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NY Restaurateur Charged With Workers’ Comp Fraud

Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced that a Far Rockaway restaurant owner was arrested this morning for allegedly lying about her injuries and employment status in order to wrongfully receive more than $69,000 in disability and workers’ compensation insurance payments.
July 26, 2016 Fraud Workers' Compensation New York

Passengers Bruised After Hudson River Ferry Makes Hard Landing

Seventeen people were injured on Saturday when a ferry crossing the Hudson River from Manhattan hit the dock it was approaching in Jersey City, authorities said.
July 25, 2016 Liability New York

GM Recalling Almost 290K Impalas Over Airbag Issue

Over the past two years, General Motors has recalled millions of vehicles over airbag issues, many related to Takata safety devices deploying too forcefully. Now, the company is recalling nearly 290,000 Chevrolet sedans for a different reason: the airbags might not deploy in a crash.
July 22, 2016 Auto Subrogation Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California

Career Fraudster, Operator Of Massive No-Fault Scheme, Sentenced To 25 Years

Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that Michael Danilovich was sentenced today to 25 years in prison in connection with his conviction for 16 counts of racketeering conspiracy, securities fraud, health care fraud, mail fraud, wire fraud, and money laundering charges following a five-week jury trial.
July 20, 2016 Fraud Liability New York

Crane Collapses On Tappan Zee Bridge Construction Site

The Tappan Zee Bridge became a parking lot Tuesday when a construction crane collapsed on the span injuring four people, shutting down traffic and trapping motorists for hours.
July 20, 2016 Auto Excess & Surplus Lines Liability New York

Recall Of P.F. Chang’s Frozen Meals Expanded

After a long day, it can be nice to come home and grab a frozen meal from the fridge for a quick and easy dinner. If you’ve been stocking up on P.F. Chang’s frozen meals, you might want to double-check they aren’t included in a recently expanded recall of more than 195,000 pounds of frozen dinner product that may contain metal fragments.
July 18, 2016 Subrogation Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California

One Fatality From 6-Vehicle Accident On New York Interstate

At least one person was killed and several others were hurt in a gruesome, six-vehicle crash that forced state police to shut down Interstate 84’s westbound lanes Wednesday as they toiled through the mangled metal on the highway.
July 15, 2016 Auto Excess & Surplus Lines Liability New York

Driver Playing Pokemon Go Collides With Tree In New York

A driver was playing Pokemon Go Tuesday night when he swerved off an Auburn road and hit a tree, police said. A man, 28, was trying to catch Pokemon on his phone at 10:44 p.m. while driving near 144 Owasco St., said the Auburn Police Department.
July 14, 2016 Auto New York

GM Not Protected From Ignition Switch Claims: U.S. Appeals Court

General Motors’ 2009 bankruptcy does not shield it from lawsuits over a deadly ignition-switch defect that led to criminal charges against the automaker and prompted the recall of 2.6 million vehicles in 2014, a federal appeals court ruled on Wednesday.
July 14, 2016 Liability Litigation New York

Car Flips In Morning Rush Hour Crash On Staten Island

A person was injured in a crash involving an overturned car and two other vehicles that ended up on top of each other on Ebbitts Street near Mill Road in New Dorp.
July 13, 2016 Auto Liability New York

P.F. Chang’s Frozen Family Meals Recalled Due To Possible Metal Shards

Beef, chicken, onions, bell peppers, string beans: those are the ingredients that you should find in a two-person frozen meal.
July 8, 2016 Subrogation Arkansas Illinois Michigan Minnesota New York

Discarded Fireworks Set Syracuse Home On Fire

A Syracuse family was displaced Monday morning after a fire apparently started by discarded fireworks caused $100,000 damage to their residence. There were no injuries, Syracuse firefighters said.
July 6, 2016 Property New York

Large BBQ Grill In Tow Detaches, Strikes Oncoming Vehicle

One person is dead following a crash in Wayne County on Saturday. According to Macedon Police Chief John Colella, a dislodged barbecue grill came loose from a recreational vehicle, struck a car traveling in the opposite direction, and killed the passenger in the vehicle.
July 5, 2016 Auto Liability New York

Driver Crashes Into Cyclists Before Hitting Long Island Home

A car slammed into a father and a daughter riding their bicycles on Long Island, killing one of them, then crashed into the front porch of a home, causing the porch to collapse, police say.
June 30, 2016 Auto Liability New York

City Bus, Responding Fire Truck Wreck In Queens

A city bus smashed into a firetruck in Queens on Sunday afternoon, seriously injuring two firefighters and 12 civilians, including children, according to witnesses and officials.
June 27, 2016 Excess & Surplus Lines Liability New York
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