
Lawsuits Stacking Up Against Norfolk Southern Over Train Derailment And Chemicals Released
Norfolk Southern Railway and Norfolk Southern Corp. are facing multiple lawsuits, including class-action suits seeking over $5 million in damages, following a train derailment and release of toxic chemicals in East Palestine, Ohio, on February 3.
February 23, 2023
Liability
Litigation
Ohio

Class Action Negligence Suit Filed Over Ohio Train Derailment
Four days after a fiery train derailment in East Palestine, a local couple and a business owner have filed a class action suit seeking damages from Norfolk and Southern Railroad.
February 8, 2023
Liability
Litigation
Ohio

Ohio Residents Evacuate After Derailed Train Threatens Explosion
Residents of East Palestine in northeast Ohio have been asked to evacuate, as officials fear the cars of a train that derailed nearby might explode or release toxic gases.
February 6, 2023
Excess & Surplus Lines
Ohio

46 Vehicles Involved In Deadly Ohio Turnpike Pileup
Ohio State Highway Patrol troopers, turnpike personnel and first responders from several agencies responded to a multi-vehicle crash on the Ohio Turnpike on Friday afternoon that left four dead and many injured.
December 28, 2022
Auto
Ohio

Ohio Law Establishes Criteria for Compensable Remote Worker Injuries
A first-of-its-kind law in Ohio gives employees who work from home parameters for what constitutes a work-related injury outside of the employer’s physical domain, an issue that has been raised in courtrooms across the country with varying results.
September 1, 2022
Legislation & Regulation
Workers' Compensation
Ohio

Tesla Insurance Expands, Now Available In 11 States
Tesla has expanded its insurance program to Utah and Maryland, taking the total number of states where it is available to 11. Tesla initially launched its insurance program in California in 2019, claiming that it is up to 30 percent cheaper than competing providers.
July 28, 2022
Auto
Arizona
California
Colorado
Illinois
Maryland

At Least 150 Buildings Damaged By EF2 Tornado In Goshen, Ohio
A confirmed tornado, given a preliminary rating of EF2 on the Enhanced Fujita Scale, ripped through southwestern Ohio on Wednesday as severe thunderstorms rumbled through the region.
July 7, 2022
Property
Ohio

Tornadoes Tear Through Buildings In Western Ohio, Eastern Indiana
Multiple tornadoes hit throughout Ohio Wednesday, leading to several severe damage reports, mass power outages and harrowing sights in the state. The most serious threat took place early Wednesday evening in Tipp City, Ohio, just outside of Dayton and at a midway point between Cincinnati and Columbus.
June 9, 2022
Property
Indiana
Ohio

Man Used Face Mask To Frame Ex-Girlfriend In Arson Plot
A Clermont County man accused of creating an elaborate scheme to burn down his own house and frame his girlfriend will not face and jail or prison time.
May 2, 2022
Fraud
Property
Weird
Ohio

Insurer Has Duty To Defend Wrongful Death Suit Because Of Discrepancy Between Exclusions
The United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, applying Ohio law, has held that a D&O insurer had a duty to defend a wrongful death lawsuit against its insured because of a ‘discrepancy’ between the policy’s exclusion for employment-related wrongful acts and an exception to the policy’s bodily injury exclusion.
February 4, 2022
Liability
Litigation
Ohio
About 40 Vehicles Damaged By Snow Plow Activity On Ohio Turnpike
About 40 vehicles were damaged Sunday when a snow plow tossed slush onto the opposite side of the Ohio Turnpike near Sandusky, the State Highway Patrol said.
January 26, 2022
Auto
Property
Ohio

Opioid Distributor Turns To Insurance Company For Protection Against Government Lawsuits
Faced with thousands of lawsuits from local governments responding to the opioid epidemic, the makers, distributors, and suppliers of prescription painkillers have turned to their business insurance providers for help.
September 2, 2021
Liability
Litigation
Ohio

Patients Could Get ER Bills as Insurer Moves to Deny Claims it Deems Non-Emergent
Insurance giant UnitedHealthcare is cracking down on unnecessary emergency room visits with a new policy starting July 1 that the American Hospital Association says will jeopardize patients’ health and threaten them with financial penalties.
June 10, 2021
Life & Health
Alabama
Arizona
Arkansas
Colorado
Connecticut

Insurer Refuses To Defend ERCOT From Texas Winter Storm Lawsuits
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas could be left to pay for the legal defense and damages resulting from more than a dozen lawsuits filed against the state’s power grid manager following the February storm.
April 7, 2021
Litigation
Ohio
Texas

Ohio Court Has Found That Restaurants’ COVID-19 Business Losses Are Covered
In a recent decision from the United States District Court in the Northern District of Ohio, Judge Polster found that pursuant to the terms and conditions of a Commercial Business Policy, coverage existed for losses sustained by the restaurants as a result of government ordered shutdowns arising out of the COVID-19 pandemic.
January 26, 2021
Litigation
Ohio



