First Lawsuit Filed Over Flaming Casino Shuttle Boat

One of the passengers who escaped a burning boat on Jan. 14 has filed suit against owner Tropical Breeze Casino Cruz LLC in Pinellas-Pasco circuit court.
January 25, 2018 Excess & Surplus Lines Liability Litigation Florida

Ferrari Owner Sues Hotel For Giving Away His Car

It’s a problem almost no one can relate to: The valet hands the keys to your $300,000 Ferrari to the wrong person.
January 25, 2018 Excess & Surplus Lines Liability Litigation Weird Florida

Chain-Reaction Vehicle Pileup Hits Fairbanks Expressway

More than 20 vehicles were involved in a chain-reaction accident Tuesday afternoon that shut down the westbound lanes of the Johansen Expressway.
January 24, 2018 Auto Liability Alaska

Black Ice Blamed On Dozens Of Crashes In Chicago Metro Area

Freezing drizzle made for dangerous driving conditions, causing more than 50 crashes in numerous Chicago suburbs Wednesday morning.
January 24, 2018 Auto Excess & Surplus Lines Liability Illinois

Tesla Collision Into Firetruck Under Investigation By NTSB

A tweet by the local firefighter’s union Monday showed a photo of a Tesla Model S with its nose wedged under the back end of a fire truck and its hood badly wrinkled. The car had been traveling at 65 miles an hour, the tweet said.
January 24, 2018 Auto Liability Technology California

Family Agrees To $12M Settlement Following Poisoning Death Of Son

The family of an 11-year old Rock Hill boy who died from carbon monoxide poisoning at a Best Western hotel in Boone in 2013 has agreed to settle wrongful death and injury suits against the hotel chain and other parties for $12 million, attorneys for the family said in a news release Monday.
January 23, 2018 Excess & Surplus Lines Liability Litigation North Carolina

Distracted Driving Leading Cause Behind Fatal Crashes In 2016 In New Jersey

Distracted driving continued to be the top factor in fatal crashes in the state for the sixth straight year, more than speeding or driving while intoxicated, according to a State Police analysis of 2016’s fatal crashes.
January 22, 2018 Auto Liability New Jersey

Truck Driver Dies In Pile-Up On Connecticut Interstate

A tractor trailer truck driver killed in a six-car pileup Saturday morning, that also injured three other people, has been identified as a 33-year-old man from Thomaston Connecticut.
January 22, 2018 Auto Excess & Surplus Lines Liability Connecticut

Marsh Warns Of Hurricane Katrina-Scale Losses From Cloud Breach

Cyber exposure shot into focus in 2017. Dramatic events like WannaCry and NotPetya crippled parts of the corporate sector and forced the business world to wake up to the ever-evolving issue.
January 19, 2018 Catastrophe Excess & Surplus Lines Liability Risk Management Technology

Helicopter Crash In New Mexico Kills 5 Aboard

A helicopter crashed in a mountainous rural area of northern New Mexico, killing five people, three of them from Colorado, and seriously injuring the sixth person aboard, a New Mexico State Police spokeswoman said Thursday.
January 19, 2018 Excess & Surplus Lines Liability New Mexico

Dangerous Roads In Georgia: 257 Traffic Accidents Reported In DeKalb County

DeKalb County roads were perilous after snow fell Tuesday night into Wednesday morning. The 911 center reports it took 257 calls about auto accidents, including 9 hit-and-runs, between 10 p.m. Tuesday and 5 p.m. Wednesday.
January 18, 2018 Auto Liability Georgia

Montecito Homeowners Sue Utilities, Alleging Negligence Before Deadly Mudslide

A group of Southern California homeowners charge that the rupture of a water main during last week’s mudslide released as much as 10 million gallons of water into the community of Montecito, overwhelming a flood control system already deluged with heavy rains.
January 18, 2018 Excess & Surplus Lines Liability Litigation California

Police Respond To Hundreds Of Crashes In Virginia During Snowstorm

As snow moves through the area Wednesday, Virginia State Police troopers have responded to 268 crashes and 126 disabled vehicles. This includes a snow plow that overturned on the median of Interstate 85 in Dinwiddie.
January 18, 2018 Auto Liability Virginia

Semi Crashes Into Classroom Of Minnesota School

Multiple students were injured after a semi-truck crashed into a school classroom Tuesday morning in southern Minnesota, with authorities still investigating just how and why the incident occurred.
January 17, 2018 Excess & Surplus Lines Liability Minnesota

City’s Insurer To Cover $115M Settlement To O’Hare Shelter Collapse Victim

A young dancer left partially paralyzed when a shelter at O’Hare International Airport collapsed on her has received a record $115 million settlement from Chicago and its insurer, her attorney announced Tuesday.
January 17, 2018 Excess & Surplus Lines Liability Litigation Illinois
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