25 Crashes Reported In A Quarter Hour During Minneota Snowstorm
Crash after crash clogged metro area freeways in the Twin Cities long after the evening rush hour should have ended Monday night. It was all courtesy of a snowfall that caused slick roads, poor visibility and temperatures more reminiscent of late February than the second day of April.
April 3, 2018
Auto
Liability
Minnesota
Hazy Coverage: Analyzing The Duty To Defend Newly Insured Marijuana Businesses Under Standard CGL Provisions
Producing or selling marijuana remains illegal under federal law, but on the first day of 2018, California joined six other statesAlaska, Colorado, Massachusetts, Nevada, Oregon, and Washingtonand the District of Columbia in legalizing the production and sale of marijuana for recreational use.
April 3, 2018
Liability
Litigation
State Farm Responds To Claims Of Influencing Non-OEM Auto Repair
A jury recently found Texas-based John Eagle Collision Center liable for injuries sustained by Matthew and Marcia Seebachan following a 2013 crash because a repair was not done according to OEM specifications, according to the verdict.
April 3, 2018
Auto
Liability
Litigation
Texas
Healthcare Providers Billing Impossible Hours Treating Car Crash Victims
Hundreds of health-care providers in Ontario are billing insurance companies for an improbable number of daily hours spent treating car crash victims, recent insider data suggest.
April 2, 2018
Fraud
Liability
Risk Management
U.S. Safety Agency Criticizes Tesla Crash Data Release
The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board said on Sunday it was “unhappy” that electric car maker Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) made public information about the crash of its Model X vehicle on Autopilot that killed the driver last month.
April 2, 2018
Auto
Liability
Technology
California
Saks, Lord & Taylor Breach: Data Stolen On 5 Million Cards
Hackers stole information for more than 5 million credit and debit cards used at Saks Fifth Avenue, Saks Off 5th and Lord & Taylor stores.
April 2, 2018
Liability
1 Dead After Fiery Crash At New Hampshire Tollbooth
One person was killed when a truck crashed into an E-ZPass tollbooth on a major New Hampshire highway on Wednesday afternoon and burst into flames.
March 30, 2018
Auto
Liability
New Hampshire
Distraction Tops Drivers List Of Growing Dangers On The Road
Distracted driving tops drivers list of growing dangers on the road, according to a new survey from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety.
March 30, 2018
Auto
Liability
Patients At 2 Galveston County Health Clinics May Have Been Exposed To HIV, Hepatitis
A Galveston-based health clinic chain may have infected patients with the hepatitis B virus, hepatitis C virus and HIV because of potential breaches in the cleaning and sterilization of dental instruments, officials said Friday.
March 29, 2018
Liability
Texas
Utah Trooper Responding To Slide-offs Struck By Skidding Car
A Utah police officer who was seen in his own dashcam video flying through the air after being struck by a motorist over the weekend said he forgives the driver who injured him.
March 28, 2018
Auto
Liability
Workers' Compensation
Utah
Teen Driver Mistakes Pedals, Plows Through Dallas-Area Store
A Texas woman received minor injuries after a car suddenly plowed into a Metro PCS store and rammed her, authorities said. Surveillance video caught the extremely close call Saturday morning.
March 28, 2018
Auto
Liability
Property
Texas
Ubers Testing Of Autonomous Cars Suspended In Arizona
The governor of Arizona on Monday suspended Ubers ability to test self-driving cars on public roads in the state following a fatal crash last week that killed a 49-year-old pedestrian.
March 27, 2018
Liability
Technology
Arizona
23 Vehicles Involved In Crashes On Icy Stretch Of Utah Interstate
One person died Monday morning in a series of crashes on an icy stretch of Interstate 80 in Summit County involving 23 vehicles most of them semi trucks which closed both the eastbound and westbound lanes of the freeway.
March 27, 2018
Auto
Excess & Surplus Lines
Liability
Subrogation
Utah
Schools Interest Surges For Assailant, Active Shooter Policies
Active shooter insurance has found itself in the spotlight as schools become increasingly interested in the coverage. For instance, since the February 14 Florida high school shooting, seven South Florida school districts have purchased these insurance policies.
March 26, 2018
Liability
Family Of Driver Killed In Florida Bridge Collapse Sue Builders, Engineers
The family of a truck driver killed in last weeks collapse of a pedestrian bridge near Florida International University in Miami has filed a lawsuit against two companies involved in the project, saying the roadway below should have been shut down as work continued on the span.
March 23, 2018
Excess & Surplus Lines
Liability
Litigation
Florida



