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
Thats not getting your moneys 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 vehicleeven while stoppedillegal.
July 16, 2018
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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 companys talc-based products, including its baby powder, contain asbestos and caused them to develop ovarian cancer.
July 13, 2018
Liability
Litigation
Missouri
Lawsuits Alleging Monsantos 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-Hodgkins 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
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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
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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 Showtimes "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 Worlds 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
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