23 Injured When Massive Hailstones, Tornado Hit Central Texas
Large swaths of the central U.S. were bracing for severe weather Wednesday after at least 23 people were injured Tuesday evening when a tornado hit central Texas.
April 13, 2022
Life & Health
Property
Texas
Lawsuit Against USAA Related To Total Losses Moves Forward
In a lawsuit stretching back more than a decade, a recent decision by an appeals court in Texas will allow a class action against USAA, related to total losses, to move forward.
April 6, 2022
Auto
Litigation
Texas
Tornado Damage To Round Rock, TX Homes Estimated At $32M
A week after a tornado ripped through Round Rock, city leaders on Monday released their official estimates on the damage left behind. According to preliminary assessments, more than 680 residential structures were damaged at an estimated cost of $32 million.
March 31, 2022
Property
Texas
At Least 2 Killed In Florida As Tornado Outbreak Batters Southern US
A line of severe storms packing isolated tornadoes and high winds ripped across the Deep South overnight killing at least two in the Florida Panhandle, toppling trees and power lines and leaving homes and businesses damaged as the vast weather front raced across several states.
March 31, 2022
Property
Alabama
Arkansas
Florida
Mississippi
Missouri
Workers Compensation Exclusive Remedy Ruling Bars Suit After COVID Death
A recent federal court ruling holding that a migrant farm worker’s death from COVID-19 fell within the scope of workers compensation law is part of a growing body of rulings that bar liability lawsuits related to the pandemic against employers.
March 17, 2022
Litigation
Workers' Compensation
Texas
Firefighters Injured In Gas Explosion File $100M Suit Against Property Manager, Owner And Utility Company
Three Dallas firefighters who suffered severe burns in a gas explosion at an apartment complex in September have filed a lawsuit seeking $100 million in damages.
February 25, 2022
Liability
Litigation
Texas
Texan Charged With Stalking USAA Insurance Adjuster
A Houston man is charged with stalking after San Antonio police said he harassed an insurance claims adjuster and slashed her car tires, according to an arrest affidavit.
February 24, 2022
Auto
Weird
Texas
Insurer Must Defend Despite Your Work/Your Product Exclusion
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit recently confirmed that liability insurers have a duty to defend their insureds in construction defect cases when the underlying complaint alleges damage to property beyond the product and work of the insured, even if the complaint merely implies that the insured seeks such damage, without explicitly alleging so.
February 10, 2022
Liability
Litigation
Texas
Northern District of Texas Finds Employee Exclusion Bars Coverage for Contractor’s Death
Recently, the Northern District of Texas found a commercial general liability policy did not provide coverage for the death of a utility contractor who suffocated after he was buried in a pit of gravel by another worker.
January 25, 2022
Liability
Litigation
Texas
Major Victories For Insurers In Fifth Circuit Regarding COVID-19 Business Interruption Claims
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has joined seven other Circuits in finding no coverage for COVID-19 business interruption claims.
January 10, 2022
Litigation
Texas
More Than 100 Insurers Pursue Subrogation Over Winter Storm Uri Losses
More than 100 insurance companies are suing the Texas power grid operator and dozens of power generators, over losses and property damage sustained during the winter storm last February.
January 5, 2022
Property
Subrogation
Texas
Fire At ExxonMobil Refinery, Four Employees Injured
Harris County Fire Marshal’s officials are investigating an overnight fire at the ExxonMobil’s Baytown refinery that left four people injured.
December 23, 2021
Excess & Surplus Lines
Workers' Compensation
Texas
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
Astroworld Lawsuits Surge To $3B In Damages
More than 300 lawsuits totaling a staggering $3 billion have been filed over the Astroworld disaster on November 5 that ultimately claimed the lives of ten people.
November 29, 2021
Liability
Litigation
Texas
Subrogating Texas Freeze Damage Claims
Successful subrogation against power companies is not a given. In determining whether the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) may be sued for its clear negligence in failing to properly winterize power production facilities and the power grid that it runs in Texas, the issue is currently in limbo.
November 22, 2021
Subrogation
Texas
