SoCal Edison Crane Falls On Home, Injures Pastor
Video captured the moment a Southern California Edison crane fell over in a residential area of Long Beach Monday afternoon, injuring one person.
October 9, 2019
Excess & Surplus Lines
Liability
Property
Subrogation
California
Physicians Increasingly Face “Hybrid” Medical Liability Claims
California physicians are increasingly facing "hybrid" lawsuits alleging professional negligence as well as medical battery from plaintiffs who want to avoid the states long-standing $250,000 limit on what juries can award for noneconomic damages in medical liability cases.
October 9, 2019
Liability
Litigation
California
Washington Supreme Court Holds Claims Adjusters Cannot Be Personally Liable For Bad Faith
In a closely contested 5-4 decision, the Washington Supreme Court held in Keodalah v. Allstate Insurance Company, et al., Slip. Op. No. 95867-0, ___ P.3d ___ (Oct. 3, 2019), that a claims adjuster cannot be held personally liable to an insured for bad faith.
October 8, 2019
Liability
Litigation
Supreme Court Rejects Utilitys Appeal On Who Pays For Wildfire Costs
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday morning said it will not hear San Diego Gas & Electrics appeal of a California Supreme Court case that turned back the utilitys request to pass along $379 million in costs related to the 2007 wildfires that blazed through San Diego County.
October 8, 2019
Excess & Surplus Lines
Liability
Property
California
Trick Or Treat, Or Insurance Claim?
A cornerstone of Halloween little kids and their parents scampering door to door in search of candy is a source of hair-raising risk for homeowners, according to a homeowners insurance expert weighing in recently in three risks associated with the holiday.
October 3, 2019
Liability
Property
Las Vegas Massacre Victims Families Reach $735 Million Settlement With MGM Resorts
A landmark settlement between MGM and victims of the 2017 Las Vegas mass shooting is expected to be announced on Thursday to resolve victims claims, according to a source familiar with the matter.
October 3, 2019
Liability
Litigation
Nevada
Johnson & Johnson Settles Ohio Lawsuits To Avoid Federal Trial
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ.N) said on Tuesday it will pay $20.4 million to settle claims by two Ohio counties, allowing the U.S. healthcare giant to avoid an upcoming federal trial seeking to hold the industry responsible for the nations opioid epidemic.
October 1, 2019
Liability
Litigation
Ohio
Treat Each Claim As Unique; Look At Whole Picture
Stepping back to look at the whole picture when evaluating a claim and treating each case as unique is important for determining the best course of action, said legal experts in a presentation Monday at the Chicagoland Risk Forum at the Marriott Magnificent Mile in Chicago.
September 26, 2019
Education & Training
Liability
Workers' Compensation
Four Reasons Bodily Injury Adjusters Are Overloaded With Work
Workload is the number one cause of stress in the workplace, when compared with other factors including people issues, work-life balance and lack of job security, according to Statista.
September 25, 2019
Auto
Liability
Technology
U-Haul To Pay $160M In Feltonville Food Truck Blast That Killed 2
U-Haul Co. of Pennsylvania will pay a record $160 million in a settlement after a Feltonville food truck exploded nearly four years ago, killing a mother and daughter and injuring 11 people. The amount is the highest pre-verdict settlement in Pennsylvania, attorneys for the plaintiffs said Wednesday.
September 24, 2019
Liability
Litigation
Pennsylvania
PG&E Confirms $11B Settlement With California Wildfire Re/Insurers
PG&E Corporation and Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) has confirmed an $11 billion agreement to resolve all insurance subrogation claims arising from the 2017 Northern California wildfires and the 2018 Camp Fire.
September 23, 2019
Catastrophe
Liability
Property
Subrogation
California
3 Children Dead After Vehicle Rear-Ends Amish Buggy In Michigan
Three siblings were killed and a fourth was critically injured when a vehicle struck a horse-drawn buggy Wednesday afternoon northwest of Charlotte. The children were ages 6 to 13.
September 19, 2019
Auto
Liability
Michigan
Singer Josh Turners Crew Involved In Fatal Tour Bus Crash In California
CHP says a man is dead following a tour bus crash near Shandon Wednesday night. CHP has ruled out drugs or alcohol being a cause of the crash.
September 19, 2019
Auto
Liability
California
Liability And Workers Comp Savings Arrive With Autonomous Trucks In Texas
The world of self-driving trucks continues to expand as new technologies are being tested and more companies are emerging with revolutionary autonomous fleets of semi-truck tractors that increase safety and efficiency.
September 18, 2019
Excess & Surplus Lines
Liability
Technology
Workers' Compensation
Texas
Car Slams Into Lobby Of Trump Plaza In New Rochelle
Police say a car crashed into the lobby of the Trump Plaza in New Rochelle Tuesday night after the driver apparently suffered a medical condition and blacked out.
September 18, 2019
Auto
Liability
Property
Subrogation
New York



