48 New Vehicles Stripped Of Wheels, Tires At Texas Dealership
The Tyler Police Department is investigating the theft of more than $250,000 worth of wheels and tires from a local business. According to Tyler Police, on Sunday at around 3 p.m., officers were called to Peltier Chevrolet on a report of a theft of a large number of wheels and tires from their new vehicles.
August 24, 2016
Excess & Surplus Lines
Texas
Insurer May Sue Tesla Over Autopilot Accident
A Texas man said the Autopilot mode on his Tesla Model S sent him off the road and into a guardrail, bloodying his nose and shaking his confidence in the technology. He doesnt plan to sue the electric-car maker, but his insurance company might.
August 24, 2016
Liability
Litigation
Subrogation
Technology
Texas
26 Coal Cars Derail In Roanoke, Texas
Officials say no one was injured when a train hauling coal derailed in rural North Texas, sending some cars into a creek.
Union Pacific spokesman Jeff DeGraff says 26 cars derailed off the end of a southbound train around 6:30 p.m. Sunday in the city of Roanoke, about 30 miles north of Fort Worth.
August 22, 2016
Excess & Surplus Lines
Texas
Union Pacific spokesman Jeff DeGraff says 26 cars derailed off the end of a southbound train around 6:30 p.m. Sunday in the city of Roanoke, about 30 miles north of Fort Worth.
Texas Closed Formulary A Success Story
Its no wonder other state workers compensation programs are looking to Texas for ideas on controlling drug costs. A recent analysis by researchers at the Texas Department of Insurance shows that the Texas pharmacy closed formulary is lowering costs and reducing the use of opioids.
August 18, 2016
Legislation & Regulation
Workers' Compensation
Texas
Credit Card Payment Systems Hacked At HEI Hotels In 10 States
HEI Hotels & Resorts provided a list of hotels20 hotels in 10 states and the District of Columbiathat suffered a “security incident,” in which payment card data of customers may have been affected. “HEI was recently alerted to a potential security incident by its card processor,” HEI said in a statement released Friday.
August 16, 2016
Liability
Technology
California
Colorado
District Of Columbia
Florida
Illinois
Investigators On Scene Of Sunoco Terminal Fire
Federal accident investigators were on-site Saturday at the Sunoco Logistics terminal in Nederland to discover how a welding contractor might have touched off a flash fire late Friday on a crude oil pipeline connection under construction, a Sunoco Logistics spokesman said.
August 15, 2016
Workers' Compensation
Texas
Galveston Bay Refinery Worker Injured By Electric Shock
A contract worker was injured by an electric shock on Sunday while working on a coking unit at Marathon Petroleum Corps Galveston Bay refinery in Texas City, Texas, a Marathon spokesman said.
August 9, 2016
Workers' Compensation
Texas
Two Men Used A Laptop To Steal More Than 100 Cars
Two men jailed in Houston and accused of using pirated computer software to steal more than 100 vehicles may have exploited an electronic vulnerability to advance auto theft into high-tech crime.
August 9, 2016
Auto
Fraud
Technology
Texas
830K Ford Vehicles Recalled Over Faulty Door Latches
Ford is recalling about 830,000 vehicles in the U.S. and Mexico because parts in the side door latches can break and the doors can open while the vehicles are moving.
August 4, 2016
Auto
Liability
Subrogation
Alabama
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Florida
Texas Hot Air Balloon Crash Kills 16 People
U.S. safety investigators in central Texas began gathering evidence on Sunday into what caused the crash of a hot air balloon that killed 16 people after it hit a power line and plummeted to the ground in flames.
August 1, 2016
Excess & Surplus Lines
Liability
Texas
GM Recalling Almost 290K Impalas Over Airbag Issue
Over the past two years, General Motors has recalled millions of vehicles over airbag issues, many related to Takata safety devices deploying too forcefully. Now, the company is recalling nearly 290,000 Chevrolet sedans for a different reason: the airbags might not deploy in a crash.
July 22, 2016
Auto
Subrogation
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Recall Of P.F. Changs Frozen Meals Expanded
After a long day, it can be nice to come home and grab a frozen meal from the fridge for a quick and easy dinner. If youve been stocking up on P.F. Changs frozen meals, you might want to double-check they arent included in a recently expanded recall of more than 195,000 pounds of frozen dinner product that may contain metal fragments.
July 18, 2016
Subrogation
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
2016 Texas Hail Damage Equivalent To Average For Entire Country
The 2016 hail season in Texas is already one of the most severe in the states history, with year-to-date results reaching the nine-year average for hail storm damage in the United States, according to CoreLogic, Inc., a global property information, analytics and data-enabled services provider.
July 12, 2016
Property
Texas
Stolen Truck Used In Gun Store Smash And Grab
Police say thieves have used a stolen truck to smash through the brick wall of a North Texas gun store and steal firearms.
July 11, 2016
Auto
Property
Texas
2 Die After Helicopter Crashes On Test Flight In Texas
Two people were killed when a Bell Helicopter aircraft they were testing crashed in a rural area about 40 miles south of Dallas. A Federal Aviation Administration statement said the Bell 525 Relentless helicopter was destroyed in the accident Wednesday in Ellis County.
July 8, 2016
Excess & Surplus Lines
Workers' Compensation
Texas



