of police brutality and abuse are on the rise across the country, with a related spike in lawsuits against police departments.
July 1, 2016 Liability

Cleveland Ups Coverage Limits To $50M As GOP Convention Risks Rise

The city of Cleveland voted Wednesday to purchase $50 million in liability insurance in preparation for the Republican National Convention - a five-fold increase over what was originally planned - as threats of protest and even attack during the official nomination of Donald Trump grow stronger.
June 30, 2016 Liability Ohio

School District’s Insurer Settles Pep Rally Beating Case For $10.5M

The Kern High School District agreed Wednesday to pay $10.5 million to a former student injured in a violent dog pile that broke out during a 2010 Bakersfield High School pep rally, cutting short an ongoing civil trial that threatened to cost the district’s insurance company even more money.
June 30, 2016 Liability Litigation California

Driver Crashes Into Cyclists Before Hitting Long Island Home

A car slammed into a father and a daughter riding their bicycles on Long Island, killing one of them, then crashed into the front porch of a home, causing the porch to collapse, police say.
June 30, 2016 Auto Liability New York

Insurers Are Being Burned By Compounded Pain Creams

Snake oil salesmen in the 1800s made a living selling potions with extravagant healing claims that were patently false. Medical con artists, like all con artists, trade in ignorance.
June 30, 2016 Fraud Liability Workers' Compensation

Elderly Driver Crashes Through Salon Doors

As a small business owner, you worry about making payroll, increasing sales, satisfying customers, you don’t worry about a car crashing through the front door. But that’s exactly what happened at Salon Fusion today.
June 30, 2016 Auto Liability Illinois
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