J&J, Imerys Unit Must Pay $117M In N.J. Asbestos Cancer Case
Johnson & Johnson and Imerys Talc America, a unit of Imerys SA, must pay $117 million in damages in a case involving a man who said he developed cancer due to his exposure to asbestos in talc-based products, a New Jersey state court jury said on Wednesday.
April 12, 2018
Liability
Litigation
New Jersey
Its Work Zone Awareness Week; Three PennDOT Workers Struck
Authorities say three highway workers were struck and injured on a Monroe County interstate. Officials said the accident happened Tuesday afternoon in a Pennsylvania Department of Transportation construction zone in the westbound lanes of Interstate 80 in Tobyhanna Township.
April 11, 2018
Auto
Liability
Workers' Compensation
Pennsylvania
P&C Rates Continue Upward Trend
The U.S. property and casualty industry continues to show rate increases, with a first quarter composite rate of plus 2%, according to MarketScout. The increase is in all lines except workers compensation, which had a rate decrease of 2%. The trend follows a 2% increase in the fourth quarter of 2017.
April 10, 2018
Auto
Excess & Surplus Lines
Liability
Property
6 Dead After Small Plane Crashes At Arizona Golf Course
A small plane caught fire after takeoff and crashed at a nearby Arizona golf course on Monday, leaving six people dead, officials said.
April 10, 2018
Excess & Surplus Lines
Liability
Arizona
Car Slams Into Texas Home, Triggering Gas Explosion
A family of three were among five people injured after a car slammed into their Texas home, struck a gas line, and sparked an explosion on Saturday, officials said.
April 9, 2018
Auto
Liability
Property
Texas
House Trashed During SWAT Standoff In Federal Way, Washington
Its difficult for Glen Whitton to grasp what happened inside the Federal Way home he shares with his wife Judy, his wifes twin sister Julie Hocking and her husband Kevin.
April 9, 2018
Liability
Property
Subrogation
Washington
Overpass Shears Top Off Charter Bus, 40 Injured
Authorities are investigating an accident Monday that injured more than 40 people, involving a charter bus carrying New York City high school students that crashed into a bridge overpass.
April 9, 2018
Auto
Excess & Surplus Lines
Liability
New York
Strong Winds Collapse Hangar At Houston Airport, Millions In Damage
Strong winds took down a large hangar at Hobby Airport overnight when severe storms rolled through southeast Houston. No one was inside the hangar when it happened. No one was hurt.
April 6, 2018
Excess & Surplus Lines
Liability
Property
Texas
DUI Driver Repeatedly Swerved Before Crashing Charter Bus
A charter bus headed to the Masters golf tournament overturned on a Georgia interstate Thursday, injuring 15 people and snarling traffic as scores of fans made the pilgrimage to one of the sport’s premier events. The bus driver was charged with driving under the influence.
April 6, 2018
Liability
Georgia
J&J Loses Trial Over Claims Linking Cancer To Asbestos In Talc
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ.N) suffered its first trial loss in a lawsuit claiming its talc-based products including Johnsons Baby Powder contain cancer-causing asbestos, with a New Jersey jury on Thursday ordering J&J and another company to pay $37 million in damages.
April 6, 2018
Liability
Litigation
New Jersey
Hundreds Of Accidents Reported On Slick Minnesota Roads
Roads slickened by a spring snowstorm caused a messy and dangerous commute for drivers throughout the state Tuesday night.
April 5, 2018
Auto
Liability
Minnesota
Waymo CEO Says Self-Driving Tech Not To Blame In Deadly Tesla Crash
As controversy swirls around the death of a Model X driver last month, the head of Alphabet Inc.s self-driving car unit is drawing distinctions between his companys technology and Tesla Inc.s Autopilot.
April 5, 2018
Auto
Liability
Technology
California
Nearly 40 Vehicles Pile Up On Ontario Highway
At least 39 vehicles collided on Highway 400 in Barrie, Ont., bringing the southbound lanes to a standstill on Wednesday, Ontario Provincial Police say. The massive pileup appears to have been caused by snowy weather in the area, Const. Kerry Schmidt said.
April 5, 2018
Auto
Liability
Amputee Sues BMW Over Dangers Of Soft-Close Doors
BMW soft-close automatic doors are allegedly to blame for a New York man losing his $250,000 per year income as a self-employed software engineer for his own company. The lawsuit alleges BMW deceives the public by hiding the serious dangers of the soft-close automatic doors by advertising the alleged benefits of the systems.
April 4, 2018
Auto
Liability
Litigation
Technology
New York
Two Killed In Fiery Five-Car Pile-Up On New York Expressway
Two people were killed in a fiery five-car pile-up on an expressway just outside Kennedy Airport early Wednesday, according to a report.
April 4, 2018
Auto
Liability
New York



