70+ Vehicles Involved In Pile-Up On Snowy Pennsylvania Interstate

All east and westbound lanes on Route 581 have reopened after a pile-up crash involving 73 vehicles on Saturday afternoon that miraculously resulted in no reported life-threatening injuries.
March 14, 2022 Auto Subrogation Pennsylvania

Vehicle Thefts Rise, Carjackings Increase By Triple Digits In Some Large Cities

Major cities across the US have seen an ‘unprecedented’ surge in auto thefts and carjackings in recent years, the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) has warned.

Testifying before a US Senate Committee on the issue of car thefts, NICB president and CEO David Glawe spoke not only of the rise in auto theft cases, but also discussed the apparent connection between car stealing and other serious violent crimes.
March 9, 2022 Auto District Of Columbia Illinois Louisiana New York Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Streamlines Workers’ Comp, Sort Of

Legislation being hailed for allowing faster workers’ compensation claims settlements was signed into law last week by Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf. It changes the requirements regarding the signing of legal paperwork for those workers eligible for a C&R – a Compromise and Release settlement.
January 12, 2022 Legislation & Regulation Workers' Compensation Pennsylvania

Insurer Wants Claims From 2019 Pileup Consolidated In Federal Court

The insurer of the tractor-trailer truck whose driver, according to state police, caused a 59-vehicle pileup on Interstate 80 in December 2019 wants all claims from the crash resolved in federal court.
December 16, 2021 Excess & Surplus Lines Liability Litigation Pennsylvania

2022 Flood Risk For U.S. Commercial Structures: Potential $13.5B In Damages

Pittsburgh is more than 200 miles (320 kilometers) from the nearest coast, yet its office and retail buildings face $420 million in exposure to flood damage, or the third-greatest of any city in the U.S., according to a report published Monday.
December 15, 2021 Catastrophe Property Florida Louisiana Massachusetts Pennsylvania Texas

The 2021-2022 Judicial Hellholes Report

In its recently released annual report, the ATRA identified 8 jurisdictions on its 2021 hellholes list – which, in order, include: (1) California (with the plaintiffs’ bar taking advantage of unique California laws like the Private Attorney General Act); (2) New York City (particularly regarding Americans With Disabilities Act accessibility claims and an activist attorney general battling climate change with energy companies), (3) Georgia....
December 10, 2021 Litigation California Georgia Illinois Louisiana Missouri

Car Owners Furious After Police Chief Orders Vehicles Towed Following Devastating Flooding

Car owners in hard-hit Bridgeport are furious after dozens of vehicles were towed away after last week’s storm without notice. Now they’re told to pay up to get them back.
September 10, 2021 Auto Pennsylvania

Ida Batters Northeast With Record Rain And Floods, Tornado

At least 22 people were killed as the remnants of Hurricane Ida battered New York and New Jersey with tornadoes, record rain and flooding that left the area deluged and under states of emergency on Thursday.
September 2, 2021 Auto Property New Jersey New York Pennsylvania

Insurer Reverses Decision on Sinkhole Claim Denial

An Allentown family left homeless by sinkholes that opened after a massive water main break last year said they have received good news from the insurance company that previously denied their claim to pay for the damage.
August 11, 2021 Property Pennsylvania

Allegheny Health Network Sues Insurer for COVID-19 Losses

Allegheny Health Network is suing its insurer for breach of contract over ‘catastrophic’ losses sustained during the shutdown of nonemergency medical services last year.
August 10, 2021 Litigation Pennsylvania

Cleanup Continues After EF3 Tornado in Bucks County, Pennsylvania

The cleanup — and the wait on insurance claims — continued Monday in some of the hardest hit neighborhoods by last week’s powerful tornado that tore through the Old Lincoln Highway corridor in Bensalem.
August 3, 2021 Property Pennsylvania

Two Tornadoes Track Through Eastern Pennsylvania

Two destructive tornadoes tore through eastern Pennsylvania in just over an hour’s time Thursday night, ripping through a mobile home park, destroying buildings at an auto dealership and leaving those who witnessed the fast-moving storms in disbelief.
July 30, 2021 Property Pennsylvania

Man-Caused Explosions Start Blaze That Destroys Pennsylvania Townhouses

Explosions led to a massive fire in the Eagleville section of Lower Providence Township, Montgomery County Thursday. Several townhomes were set ablaze, gutted and charred.
June 11, 2021 Property Subrogation Pennsylvania

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

Tavern Wins Court Fight for Covid Loss Insurance Coverage

A downtown Pittsburgh bar won a state court ruling that compels its insurance company to cover pandemic-related losses, scoring a rare business win over their insurers on Covid coverage.
June 2, 2021 Litigation Pennsylvania

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