Firefighter Dies From Blaze At New York Movie Set

A firefighter was killed battling a five-alarm blaze late Thursday night in Harlem. FDNY officials identified the firefighter as 37-year-old Michael R. Davidson, a 15-year department veteran.
March 23, 2018 Excess & Surplus Lines Workers' Compensation New York

CFTC Hits Wall Trying To Serve Bitcoin Fraud Summons

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission is having trouble serving a court summons to a binary options trader charged in January with stealing more than $1 million in bitcoin.
March 22, 2018 Fraud Technology New York

Fourth Nor’easter In Three Weeks Leaves 90,000 Without Power After Heavy Snow

More than 90,000 customers were without power overnight after another major nor’easter — the fourth in three weeks — pummeled the Interstate 95 corridor with as much as 19 inches of snow on the first full day of spring.
March 22, 2018 Catastrophe Property Massachusetts New Jersey New York Pennsylvania

Parents Of New York Helicopter Crash Victim File Lawsuit

The parents of one of the victims of Sunday’s deadly helicopter crash in New York’s East River have filed a lawsuit against the operator of the company, saying the harness their son wore on the flight prevented him from escaping.
March 15, 2018 Excess & Surplus Lines Liability Litigation New York

Dog Dies On United Flight After Being Stowed In Overhead Bin

A little dog died on a United Airlines flight after an attendant forced the animal’s owner to put the pet in the cabin’s overhead bin, and the airline said on Tuesday it was taking full responsibility.
March 14, 2018 Excess & Surplus Lines Liability New York Texas

Mayday Call From Helicopter Pilot Before Fatal Crash In River

A helicopter carrying six people crashed in New York City’s East River on Sunday, killing all passengers, while the pilot survived, police said.
March 12, 2018 Excess & Surplus Lines Liability New York

Delta Sued By Port Authority Over Skid At LaGuardia Airport

Delta Air Lines Inc was sued on Tuesday by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey for damage caused when a jet skidded off a runway at New York’s LaGuardia Airport during a March 5, 2015, snowstorm.
February 28, 2018 Excess & Surplus Lines Liability Litigation New York

Shop Owner’s Wife Crashes Customer’s Mercedes Joy Riding; They Claim Workers' Compensation

The owner of a Nanuet window tinting business and his employee-wife face felony charges of ripping off the state workers compensation system by falsely reporting a car accident while on the job, authorities said Friday.
February 26, 2018 Fraud Workers' Compensation New York

Driver Injured After Ramming Into Brooklyn Storefront

One person was rushed to the hospital Saturday afternoon after an SUV slammed into a store in Brooklyn. Authorities say it happened around 2:30 p.m. at the Bargainland Discount Center near the corner of Fulton Street and Throop Avenue in Bedford-Stuyvesant.
February 26, 2018 Auto Liability New York

Florida Family On Vacation Injured By Drunken Wrong-Way Driver

Diego Arsenio Caceres is now facing a vehicular assault charge after being accused of driving drunk and injuring a Florida family and himself in a wrong-way crash on the Bronx River Parkway last week.
February 16, 2018 Auto Liability New York

Multiple Crashes Stop Traffic On Mario Cuomo Bridge

It was a morning of mayhem on the Gov. Mario M. Cuomo Bridge. As many as 25 vehicles were involved in 10 crashes, leading to a pile-up that shuttered northbound lanes for roughly three hours as snow piled up on the new $3.9 billion bridge Wednesday morning.
February 8, 2018 Auto Liability New York

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

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

7-Alarm Fire In New York Apartment Building Started With A Toaster

It took more than 200 firefighters to knock out a massive fire at a six-story apartment building in Washington Heights that was started by a woman making toast in her kitchen.
January 10, 2018 Property New York

Falling Ice Demolishes Parked Car On Manhattan Street

A large chunk of ice apparently fell from a building in Manhattan, crushing the roof of a parked vehicle. It happened just after 4 p.m. Tuesday on Charlton Street in SoHo.
January 10, 2018 Auto New York
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