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3 People Killed, 24 Injured After Multi-Vehicle Crash Involving Tour Bus In New Mexico

Three people were killed and 24 others were injured in a crash involving a tour bus and three other vehicles on Interstate 25 in New Mexico, authorities said Sunday.
July 16, 2018 Auto Excess & Surplus Lines Liability Subrogation New Mexico

Speeding Driver Totals Luxury Sportster A Day After Purchase

That’s not getting your money’s worth. Police in Fairfax County, Va., said a local driver totaled a McLaren 720S luxury sports car just a day after it was purchased.
July 16, 2018 Auto Liability Virginia

Another State Bans Hand-Held Devices While Driving

Georgia has joined fifteen other states which have outlawed the use of hand-held cellphones and mobile devices while driving. A new law signed by Governor Nathan Deal makes watching movies, shooting video, and even the mere "holding" of hand-held devices while in the vehicle—even while stopped—illegal.
July 16, 2018 Legislation & Regulation Liability Litigation Subrogation California Connecticut Georgia Hawaii Illinois

Drunk Crane Driver Hits Four Vehicles On Long Island Expressway

A crane driver is accused of driving drunk and crashing into several cars on Long Island, and a police officer jumped onto the moving vehicle to stop the carnage.
July 13, 2018 Auto Excess & Surplus Lines Liability New York

Jury Orders Johnson & Johnson To Pay $4.7 Billion In Missouri Asbestos Cancer Case

A Missouri jury on Thursday ordered Johnson & Johnson (JNJ.N) to pay a record $4.69 billion to 22 women who alleged the company’s talc-based products, including its baby powder, contain asbestos and caused them to develop ovarian cancer.
July 13, 2018 Liability Litigation Missouri

Lawsuits Alleging Monsanto’s Roundup Herbicide Causes Cancer Move Forward

Hundreds of lawsuits alleging Roundup weed killer causes cancer cleared a big hurdle this week when a federal judge ruled that cancer victims and their families could present expert testimony linking the herbicide to non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.
July 12, 2018 Liability Litigation California

California Fire Survivors, Local Officials Decry Effort To Reform Liability Laws

Two wildfire survivors joined elected supervisors from three counties and a local government advocate Wednesday in calling on state lawmakers to withhold action this year on changes in the law governing public utility liability for fire damage to private property.
July 12, 2018 Excess & Surplus Lines Legislation & Regulation Liability California

Distraction And Pedestrian Fatalities: Who Is To Blame?

Count Paul Snyder among those who believe distraction, more than vehicles themselves, is responsible for the increase in pedestrian fatalities.
July 11, 2018 Auto Liability Technology

Blast Demolishes Buildings In Sun Prairie, Wisconsin; Contractor Responsible For Gas Line Break

A firefighter responding to an explosion caused by a gas line break that rocked downtown Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, on Tuesday night has died, authorities said at an early morning news conference.
July 11, 2018 Excess & Surplus Lines Liability Property Subrogation Workers' Compensation Wisconsin

Critical Condition: Medical Technology Cybersecurity

The best plotlines in fiction are often based on reality, giving them a scary edge and chilling ring of truth. One such plotline was the subject of Showtime’s "Homeland" series: the fictional Vice President of the United States dies of a heart attack triggered by cyberattackers who hacked into his pacemaker.
July 10, 2018 Liability Life & Health Risk Management Technology

Helicopter Crash Into Virginia Apartment Complex Kills Two

Authorities have recovered the body of the pilot of a small helicopter that crashed into a Virginia apartment building and killed a resident, the National Transportation Safety Board said Monday.
July 10, 2018 Excess & Surplus Lines Liability Property Virginia

One Of The World’s Biggest Insurers Is Ditching Coal

Earlier this week, one of the biggest re-insurance companies in the world started implementing a policy reflecting the growing risk around new coal projects.
July 10, 2018 Liability Property

Fatal Explosion Levels Two-Story New Jersey Home

A fatal early morning explosion that obliterated a two-story house and killed a couple jolted people from their beds as much as a mile and a half away, and sent waves of shock and sadness through the small community of Newfield.
July 9, 2018 Liability Property Subrogation New Jersey

Pennsylvania Gas Station Worker Killed After Driver Crashed Into Pumps, Ignited Fire

Indiana County Coroner Jerry Overman has identified a 52-year-old woman from Commodore who was killed Thursday afternoon when a car crashed into two gas pumps and an Indiana County service station, and the vehicle and building burst into flames.
July 6, 2018 Auto Liability Property Workers' Compensation Pennsylvania

Insurance Benefits Highlighted After Capital Gazette Shooting

Gunshots fired through the glass doors of the Annapolis-based Capital Gazette newspaper last week resonated far and wide. The tragic shooting left five people dead, two more injured, and communities shaken to the core. No-one is immune to random acts of violence.
July 5, 2018 Liability Property
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