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. Changs 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 youve been stocking up on P.F. Changs frozen meals, you might want to double-check they arent 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 84s 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. Changs 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



