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Maine State Police: Road Rage Leads To Multiple Crashes On I-95

One person was taken to the hospital and a portion of Interstate 95 was closed after a pair of crashes late Monday afternoon that police say was caused by road rage.
August 29, 2018 Auto Liability Subrogation Maine

Two Workers Die After Scaffolding Gives Way Near Disney World

Two workers were killed in a construction accident near Walt Disney World, Orange County Fire Rescue said. Fire Rescue spokesperson Mike Jachles said there were about 18 workers at the scene when they got the call about the accident at 4:15 a.m.
August 29, 2018 Excess & Surplus Lines Liability Workers' Compensation Florida

2 Dead, Several Injured After Train Hits Dump Truck That Skirted Crossing Arms

Two people are dead and 11 others are injured after a crash involving a dump truck and a Trinity Railway Express train in Fort Worth Saturday.
August 27, 2018 Excess & Surplus Lines Liability Texas

$3.8B Paid In Lawsuits And Claims Over Sex Abuse Allegations In Catholic Church Since 1980s, Group Says

Since the 1980s, the Catholic Church in the United States and its insurance companies have paid out more than $3.8 billion in lawsuits and claims involving allegations of clerical sexual abuse, according to a monitoring group.
August 27, 2018 Excess & Surplus Lines Liability Litigation

Mobile Devices: The Next Frontier For Hackers

For enterprise security teams, mobile has quickly become a top trouble spot. Employees use mobile apps every day to do their work and interact with enterprise data. But many of those apps also provide access for hackers.
August 24, 2018 Liability Technology

Missouri Judge Affirms $4.69 Billion Talc Verdict, J&J Vows To Appeal

A Missouri trial court judge has affirmed the massive $4.69 billion verdict against Johnson & Johnson (JNJ.N) in a case involving 22 women and their families who alleged the company’s talc-based products, including its baby powder, contain asbestos and caused them to develop ovarian cancer.
August 23, 2018 Liability Litigation Missouri

Woman, Child Electrocuted By Motel Room Air Conditioner In North Carolina

Authorities said Tuesday that a woman and a 9-year-old child staying at a Nash County motel were killed Monday when they were shocked by an air conditioner in the room, authorities and family members said.
August 22, 2018 Excess & Surplus Lines Liability Litigation North Carolina

IndyCar Racing: The Risk Is Part Of The Show

Since they took over running Pocono Raceway for their grandfather, Dr. Joseph Mattioli, in 2011, Brandon and Nick Igdalsky have enhanced the racetrack in Monroe County with numerous amenities.
August 21, 2018 Auto Excess & Surplus Lines Liability Pennsylvania

Museum Visitor Falls Into Black Hole That Looks Like A Painting

Like a real-life version of a Looney Tunes cartoon, a visitor to a Portuguese museum was injured last week when he stepped into an art installation resembling an inky void.
August 21, 2018 Liability Weird

The Utilities’ Liability For California’s Wildfire Woes

When all the options are bad, choosing the least-bad option won’t make anybody happy. That’s what’s likely to happen with a stack of proposed legislation to deal with liability for the catastrophic wildfires that have scorched hundreds of thousands of acres across California.
August 20, 2018 Legislation & Regulation Liability California

Texas Jury Finds Toyota Negligent In Accident, Awards $242M To Family

A Texas jury awarded damages of $242 million to a Dallas family after finding that defects in the family’s Lexus sedan caused injuries to their two children during a rear-end collision, the law firm representing the plaintiffs said on Friday.
August 20, 2018 Liability Litigation Texas

Mom Saves Kids From Toy Car On Fire

A Massachusetts mother saved her children’s lives after rushing to pull them out of a toy car moments before it went up in flames. The fire consumed a child’s toy electric vehicle. Just moments before Michelle Kline’s two kids were in it.
August 20, 2018 Liability Massachusetts

AT&T Sued For $224M By Cryptocurrency Investor Who Lost A Fortune In Phone Hacks

Cryptocurrency investor Michael Terpin is understandably upset that he lost a combined $24 million in two different hacks of his phone over the course of seven months. Terpin alleges that the hacks were only possible because the hackers had an inside person at AT&T who provided access to Terpin’s account.
August 17, 2018 Excess & Surplus Lines Liability Litigation

Industry 4.0: What It Means For Insurance

The topic of Industry 4.0 has been discussed at many conferences in recent times. When you talk to participants and colleagues, you quickly realize that everyone associates this buzz phrase with something different.
August 17, 2018 Education & Training Liability Property Risk Management Technology

Report: Oat-Based Breakfast Foods Contain Unsafe Amounts Of Weed Killer

A number of popular breakfast foods, including cereals, granola bars and instant oats, were tested and found to contain potentially dangerous amounts of cancer-linked glyphosate, the main ingredient in weed killer.
August 16, 2018 Liability
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