Personal Injury Lawsuits Filed By Victims Of 2019 Grand Forks Balcony Collapse
When a balcony at a Grand Forks apartment building collapsed in June, it sent five people plummeting four stories to the sidewalk below. Now, four of those people have filed a personal injury lawsuit against the buildings owners as well as multiple contractor and architectural companies.
February 24, 2020
Excess & Surplus Lines
Liability
Litigation
North Dakota
Two Dead, Many Injured In Huge Montreal Pileup Under Whiteout Conditions
Two people are confirmed dead in a crash that involved about 200 vehicles on Highway 15 in La Prairie south of Montreal, provincial police say. The confirmation came from the Surete du Quebec, which said the victims are two people who were trapped in the wreckage near a diesel spill.
February 21, 2020
Auto
Liability
Should Facebook, Google Be Liable For User Posts?
U.S. Attorney General William Barr on Wednesday questioned whether Facebook, Google and other major online platforms still need the immunity from legal liability that has prevented them from being sued over material their users post.
February 20, 2020
Legislation & Regulation
Liability
Latency Catastrophes Will There Be Another Asbestos?
An underwriter can be deemed the wizard of the insurance industry, peering into his/her magic ball to ensure they are well-positioned to react to a culture shift in an ever-changing market.
February 20, 2020
Catastrophe
Liability
Litigation
Insurer On The Hook For Hip Hop Artist Fat Joes Defense
Rapper Fly Havana was working on a song called “All the Way Up.” He decided to “shop” the unfinished song to his colleague Fat Joe, a hip-hop artist, so that Fat Joe could continue to develop and release it.
February 18, 2020
Liability
Litigation
Unraveling Insurance Issues At Play In The Kobe Bryant Crash
On the morning of Jan. 26, 2020, basketball legend Kobe Bryant and eight other individuals, including his 13-year-old daughter, were tragically killed in a helicopter crash. With the investigation into the cause of the crash underway, thoughts turn to how this incident was insured. Would all the victims have life insurance coverage? Could the helicopter operating company or the helicopter manufacturer be liable in some way?
February 14, 2020
Liability
Life & Health
Nationwide Calls For Hands-Free Laws In All 50 States
Its not uncommon for American drivers to witness close calls, erratic driving and even deadly crashes caused by motorists trying to operate a vehicle while looking down with a mobile device in their hand.
February 12, 2020
Auto
Legislation & Regulation
Liability
Driving Too Fast On Winter Roads: 24 Vehicles Involved In Chain Reaction Crashes
Multiple Wisconsin State Patrol WSP troopers and motor carrier inspectors responded to a series of crashes involving approximately 20 vehicles and four semi-tractor trailer units Sunday.
February 11, 2020
Auto
Liability
Subrogation
Wisconsin
Equifax Breach Was The Work Of Chinese State Hackers, DOJ Says
The saga of Equifaxs massive 2017 data breach continues, as the Justice Department this morning announced formal charges against four members of the Chinese military allegedly behind the hack. Attorney General William Barr today made public an indictment (PDF) filed in federal court in Atlanta (where Equifax is based).
February 10, 2020
Liability
Technology
Jury Rules Against Johnson & Johnson In New Jersey Talc Lawsuit
Johnson & Johnson was ordered on Thursday by a New Jersey state jury to pay punitive damages of $750 million to four plaintiffs who allege that the companys Baby Powder caused their cancer, a ruling that will be reduced to around $185 million because of state laws, according to a lawyer for the plaintiffs and the company.
February 7, 2020
Liability
Litigation
New Jersey
FAA Moves Toward Certifying Specific Drones For Package Deliveries
U.S. aviation regulators plan to craft new safety standards for specific unmanned-aircraft models, the biggest step yet toward eventually authorizing widespread delivery of packages by drones.
February 5, 2020
Excess & Surplus Lines
Legislation & Regulation
Liability
Massachusetts Weighs In On Third-Party Liability For Diminished Value Damages
A federal district court in Massachusetts has ruled that Massachusetts tort law does not provide for recovery of “inherent diminution in value” damages by a third-party claimant. The Bay State had long been one of only 15 states that do not have any court decisions regarding recovery allowed for diminution in value of a damaged vehicle in a third-party claim.
February 5, 2020
Education & Training
Liability
Subrogation
Massachusetts
Fiery Fuel Tanker Crash On Atlanta Interstate Kills 2
Two people have died in a multivehicle accident involving a tractor-trailer that sparked a large fire which spread across all northbound lanes of an Atlanta-area interstate on Saturday morning, authorities said.
February 3, 2020
Auto
Excess & Surplus Lines
Liability
Subrogation
Georgia
CEO Rescinds Pledge That Insurer Will Fix Homes Damaged In Houston Explosion
The head of a company involved in a massive explosion in Houston that killed two workers and injured 20 others on Tuesday backtracked on a pledge he had made earlier in the day to fix the hundreds of structures damaged by the blast.
January 31, 2020
Liability
Litigation
Subrogation
Texas
Lawsuit Likely Following Kobe Bryant Helicopter Crash
Former U.S. Department of Transportation Inspector General Mary Schiavo, a partner at Motley Rice, said that lawyers would be looking at multiple facts, including the conversation between the air traffic control and the pilot just before Sundays crash, which killed the LA Lakers star and eight others. "Those next sentences could be billion dollar words," Shiavo said.
January 31, 2020
Excess & Surplus Lines
Liability
Litigation
California



