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Transport Trailer Crash On New Jersey Turnpike Was Deadly For Ten Racehorses

Transport Trailer Crash On New Jersey Turnpike Was Deadly For Ten Racehorses

Ten racehorses were killed in a fiery tractor trailer crash early Sunday morning on the New Jersey Turnpike. Two of the horses identified in the crash were sired by champion horses.
June 8, 2020 Excess & Surplus Lines Subrogation New Jersey

Honda, Acura Recalling Nearly 140K 2018—2019 Vehicles For Fuel Pump Problem

Honda, Acura Recalling Nearly 140K 2018—2019 Vehicles For Fuel Pump Problem

Honda has issued a recall and stop-sale order on 136,057 Honda and Acura models, mostly from the 2018 and 2019 model years, to fix a fuel pump that could fail, causing the vehicle to stall.
June 4, 2020 Auto Subrogation

Historic Changes To Michigan No-Fault Law Effective July 1, 2020

Historic Changes To Michigan No-Fault Law Effective July 1, 2020

The Michigan Legislature passed no-fault auto insurance laws in 1973, and like a T-Rex guarding its bone, has been holding on to this dysfunctional approach to auto insurance ever since. Instead of running away completely from the problem and joining states which have enjoyed lower auto insurance premiums after abandoning the failed no-fault experiment, Michigan has historically doubled down on their system and made it even more difficult for seriously injured accident victims to receive necessary catastrophic injury coverage.
June 2, 2020 Legislation & Regulation Liability Subrogation Michigan

Beware Of The COVID-19 Statute Of Limitations Trap

Beware Of The COVID-19 Statute Of Limitations Trap

Viruses and the diseases they cause often have different names. The current global pandemic which has stricken much of the planet is no exception.
June 1, 2020 Education & Training Litigation Subrogation

Multiple Firefighters Injured As Los Angles Building Explodes Into Flames

Multiple Firefighters Injured As Los Angles Building Explodes Into Flames

A criminal investigation was underway after a fiery explosion left 12 firefighters injured as they fought flames engulfing a single-story commercial building in the Toy District of downtown Los Angeles over the weekend, officials said.
May 18, 2020 Property Subrogation Workers' Compensation California

COVID-19’s Effect On Property Losses And Subrogation Claims

COVID-19’s Effect On Property Losses And Subrogation Claims

Since March, the coronavirus pandemic has impacted virtually every aspect of life across the globe, and its effects have been unprecedented, in both their scope and speed of impact. Even after the U.S. and other countries attempt to ease lockdowns and restore some level of normalcy, the ripple effects will continue.
May 13, 2020 Property Subrogation

Wildfire Destroys 18 Homes In Northwest Florida, Forces Evacuations

Wildfire Destroys 18 Homes In Northwest Florida, Forces Evacuations

Florida is now dealing with a second disaster unfolding amidst the pandemic: A wildfire raged out of control in Santa Rosa County late Wednesday in the Panhandle, destroying homes, forcing emergency evacuations and shutting down nine miles of Interstate 10.
May 7, 2020 Property Subrogation Florida

Insurers Face Delicate COVID-19 Coverage Decisions

Insurers Face Delicate COVID-19 Coverage Decisions

Insurance companies are no dummies. The world’s largest insurance companies learned important lessons following previous worldwide health crises. Since the 2003 SARS pandemic, they have tightened up their policies and carefully crafted policy language excluding communicable diseases.
April 29, 2020 Litigation Subrogation

General Contractor Overhead And Profit And AOB Insurance Scams

General Contractor Overhead And Profit And AOB Insurance Scams

A storm is rising, and it isn’t the type which causes damage to homes and vehicles. It causes damage of a much more insidious nature. Following a storm or other natural disaster, canvassers hired by the "hail cartel"—lawyers or opportunistic general contractors—can be found blanketing a neighborhood and knocking on doors.
April 27, 2020 Auto Education & Training Litigation Property Subrogation Arizona Connecticut Florida Kentucky Massachusetts

Boston’s South End Recovering After Water Main Break Floods Streets, Buildings

Boston’s South End Recovering After Water Main Break Floods Streets, Buildings

Boston’s South End neighborhood was recovering Wednesday after a water main break flooded streets and buildings and forced residents to evacuate despite social distancing measures in place. The leak, caused by an overpressurized water line, submerged vehicles and caused the road to buckle near 500 Harrison Ave.
April 17, 2020 Auto Property Subrogation Massachusetts

54 Vehicles Pile Up On Icy Kennedy Expressway In Chicago

54 Vehicles Pile Up On Icy Kennedy Expressway In Chicago

More than 50 cars were involved in a massive pileup crash on the inbound Kennedy Expressway at North Avenue in just one of more than a dozen crashes reported Wednesday morning.
April 15, 2020 Auto Liability Subrogation Illinois

Nissan Recalls Over 250K Vehicles To Replace Takata Air Bags

Nissan Recalls Over 250K Vehicles To Replace Takata Air Bags

Nissan is recalling more than a quarter-million SUVs, trucks and vans worldwide to replace potentially dangerous Takata air bag inflators.

The vehicles have air bags with volatile ammonium nitrate that can explode with too much force and hurl shrapnel. But they have a moisture-absorbing chemical that was supposed to make them safe. U.S. safety regulators are to determine whether all inflators with the drying agent have to be recalled.
April 3, 2020 Auto Subrogation

Ford Issues Safety Recall On 249,000 Fiesta, Fusion And Lincoln Models

Ford Issues Safety Recall On 249,000 Fiesta, Fusion And Lincoln Models

Ford is recalling 248,912 cars from the 2014 to 2016 model years because door latches have been found to be susceptible to cracking and failure in warm regions. The risk is that the door might not close properly, even after multiple attempts, and that it may open while the car is being driven.
March 27, 2020 Auto Subrogation

Keeping Your Cases Moving During The COVID-19 Crisis

Keeping Your Cases Moving During The COVID-19 Crisis

Many subrogation professionals will find themselves working from home in the near future. While much can be accomplished from a computer keyboard, there are certain activities essential to investigating and litigating subrogation files which are going to mandate a creative approach.
March 23, 2020 Litigation Subrogation

Volvo Recalls Vehicles To Fix Automatic Braking Malfunction

Volvo Recalls Vehicles To Fix Automatic Braking Malfunction

Volvo is recalling more than 736,000 vehicles worldwide because the automatic emergency braking system may not detect obstacles and stop the vehicles as designed.
March 20, 2020 Auto Subrogation
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