Jeep Wrangler Recall: Faulty Weld Could Lead To Crash Without Warning

Problem welds, which could lead to a "crash without prior warning," are prompting Fiat Chrysler Automobiles to recall about 18,000 2018 and 2019 Jeep Wrangler JLs
October 17, 2018 Auto Liability

A Google Self-Driving Car Reportedly Caused A Crash In 2011 After A Former Engineer Changed Its Code To Drive Where It Wasn’t Supposed To

Anthony Levandowski, the engineer at the center of this year’s corporate espionage trial between Waymo and Uber, has a history of bending the rules when it comes to self-driving cars, the New Yorker reports.
October 17, 2018 Auto Liability Technology California

25 People Hospitalized In 405 Freeway Bus Crash

Five people suffered serious injuries in the San Fernando Valley crash that closed lanes for about 10 hours. Twenty-five people were hospitalized following a bus crash that closed the busy 405 Freeway in the west San Fernando Valley.
October 16, 2018 Auto Liability California

Burn Notice: Ford GT Recalled For Fire Hazard

One of the undoubted highlights of the Midwest Automotive Media Association’s Spring Rally in May was having the opportunity to ride shotgun for quick laps around the Road America racetrack in a Ford GT. They were awful hot, those laps, and we even said that the GT "blazed" around the track. Well, for the handful of owners out there, your Ford GT is now being recalled for a very different, literal kind of blaze.
October 10, 2018 Auto Liability

Liability Test Case Against Opioid Makers Allowed To Move Forward

A lawsuit seeking to hold drugmakers and distributors responsible for a nationwide opioid epidemic should be allowed to move forward, a federal magistrate said in a preliminary ruling that may increase the likelihood of a settlement.
October 9, 2018 Liability Life & Health

La Croix Hit With Class Action Lawsuit Over Ingredient Found In Cockroach Insecticide

La Croix is in hot water after a new class-action lawsuit claims the luxe drink brand has been falsely advertised as “100 percent natural.”
The suit alleges that La Croix water contains numerous artificial ingredients like linalool, which is found in cockroach insecticide.
October 9, 2018 Liability Life & Health California

Tesla Must Defend Lawsuit Alleging Abuse Of Foreign Workers

A federal judge has ruled that Tesla must defend itself at a trial over allegations it knew foreign workers at one of its facilities were threatened with deportation if they reported an injury and worked long shifts that violated forced labor laws.
October 5, 2018 Excess & Surplus Lines Liability Litigation California

Travelers Unit Not Obligated To Defend Hotel Group In Breach

A Travelers Cos. Inc. unit has successfully obtained a declaratory judgment it has no duty to defend a Florida hotel group under its commercial general liability coverage in connection with $2.4 million in fines and other costs it incurred stemming from a data breach.
October 5, 2018 Excess & Surplus Lines Liability Litigation Florida

Officers Respond To 83 Collisions After Record Alberta Snowstorm

Streets and sidewalks were a slushy, slippery mess but the sun was shining brightly in Calgary on Wednesday after a record-breaking autumn snowstorm walloped parts of southern Alberta.
October 4, 2018 Auto Liability

Twin Cities Chiropractors Sentenced In Insurance Fraud Scheme

Two Twin Cities chiropractors have been sentenced for participating in separate multi-million dollar insurance fraud conspiracies.
October 3, 2018 Auto Fraud Liability Minnesota

How Driverless Vehicles May Make Crash Injuries Worse

The severity of some accidents may increase as vehicles become driverless, in part because driver orientation will change, a crash reconstructionist told Canadian Underwriter in an interview last week.
October 2, 2018 Auto Liability Technology

Allstate, Progressive, State Farm Group Calls Out Law Firms Driving Up Insurance Costs

With small claims cases in Florida spiraling out of control, a group of insurers is looking to confront the law firms who are thought to be contributing to the rise of insurance costs in the state.
September 25, 2018 Liability Litigation Florida

Lawsuit Targets Massachusetts Utility Over Deadly Gas Explosions

A resident of a Massachusetts city rocked by last week’s deadly gas blasts that damaged dozens of homes sued utility operator NiSource Inc on Tuesday, accusing it of inadequately maintaining its distribution system.
September 19, 2018 Excess & Surplus Lines Liability Litigation Property Massachusetts

Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad Sued Over 416 Wildfire

More than a half dozen residents and businesses have filed a lawsuit against the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad accusing it of starting the 416 Fire that scorched 54,129 acres of mostly U.S. Forest Service land.
September 12, 2018 Excess & Surplus Lines Liability Litigation Colorado

Lethal Inaction: As Fatal Truck Crashes Surge, U.S. Government Won’t Make An Easy Fix

Trucker Jeff Kolkman was an ace within Green Transportation’s squadron of “road pilots.” The lanky, 38-year-old father of four was, according to his dispatcher, “a very safe driver who followed the rules. He always put safety first.” Until one spring afternoon when he didn’t.
September 10, 2018 Excess & Surplus Lines Legislation & Regulation Liability
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