Californias Deadliest Wildfire Is Blamed In Lawsuit On Faulty Utility Transmission Tower
The Camp Fire, which killed at least 88 people in Northern California, was started by faulty steel rings high atop an electric companys transmission tower which brought dangerous live wires crashing down, a lawsuit claimed on Thursday.
December 7, 2018
Catastrophe
Liability
Litigation
California
Trade Tariffs Increase Risk Of Professional Liability Claims
The United States and China recently announced a 90-day truce in their trade war after a breakthrough dinner meeting between President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping at the Group of 20 summit in Buenos Aires.
December 6, 2018
Liability
Feds Expand Beef Recall As Salmonella Outbreak Broadens To 246 Cases In 26 States
More than 5 million more pounds of raw beef products have been added to a national recall over concerns about possible salmonella contamination, and the number of people sickened has soared to 246 patients in 26 states, federal officials said Tuesday.
December 5, 2018
Liability
Subrogation
Explosion Causes Fire At Bakersfield IKEA, Two People Injured
Two people injured during a fire at IKEA in Tejon on Sunday afternoon, according to the Kern County Fire Department. KCFD said an explosion caused a fire at the IKEA on Industrial Parkway.
December 5, 2018
Excess & Surplus Lines
Liability
Workers' Compensation
California
224 Crashes Statewide As Utah Sees Winters 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 Anthonys 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



