224 Crashes Statewide As Utah Sees Winter’s First Major Snowstorm

More than 200 crashes were reported statewide, and officials are urging caution for those traveling, after much of Utah turned into a winter wonderland Sunday.
December 4, 2018 Auto Liability Utah

1 Child Dead, 45 People Injured In Arkansas Charter Bus Rollover

A charter bus carrying a youth football team from Tennessee crashed early Monday in central Arkansas, killing one child and injuring at least 45 other people, authorities said.
December 3, 2018 Excess & Surplus Lines Liability Arkansas Tennessee

Marriott Says Data Breach Compromised Info Of Up To 500 Million Guests

The breach could potentially be one of the largest in history, behind the hacking of about 3 billion Yahoo accounts.
November 30, 2018 Fraud Liability

More Than Two Dozen Vehicles Pile Up On Icy Indiana Street

More than 20 cars were involved in a pileup on 96th Street between Hazel Dell and Allisonville. Freezing rain created dangerous driving conditions and slick roads this morning. The area is expected to remain closed for several hours while police and emergency crews work to clean it up.
November 29, 2018 Auto Liability Subrogation Indiana

Atrium Health Says Data Of About 2.65 Million Patients Involved In Breach

Atrium Health, previously Carolinas HealthCare System, said on Tuesday data of about 2.65 million patients including addresses, dates of birth and social security numbers may have been compromised in a breach at its third-party provider AccuDoc Solutions.
November 28, 2018 Liability Alabama Arkansas Florida Georgia Kentucky

Class-Action Lawsuit Proposed Against Ford Motor Company For 6.7L CP4 Fuel Pump Failures

A Ford CP4 fuel pump lawsuit alleges the pumps cannot handle U.S. diesel fuel specifications, something Ford allegedly knew when the trucks were first sold.
November 28, 2018 Excess & Surplus Lines Liability Litigation California

Casey Anthony’s Dad Has ‘Incapacitating’ Injuries After Car Crash On Deadliest Highway Stretch In Country

George Anthony, the dad of Casey Anthony, has “incapacitating” injuries following a weekend car crash in Daytona Beach, Florida. Anthony was driving Saturday on Interstate 4 — which was recently named the most deadly highway stretch in the country — when he lost control of his vehicle and it overturned several times.
November 27, 2018 Auto Liability Florida

Manhattan Driver Accidentally Hits Seven Pedestrians, Killing One

A car running in reverse struck seven pedestrians in New York City on Monday and one person died in the apparent accident, officials said. The 70-year-old driver may have mistaken the gas pedal for the brake as he was attempting to reverse into a parking spot, said New York Police Department Fifth Precinct Executive Officer Michael Gulinello.
November 27, 2018 Auto Liability New York

Venus Williams Reaches Settlement In Wrongful Death Lawsuit Over Fatal Car Crash

Tennis star Venus Williams has reached a settlement in the wrongful death suit centered around a fatal car accident, according to court documents.
November 21, 2018 Liability Litigation Florida

AAA Predicts 54.3 Million Travelers This Thanksgiving Holiday

AAA projects 54.3 million Americans will journey 50 miles or more away from home this Thanksgiving, a 4.8 percent increase compared to last year.
November 21, 2018 Auto Liability

Paradise Residents File Lawsuits Against Utility Company

A week after reporting a power-line outage near where the Camp Fire is suspected of starting, Pacific Gas & Electric said in a regulatory filing that it suffered a second problem with a high voltage line the morning the devastating fire ignited.
November 19, 2018 Liability Litigation California

Fatal Chain Reaction Crash Involved 5 Big Rigs On Berks County, Pennsylvania Interstate

Two people died in a chain reaction crash involving several big rigs on Interstate 78 westbound in Windsor Township, Berks County, Wednesday afternoon.
November 16, 2018 Auto Excess & Surplus Lines Liability Subrogation Pennsylvania

Season’s First Icy Road Conditions Trigger Dozens Of Accidents In Northeastern Ohio

Rain, freezing rain and sleet combined to create a nightmare on roads and bridges in southern Summit and Stark counties early Thursday, resulting in numerous crashes and one fatality.
November 16, 2018 Auto Liability Ohio

The California Wildfires: How Experts Track A Blaze to Its Origin

One huge fire was caused by a spark set off by a man with a hammer, working on a fence post in a field of dry vegetation. Another began at a backyard barbecue. A 2007 fire on Santa Catalina Island was ignited by workers cutting metal wires with a torch.
November 15, 2018 Catastrophe Education & Training Liability California

21-Vehicle Pileup In Santa Cruz Due To Tractor-Trailer’s Brake Failure

Northbound Highway 1 opened 3:15 p.m. Tuesday in Santa Cruz County after authorities cleared 21 crushed vehicles after a tractor-trailer’s brakes failed and the truck slammed into stopped vehicles near River Street, according to California Highway Patrol.
November 15, 2018 Auto Excess & Surplus Lines Liability Subrogation California
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