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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 Monsanto’s 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 State’s 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 man’s cancer. It’s 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 Tao’s 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 contractor’s 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 contractor’s 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 Colorado’s Interstate 25 during Wednesday’s 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 Co’s 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
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