Hazardous Road Conditions Contribute To 70-Vehicle Pileup In Iowa

A massive, deadly pileup involving dozens of cars on a snow-covered freeway has killed one person and sent at least five others to the hospital in critical condition, authorities said Monday.
February 6, 2018 Auto Liability Iowa

Owners Of Rehab Clinic Accused In $1M Staged-Crash Scheme

The owners of a physical rehabilitation clinic in Grand Rapids are accused in a $1 million scheme to defraud insurance companies by staging crashes and fraudulently submitting bills for physical-therapy services.
February 5, 2018 Fraud Liability Life & Health Michigan

Major Pileups Close Icy Missouri Interstate

At least one person died and several were injured in multiple accidents that closed both directions of I-44 between Lebanon and Rolla Sunday.
February 5, 2018 Auto Excess & Surplus Lines Liability Missouri

Cars Take A Hit From Spooked Carriage Horse In New York City

Police say a New York City carriage horse took off running after being scared by a screaming pedestrian with an umbrella, leaving three passengers injured and damaging some cars.
February 5, 2018 Excess & Surplus Lines Liability New York

More Than 100 Injured In Fatal Amtrak And Freight Train Collision

A locked switch is being blamed for the collision between an Amtrak passenger train and a freight train that killed two people and injured more than 100 others in South Carolina early on Sunday.
February 5, 2018 Excess & Surplus Lines Liability South Carolina

Seven Injured In Multi-Vehicle Crash In Grand Island, New York

Three vehicles, including an NFTA bus, were involved in an accident in Grand Island. It happened around 9 a.m. on Grand Island Boulevard, near Fantasy Island. Investigators are still working to piece together exactly what happened.
February 2, 2018 Auto Excess & Surplus Lines Liability Subrogation New York

Helicopter Crash Survivor To Receive Record $100M Pretrial Settlement

A former Colorado flight nurse who survived a helicopter ambulance crash with horrific burns over 90 percent of his body will receive a record $100 million cash settlement from the maker and operator of the aircraft, his lawyer said on Thursday.

The sum is believed to be the largest U.S. pretrial settlement ever reached in an individual personal injury civil claim, said Gary Robb, an attorney for the crash survivor, David Repsher, 47. The case had been set for trial on March 5.

The Flight For Life helicopter crashed on take-off on July 3, 2015, from the St. Anthony Summit Medical Center in Frisco, a mountain town about 70 miles west of Denver.
February 2, 2018 Liability Litigation Colorado

Train Carrying Republican Lawmakers Collides With Garbage Truck

A train carrying Republican lawmakers to their retreat in West Virginia collided with what appeared to be a garbage truck on Wednesday.
January 31, 2018 Excess & Surplus Lines Liability Virginia

Was Tire Or Maintenance At Fault In Deadly 2016 Football Bus Crash? Lawsuits Blame All.

New lawsuits from the 2016 fatal bus crash of a football team from Rock Hill filed by survivors of the crash and the widow of the bus driver allege tire failure through improper maintenance of the bus.
January 31, 2018 Excess & Surplus Lines Liability Litigation South Carolina

Be Prepared: Super Bowl Party Risks For Homeowners

Super Bowl Sunday is coming up and football fans planning to host a party have a homeowners insurance review and some preparations to make. These small efforts can help to make sure there will be a lower risk of injury, damage or the need for an insurance claim.
January 31, 2018 Liability Property

Helicopter Crash Into Newport Beach Home Kills Three

Three people were killed and two injured Tuesday afternoon when a helicopter that had taken off from nearby John Wayne Airport crashed up against a house in a neighborhood on the northeast end of Upper Newport Bay.
January 31, 2018 Excess & Surplus Lines Liability California

CargoNet 2017 Cargo Theft Trend Analysis

The CargoNet Command Center logged 1,391 supply chain intelligence events into the CargoNet database in 2017. A total of 741 records involved a cargo theft event in the United States or Canada—one of the safest years ever recorded by CargoNet.
January 30, 2018 Excess & Surplus Lines Liability

9 Vehicles Involved In Fatal Chicago Pileup

A Vernon Hills man was among those injured in a fatal nine-vehicle pileup Saturday in Chicago’s South Loop, state police said.
January 29, 2018 Auto Liability Illinois

Lyft Investigates Claims Staff Abused Access To Customer Data

Allegedly using it to stalk exes to nab personal info on executives.
A user posted on the anonymous app Blind claiming that Lyft employees abused their access to customer data, from gathering info on exes to acquiring Mark Zuckerberg’s personal info.
January 26, 2018 Auto Fraud Liability

Hundreds Of Accidents Reported On Treacherous Chicago Roads

Hundreds of traffic crashes, at least three of them fatal, were reported Wednesday morning as a surprise bout of freezing rain paralyzed much of the Chicago area.
January 26, 2018 Auto Liability Illinois
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