Argo AI Self-Driving Test Car Hit In Pittsburgh

One of the test cars Argo AI operates in its Pittsburgh fleet was involved in an accident on Wednesday, with two people sent to hospital (in stable condition) with injuries as a result of the accident.
January 12, 2018 Auto Liability Pennsylvania

Home Depot Sued After Product Causes Port Matilda House Fire

Home Depot has been sued for more than $123,000 by an insurance company after one of its products allegedly caused a fire that damaged a Port Matilda family’s home.
January 11, 2018 Property Subrogation Pennsylvania

Auto Shop Owner Guilty Of Arson, Insurance Fraud

A DuBois man pleaded guilty Monday to torching his Jefferson County auto repair shop in 2016 with the hopes of cashing in on the insurance payment.
January 11, 2018 Fraud Property Pennsylvania

Growing Length Of U.S Freight Trains In Federal Crosshairs After Crashes

The investigative arm of the U.S. Congress is launching a probe into the safety of increasingly long freight trains being operated by CSX Corp (CSX.O), Union Pacific Corp (UNP.N) and other major U.S. railroads to boost profitability, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) said.
December 6, 2017 Excess & Surplus Lines Florida Ohio Pennsylvania

Florida Tops Tort Reform Group’s List Of ‘Judicial Hellholes,’ While California No. 2

Florida, thanks to a string of liability-expanding decisions, has earned itself the top spot in the newest Judicial Hellhole” rankings, according to an annual report issued by the American Tort Reform Association Tuesday.
December 5, 2017 Litigation California Florida Missouri New York Pennsylvania

Elderly Couple Arrested At Gunpoint After Insurance Agent Reports Them For Drugs

A Pennsylvania couple is suing the local police department and their insurer after being arrested at gunpoint, handcuffed and stuck in the back of a police cruiser for hours — all because their insurance agent couldn’t tell the difference between landscaping and pot farming.
November 21, 2017 Liability Litigation Property Pennsylvania

5-Alarm Fire Rips Through Pennsylvania Nursing Home

At least 20 people were injured in a massive fire that engulfed a senior living community in Pennsylvania. Firefighters received reports of a blaze at around 11 p.m. Thursday at Barclay Friends Senior Living Community in West Chester, about 35 miles west of Philadelphia.
November 17, 2017 Property Pennsylvania

Fire Levels Greenville, Pennsylvania Area Restaurant For Second Time

A Greenville-area restaurant was destroyed by fire early Monday morning, on the same site of a fatal arson more than a decade earlier.
November 14, 2017 Property Pennsylvania

At Least 9 Tornadoes Confirmed In Ohio, Indiana Storms

A powerful storm with at least nine confirmed tornadoes tore roofs off factories, ripped away storefronts and destroyed homes across Indiana, Ohio and into Pennsylvania.
November 7, 2017 Auto Property Indiana Ohio Pennsylvania

Metal shavings Put 38,475 Pounds Of Ground Turkey On The Recall List

At not-food-in-food recall on Monday night covers 38,475 pounds of ground turkey, including the Publix store brand, that might have metal shavings from the processing equipment. In addition to Publix ground turkey and ground turkey breast in 1.3-pound styrofoam trays, 1.2-pound trays of Fit & Active Fresh Ground Turkey and 1-pound trays of Weis Markets Fresh Ground Turkey Breast are covered in the recall. All have ink jet printing on the side of the trays with the numbers 7268 and 7269.
October 3, 2017 Liability Life & Health Alabama Connecticut Florida Georgia New York

Fire Destroys Commercial Building In Armstrong County, Pennsylvania

A sports bar and pizza shop were destroyed by fire early Tuesday morning in Armstrong County. Firefighters were first called to the building on Hill Street in Manor Township around 3:15 a.m.
October 3, 2017 Property Pennsylvania

’Talk About An Unholy Alliance’: Lawyers, Doctors And Pharmacies

Pond Lehocky is the biggest player in town for workers’ compensation cases, targeting employees who get hurt on the job with TV ads and billboards that seem to loom on every stretch of Philadelphia’s highways.
September 26, 2017 Fraud Workers' Compensation Pennsylvania

Feds Charge Disabled Mailman Who Posted Zip-Lining Photos With Fraud

A U.S. Postal Service worker was charged with stealing more than $75,000 in federal workers’ compensation benefits after he posted vacation photos on Facebook showing him zip-lining and rock rappelling despite being out of work for a wrist injury, authorities said
September 19, 2017 Fraud Workers' Compensation New Jersey Pennsylvania

Patients Sue Hospital For Medication Mix-Up, Negligence

Sixteen patients and patient relatives have filed a lawsuit against Pittsburgh-based Jefferson Hospital, alleging that the healthcare facility was negligent in 2012 when a hospital pharmacy technician stole painkillers and replaced the drug with pills that do nothing for pain.
September 14, 2017 Excess & Surplus Lines Liability Litigation Pennsylvania

42 Injured In High-Speed Train Incident Outside Of Philadelphia

More than 40 people were injured on Tuesday after a high-speed train made contact with an unoccupied parked train outside of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, according to official with the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority.
August 22, 2017 Excess & Surplus Lines Liability Pennsylvania
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