Several Homes Destroyed, People Missing After Fatal Gas Explosion In Kentucky
Authorities say a massive gas pipeline explosion has rocked Lincoln County, Kentucky early Thursday morning, killing at least one female, injuring five and leaving several unaccounted for.
August 1, 2019
Liability
Property
Subrogation
Kentucky
Amazon.com And The Liability Shield
Amazon.com is the worlds largest online retail marketplace. In the subrogation world, its common knowledge that, in states that allow strict liability claims against entities in the supply chain, Amazon attempts to preclude any liability by arguing that it is not a “seller” of a product in question.
August 1, 2019
Liability
Subrogation
Pennsylvania Strip Mall Gas Line-Fueled Fire Damage Estimated Up To $1.5M
Multiple crews have spent nearly 12 hours battling a large fire at Churchill Center in Penn Hills. The fire broke out Sunday night. Heavy smoke and flames could be seen coming from the businesses in the plaza.
July 29, 2019
Property
Subrogation
Pennsylvania
Subrogation Waiver Held Enforceable By Wisconsin Supreme Court
First-party property insurers for minimal or no additional premium will allow their insureds to waive the insurers right to subrogation against persons responsible for damage to the property if done before a loss or by a contract.
July 24, 2019
Litigation
Subrogation
Wisconsin
8 Natick, Massachusetts Businesses Destroyed In Massive Fire
A huge fire destroyed eight businesses in Natick as it burned for several hours early Monday.
July 23, 2019
Property
Subrogation
Massachusetts
Volvo Recalls 500,000 Vehicles For Faulty Engine Part
Volvo Cars is recalling about half a million cars worldwide because of a faulty engine component that may in extreme cases cause a vehicle to catch a fire.
July 23, 2019
Auto
Subrogation
Unattended Candle Caused Illinois Apartment Fire, Damage Estimated At $3.5M
Fire officials said that the massive three-alarm fire at a Crystal Lake apartment building early Wednesday morning was caused by an unattended candle and damage is estimated at $3.5 million.
July 18, 2019
Property
Subrogation
Illinois
Texas Comp Carrier And Subrogation Attorney Sued For Fraud For Including Case Management Fees In Subrogation Lien
In addition to paying for medical expenses, death benefits, funeral costs and/or indemnity benefits for lost wages resulting from a compensable injury, workers compensation insurance carriers also expend considerable dollars for case management costs, medical bill audit fees, rehabilitation benefits, nurse case worker fees, and the like.
July 16, 2019
Litigation
Subrogation
Workers' Compensation
Texas
Gas Explosion Levels California Home, One Fatality And 15 Injured
A utility worker was killed and 15 other people were injured on Monday when a ruptured gas line triggered an explosion that leveled a house and shattered windows in nearby homes in the Southern California town of Murrieta, authorities said.
July 16, 2019
Excess & Surplus Lines
Liability
Property
Subrogation
Workers' Compensation
California
Ten Dead After Small Plane Crashes Near Dallas
Ten people were killed on Sunday when their private turboprop airplane crashed into a hangar during takeoff and burst into flames at the municipal airport in Addison, Texas, outside Dallas, an airport official said.
July 1, 2019
Excess & Surplus Lines
Property
Subrogation
Texas
Honda To Recall 1.6M Vehicles, Finish Takata Recalls Early
Honda is recalling 1.6 million vehicles in the U.S. to replace potentially deadly Takata air bag inflators, completing its required recalls six months ahead of schedule, the automaker said Friday.
June 28, 2019
Auto
Subrogation
7 Members Of Marine Motorcycle Club Killed In New Hampshire Crash
Scotty Swann is at a loss for words -- still in shock over what happened to his fellow Marines on Friday night on Route 2 in Randolph.
June 24, 2019
Auto
Liability
Subrogation
New Hampshire
Kansas Declares Damage Caps Unconstitutional
On June 14, 2019, the Kansas Supreme Court issued a landmark decision that changes the landscape of personal injury and workers compensation third-party cases. The Court declared a 1986 law which originally capped non-economic damages to $250,000 and actual damages to $1 millionunconstitutional.
June 20, 2019
Liability
Litigation
Subrogation
Workers' Compensation
Kansas
2 Semitrailer Drivers Killed In Fiery Crash In Racine County, Wisconsin
Two semitrailer truck drivers have been killed in a multi-vehicle crash on I-41/94 in Racine County. All lanes of the highway were closed just after 11 a.m. Wednesday because of the crash. The southbound lanes lanes reopened at Ryan Road at about 8:30 p.m. Wednesday.
June 20, 2019
Auto
Excess & Surplus Lines
Liability
Subrogation
Workers' Compensation
Wisconsin
More Than 100 Cars Affected By Blaze In Vehicle Storage Facility
The 1954 Ford Crestline convertible was like a member of the family to Dick Fischerkeller.
June 19, 2019
Auto
Subrogation
Pennsylvania



