Defense Highlights Systemic Failures in ’Rust’ Trial, Calls Attention to Production and Investigative Lapses
In a strategic move, the ’Rust’ trial defense calls witnesses to underscore systemic issues and investigative shortcomings, distancing their client from sole responsibility.
March 7, 2024
Life & Health
Litigation
Risk Management
Weird
New Mexico
Court Upholds Insurer’s Denial of Vulture-Related Roof Damage Claim Under Infestation Exclusion
A court’s decision to uphold an insurer’s claim denial for roof damage caused by turkey vultures highlights the complexities in defining ’infestation’ for insurance purposes.
January 25, 2024
Litigation
Property
Weird
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Stray Dogs Cause $350,000 Damage at Houston Car Dealership
Two stray dogs are responsible for extensive damage at G Motors in Houston, tearing bumpers and scratching paint off vehicles.
January 11, 2024
Catastrophe
Liability
Property
Weird
Texas
Disney ride caused serious ’gynecologic injuries’ for woman after waterslide ’wedgie’ during 30th birthday celebration
A woman says that a trip down a waterslide at a Disney World theme park ended in injuries serious enough to require surgery.
October 2, 2023
Liability
Litigation
Weird
Florida
Safety Lesson: Cigarette Sparks Car and Home Fire
A woman hopping inside a Dodge Charger for a cigarette sparked an explosion that destroyed the car, burned down a significant portion of her home and left her with third-degree burns.
September 28, 2023
Auto
Property
Weird
North Carolina
Dispute Over Cigarette Ends in Anchorage Apartment Fire
A federal grand jury in Alaska has returned an indictment against 24-year-old Paul Bates of Anchorage, charging him with intentionally starting a fire in an apartment building on October 30, 2022.
September 27, 2023
Property
Weird
Alaska
Geico Off The Hook In $5M Payout To Woman Who Got STD In Car
Geico is off the hook, at least for now, from paying $5.2 million to a Missouri woman who alleged she contracted a sexually transmitted disease in a car insured by the company.
January 11, 2023
Auto
Litigation
Weird
Missouri
Denied Insurance Claim Led To Shooting In Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City police released more information on Tuesday about a deadly shooting inside a business on the northwest side of the city. Police confirmed a Midwest City man was enraged over a denied claim and shot a woman inside an insurance agency before Robert Arnest, 65, turned the gun on himself.
December 1, 2022
Auto
Weird
Oklahoma
Dog Starts Major Kitchen Fire After Turning On Stove
Firefighters in Missouri recently got quite the surprise when they showed up to a house fire that was caused by a dog turning on a stove burner.
June 16, 2022
Weird
Missouri
Auto Insurer To Pay $5.2M To Woman Who Contracted STD In Vehicle
The Missouri Court of Appeals has affirmed that an insurance company must pay a $5.2 million settlement granted to a Jackson County woman who claimed she unwittingly caught a sexually transmitted disease from her former romantic partner in his car.
June 8, 2022
Auto
Weird
Missouri
7 Of The Wackiest Workplace Injuries
Workers injured by picking up a bag of French fries, hitting a bowling ball with a sledgehammer and getting a snack out of a vending machine are just three of the wackiest workplace injuries, according to Evotix, which provides health and safety solutions.
May 27, 2022
Weird
Workers' Compensation
Man Used Face Mask To Frame Ex-Girlfriend In Arson Plot
A Clermont County man accused of creating an elaborate scheme to burn down his own house and frame his girlfriend will not face and jail or prison time.
May 2, 2022
Fraud
Property
Weird
Ohio
Company Celebrates Employee’s 40 Steadfast Years Of Being Unable To Retire
Offering her big smiles and pats on the shoulder as they passed around slices of cake, staff at a local branch office of Belle Point Insurance celebrated employee Kathy Vershbow for her 40 steadfast years of being unable to retire, sources confirmed Wednesday.
March 9, 2022
Weird
Arkansas
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
The Matrix And The Reality Of Insurance
1 hour, 31 minutes and 39 seconds into The Matrix, something remarkable happens. We glimpse a skyscraper, at the top of which is the single word, ’Norwich’, and what looks suspiciously like the Norwich Union logo. 15 minutes and 9 seconds later, it’s a different skyscraper, but this one has ’Aon’. This tells us everything we need to know about The Matrix.
December 15, 2021
Technology
Weird
