Helicopter Crash-Lands On Florida Roadway, Rotor Blade Kills Truck Passenger
The helicopter involved in a crash-landing that resulted in the death of a motorist Thursday had possible mechanical problems days before, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.
April 5, 2019
Auto
Excess & Surplus Lines
Liability
Subrogation
Florida
Jury Awards $80M In Roundup Cancer Trial
A federal jury has awarded $80 million to a California man after determining that Monsantos popular weedkiller, Roundup, was a substantial factor in causing his cancer, and that the corporation is liable.
March 28, 2019
Liability
Litigation
California
$125M Lawsuit Filed Against Weather Channel For Crash That Killed 3 During Tornado Chase
The mother of a man killed in a "horrific" 2017 car accident filed a $125 million wrongful death lawsuit Tuesday against the Weather Channel for its role in the crash.
March 28, 2019
Liability
Litigation
Texas
Dozens Of Vehicles Pile Up On California Highway In Foggy Conditions
A child was in critical condition and several others were injured Saturday after a massive pileup snarled traffic on a California highway for hours, authorities said.
March 26, 2019
Auto
Liability
Subrogation
California
Dense Fog A Contributing Factor In Pileups On California Highway
Authorities say several crashes involving about 50 vehicles on Interstate 5 north of Los Angeles have sent 12 people to the hospital.
March 25, 2019
Auto
Liability
Subrogation
California
Petrochemical Leak Keeps Stretch Of Houston Port Closed A Third Day
Ship traffic was halted for a third day on Sunday along a key stretch of the United States busiest oil port as emergency workers siphoned fuels from the Houston Ship Channel that leaked from a massive fire at a nearby petrochemical storage facility.
March 25, 2019
Excess & Surplus Lines
Liability
Texas
New Fire At Deer Park Plant As Leaking Toxins Close Ship Channel
A fireball again erupted into the sky. An unknown volume of chemicals leaked into waterways, destined for Galveston Bay. Deer Park residents peered out their windows at another plume of black smoke.
March 25, 2019
Excess & Surplus Lines
Liability
Texas
Jury Sides With Cancer Patient; Thousands More Cases Pending Against Monsanto Over Roundup
A federal jury dealt a huge blow to Monsanto, saying its popular weedkiller Roundup was a substantial factor in causing a California mans cancer. Its the second time in eight months that a jury has reached such a decision.
March 21, 2019
Liability
Litigation
California
Two Semitrailers Involved In Fatal Interstate Chain-Reaction Crash
One person is dead and three others were sent to the hospital after a chain-reaction crash between two tractor-trailers and five vehicles Saturday on westbound I-70 in Terre Haute.
March 20, 2019
Auto
Excess & Surplus Lines
Liability
Subrogation
Indiana
2 Dead, Dozens Injured In Charter Bus Crash In Virginia
Two people were killed and several others hurt when a Taos Travel Inc. bus overturned on Interstate 95 in Prince George County Tuesday morning.
March 20, 2019
Excess & Surplus Lines
Liability
Massachusetts
Virginia
Mold Damage From Allegedly Defective Work Excluded From CGL Coverage
Following a contractors remodeling of a house, the home owner sued the contractor and its commercial general liability (CGL) insurer, Wisconsin Mutual Insurance, as well as its own homeowners insurer, Hastings Mutual Insurance. The home owner claimed the house was rendered uninhabitable by the contractors negligent work on a bathroom that resulted in leaking water, which caused mold to grow and then release the chemical trichothecene into the residence.
March 18, 2019
Education & Training
Excess & Surplus Lines
Liability
Litigation
Property
Wisconsin
100 Cars Involved In Several Crashes In One-Mile Stretch Of I-25 During Blizzard
One hundred vehicles were involved in several crashes in a one-mile stretch of Colorados Interstate 25 during Wednesdays blizzard, according to the Wellington Fire Protection District.
March 15, 2019
Auto
Liability
Subrogation
Colorado
Families Can Sue Gun Maker For Sandy Hook School Massacre: Court
Families of schoolchildren gunned down in the 2012 Sandy Hook massacre can sue Remington Outdoor Co Inc, a Connecticut court ruled on Thursday, in a setback for gun makers long shielded from liability in mass shootings.
March 15, 2019
Liability
Litigation
Connecticut
Deadly 2017 Wildfire Found Sparked By Southern California Edison Power Lines
The devastating Thomas Fire that killed two people and destroyed more than 1,000 structures northwest of Los Angeles in December 2017 was sparked by power lines owned by Southern California Edison Co, fire officials said on Wednesday.
March 14, 2019
Liability
Litigation
Property
Subrogation
California
Insurers Face Large Claims After Ethiopian Airlines Crash
Boeing Cos insurers face big claims from families of the victims of the Ethiopian Airlines crash, coming less than six months after the crash of the same type of Boeing aircraft in Indonesia, insurance and aviation sources said.
March 12, 2019
Excess & Surplus Lines
Liability
Litigation



