Two Issues Prompt Recalls Of Nearly 600K Volkswagen Vehicles
German carmaker Volkswagen will recall nearly 600,000 vehicles in the United States, most of them its premium Audi brand, over defects that could lead to fires or airbag malfunctions.
January 30, 2017
Auto
Alabama
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Arkansas
California
Ford Recalls F-150 For Instrument Cluster, Focus For Chassis Integrity Issues
Ford just issued two new recalls, covering two wildly different vehicle segments. In fact, these two recalls exist on opposite ends of a number of spectrums.
January 27, 2017
Auto
Alabama
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Arizona
Arkansas
California
Marijuana Insurance Industry Is Taking Off Like Wildfire
This emerging market is rapidly growing strength throughout the United States with legalized cannabis. The marijuana insurance industry has exploded since certain forms and uses of medicinal cannabis received approval.
January 26, 2017
Excess & Surplus Lines
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
When Cars Fight Back Against Thieves
Every 45 seconds, a car is stolen in the U.S., for a total value of $4.9 billion in stolen vehicles during 2015. And as vehicles have become more sophisticated, theyve often inadvertently been left exposed to car theft in new ways.
January 18, 2017
Alabama
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U.S. Roads Keep Getting More Dangerous
New government estimates project that for the second straight year, the United States will see the largest leap in motor vehicle fatalities in 50 years. In the first nine months of 2016, the Department of Transportation estimates that 27,875 people died in motor vehicle crashes.
January 18, 2017
Auto
Liability
Alabama
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California
Diagnostic Errors In Radiology Documented In New Study
A new clinical study published on December 20, 2016, in The Spine Journal reveals significant variability in provider quality as well as diagnostic error rates considerably higher than previously reported in the literature.
January 13, 2017
Workers' Compensation
New York
Yonkers Rooftop Parking Lot Collapses Under Bobcat
Five people were injured in a construction accident in Yonkers Wednesday. Authorities say a Bobcat machine fell through the roof of the National Wholesale Liquidators store on Central Park Avenue, with the Yonkers Fire Department calling it a "major roof collapse."
January 12, 2017
Liability
Property
Workers' Compensation
New York
80K Rock Salt Lamps Sold By Michaels Recalled
Thousands of rock salt lamps sold at Michaels are under recall due to shock and fire hazards. The recall involves about 80,000 rock salt lamps sold under the Lumiere brand.
January 12, 2017
Liability
Life & Health
Alabama
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California
Toshiba Expands Laptop Lithium-Ion Battery Recall
Last March, Toshiba recalled the lithium-ion battery packs used in approximately 91,000 laptops that were found to overheat, posing burn and fire hazards to consumers. Now, the company is expanding the safety initiative, recalling an additional 83,000 units.
January 5, 2017
Technology
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California
Many Minor Injuries After Long Island Rail Train Bumps Into Platform
New York City authorities say more than 100 people suffered minor injuries when a Long Island Rail Road train hit a bumping block at a Brooklyn station.
January 4, 2017
Excess & Surplus Lines
Liability
New York
$6M Worth Of Gems Stolen During Times Square Celebration
A trio of Midtown burglars waited for the stroke of midnight to pull off a $6 million New Years Eve heist, law enforcement sources said Monday.
January 3, 2017
Excess & Surplus Lines
New York
Workers Comp Investigation Catches Claimant Teaching Martial Arts
New York State Inspector General Catherine Leahy Scott and Richmond County District Attorney Michael E. McMahon today announced the arrest and guilty plea of a Staten Island phone company lineman who was caught teaching kickboxing, and performing all the requisite combat moves, while claiming work-related injuries kept him from performing his job.
December 23, 2016
Fraud
Workers' Compensation
New York
Escalator Malfunction At Brooklyn Mall Injures Seven
Seven people were hurt two seriously when an escalator at the Atlantic Terminal Mall in Brooklyn malfunctioned Tuesday evening. According to store employees, people were walking down a non-working escalator when it began to move without warning just after 6 p.m.
December 21, 2016
Liability
Subrogation
New York
Tort Reform Group Again Slams Florida As Judicial Hellhole
A newly released report by the American Tort Reform Association finds that residents of the Sunshine State are living in a very warm place indeed. The 2016-2017 Judicial Hellholes rankings are out, and Florida came in at an ignoble 4th.
December 20, 2016
Litigation
California
Florida
Missouri
New York
More Than 260 Diners Sickened By New York Restaurant
More than 260 people have been sickened by a Thanksgiving dinner at a popular Greece restaurant and party house, which is quite likely the largest recent outbreak of foodborne illness in Monroe County.
December 14, 2016
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Litigation
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