Ford Issues Service Recall To Fix Blown Focus RS Head Gaskets
Ford is owning up to issues involving faulty head gaskets in the 2.3-liter EcoBoost inline four-cylinder engines found in 2016 and 2017 Focus RS models and is offering to replace them free of charge. Complaints about the issue have raged for almost a year on a Focus RS online forum and for months on Reddit.
January 23, 2018
Auto
Subrogation
Ford Expands Takata Airbag Recall For Ranger Model
A major auto manufacturer is recalling another set of its vehicles for having faulty airbags. Just a year after it had announced the recall of over 800,000 vehicles for their malfunctioning airbags, Ford has issued another recall - this time, the auto company is expecting the return of 2,900 Ranger small pickup trucks in the US and Canada.
January 16, 2018
Auto
Subrogation
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 familys home.
January 11, 2018
Property
Subrogation
Pennsylvania
Takata Adds 3.3M Vehicles To Air Bag Recall
Japanese air bag maker Takata is recalling an additional 3.3 million faulty air bag inflators as it expands the largest automotive recall in U.S. history.
January 10, 2018
Auto
Subrogation
Overnight Sprinklers In Winter=Risky Business For Drivers
A Northwest Side furniture store left their sprinklers on overnight, causing iced-over roads and at least four crashes, police said. Police officers on scene did not know whether it is a violation of city ordinances for businesses to leave sprinklers on overnight in freezing weather.
January 5, 2018
Auto
Subrogation
Texas
NHTSA Considers Adding 1.4M Vehicles To Ford Transmission Recall
Federal regulators are investigating whether Ford Motor Co. should widen a recall of automatic transmissions to include 1.4 million additional vehicles after continuing to receive complaints from owners, including some who say the recall repair didnt work.
January 4, 2018
Auto
Subrogation
1 Dead, 1 Injured In Home Explosion In Phoenix
One person is dead and another was taken to a local trauma center Thursday morning after a natural gas explosion and fire at a Phoenix home, according to the Phoenix Fire Department.
December 22, 2017
Property
Subrogation
Workers' Compensation
Arizona
Hyundai And Kia Recall 500,000 Cars Over Faulty Brake Light
Hyundai and Kia are recalling a total of approximately half a million compact cars over a brake light issue. Specifically, the recall affects 363,932 Hyundai Elantras from model years 2013-2014 and 134,366 Kia Fortes (Koup variety included) from model years 2012-2014.
December 18, 2017
Auto
Subrogation
Blast Levels Maryland Home, Damages Others
For the second time in two days, an explosion destroyed a Baltimore County home. In Tuesdays explosion, several other homes were also damaged by the blast, but neighbors say more than anything, they are grateful no one was injured.
December 7, 2017
Property
Subrogation
Maryland
The Curious Case Of Who Pays For A Building Flood Claim
A negligence lawsuit after a floodagainst a company in charge of watching building automation systemswas recently tossed out of court because of the terms of the lease agreement. A plumbing firm paid settlements to tenants after a building flood, and then sought to recover the money from the property management firm responsible for overlooking the building automation systems.
November 29, 2017
Liability
Litigation
Property
Subrogation
Redondo Beach Renters Lose Everything In Cottage Fire
Brooke Owens has always been one to raise a helping hand. For the second year, the Redondo Beach mom opened the doors of her flower shop on Pacific Coast Highway to serve Thanksgiving dinner to the homeless.
November 29, 2017
Property
Subrogation
California
Honda Recalls 800K Odyssey Minivans, Issues Stop-Sale
Honda has issued a recall for just under 807,000 Honda Odysseys from the 2011 to 2017 model years, as well as a stop-sale on Odysseys from those model years. The reason is that the second-row outboard seats, which can be positioned closer together or farther apart, might not properly latch when being installed in one of the positions.
November 27, 2017
Auto
Subrogation
Considerations When Subrogation Cases Reach An Impasse
Despite how passionately a recovery professional feels about the liability existing against an adverse party, despite the plethora of support documentation, including expert reports and even obtaining the cooperation of the policyholder and the fact that you, as the subrogation representative, have attempted to utilize all of your very best negotiation skills and tactics, the adverse party refuses to settle, or even negotiate.
November 15, 2017
Litigation
Subrogation
Insurer Pursues Subrogation With Bell South After Telephone Cable Damages Semi
An insurance company is seeking reimbursement for money it paid for damages to a tractor-trailer that were allegedly caused by a low-hanging communications wire.
November 8, 2017
Subrogation
Michigan
Washington Home A Total Loss After Gas Explosion
A neighborhood is scattered with debris and a Sultan family without a home tonight after their house exploded early Thursday morning. Investigators say it was likely propane tanks stored inside the garage that caused the explosion.
November 8, 2017
Auto
Property
Subrogation
Washington



