California power provider PG&E Corp on Monday unveiled the outlines of a reorganization plan that will pay $17.9 billion for claims stemming from the wildfires that pushed it to seek bankruptcy protection.

The Spanish philosopher George Santayana once said that, "Chaos is the name we give order which produces confusion in our minds." With that definition in mind, the July 3, 2019 Washington Supreme Court decision of Daniels v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co., 2019 WL 2909308 (Wash. July 3, 2019), is responsible for about as much chaos as you can possibly throw into one state’s body of subrogation law.

Most state workers’ compensation laws, or cases construing them, allow the employer and its carrier to waive its right to subrogate against a third party that caused or contributed to an employee’s injury. The purpose of a subrogation waiver is not well understood and is a subject of some confusion in the marketplace.

Volkswagen is recalling some of its cars because of a problem that could let them roll away unexpectedly.

Days after a Benson couple’s vehicle sustained an estimated $1,300 in damages from a hole in the road they say wasn’t properly covered, a driver in South Omaha had even worse luck with a different cover.

About 50 cars could be trapped for days in a Quincy parking garage after a dump truck partially fell through an upper level. The incident happened Wednesday at a garage at Furnace Brook Parkway and Copeland Street, Quincy police said. The truck was loaded with gravel.

A dump truck left a trail of destruction and injuries as it careened down streets in Seattle’s Pioneer Square on Monday morning, crashing into vehicles and people before plowing into a Subway restaurant at 40 mph.

Smoke could be seen for miles from a 2nd alarm fire burning near Tempe Town Lake Wednesday afternoon.

A 2-month-old baby is the second fatality of a massive pileup involving nine vehicles on Interstate 75 just north of Interstate 4 Monday. The infant, Asher Gaspard, died Tuesday after being critically injured in the crash.

Dozens of hotel guests at the Vinoy Renaissance in St. Petersburg, have waterlogged, and likely totaled cars. The valet parking area filled with stormwater during an afternoon downpour.

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.

Amazon.com is the world’s largest online retail marketplace. In the subrogation world, it’s 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.

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.

First-party property insurers for minimal or no additional premium will allow their insureds to waive the insurer’s right to subrogation against persons responsible for damage to the property if done before a loss or by a contract.

A huge fire destroyed eight businesses in Natick as it burned for several hours early Monday.