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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 doesn’t 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

Texas’ Closed Formulary A Success Story

It’s 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 hotels—20 hotels in 10 states and the District of Columbia—that 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 Corp’s 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. Chang’s 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 you’ve been stocking up on P.F. Chang’s frozen meals, you might want to double-check they aren’t 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 state’s 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
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