A utility worker was killed and 15 other people were injured on Monday when a ruptured gas line triggered an explosion that leveled a house and shattered windows in nearby homes in the Southern California town of Murrieta, authorities said.

The term “artificial intelligence” (AI) is weaving its way into the mainstream of insurance companies of all sizes. It’s a hot topic: Consider that at the recent Dig | In event in Austin, Texas, at least half a dozen exhibitors classified themselves as “AI” or “AI/Fraud” companies.

Sometimes you can tell the level of disgust a news story will generate just by reading the headline. Such was the case with yesterday’s news, and a story whose banner read, “15-year-old dies after falling on first day of work for Alabama roofer, cops say”.

A jail worker who broke her ankle while being chased by a co-worker pretending to spray her with bug spray suffered her injury in the scope of work, an appeals court in New Mexico ruled in documents made public Tuesday.

At least 12 people were injured in a crash near New York City’s Lincoln Tunnel on Wednesday when a sanitation truck lost control and veered off a highway overpass.

It is no secret that, when it comes to driving, I am a Type A personality. I know this will be difficult to believe, but behind the wheel I am not the normal, serene, easy going, puppy hugging, Kumbaya singing, Zen inducing peacenik you have come to know and love.

CLM’s newly formed Cannabis Committee aims to promote education on claims and litigation management relative to all aspects of the cannabis industry, including current legal and regulatory compliance, claims handling, and litigation management best practices that are unique to this highly regulated and quickly expanding industry.

In today’s modern world, more individuals are using wearable devices to help them stay connected, keep better track of their daily activities, and achieve their health, fitness, and overall wellness goals. But with improving technology and expanding opportunities, wearable devices are now taking on much larger roles.

Effectively handling workers compensation claims is essential to protecting the resources of employers and insurance carriers. In an environment with a high volume of workers compensation claims, it can become difficult to ensure that all claims are being handled competently.

The death toll on Saturday rose to 11 from the fiery crash of an aircraft that took off on a sunset skydive flight in Mokuleia and became one of Hawaii’s deadliest civilian aviation disasters.

On June 14, 2019, the Kansas Supreme Court issued a landmark decision that changes the landscape of personal injury and workers’ compensation third-party cases. The Court declared a 1986 law which originally capped non-economic damages to $250,000 and actual damages to $1 million—unconstitutional.

Two semitrailer truck drivers have been killed in a multi-vehicle crash on I-41/94 in Racine County. All lanes of the highway were closed just after 11 a.m. Wednesday because of the crash. The southbound lanes lanes reopened at Ryan Road at about 8:30 p.m. Wednesday.

If workers’ compensation were an aquarium, most states would be a small to medium sized fish. A couple would be guppies. Some would be dolphins. Illinois would be a shark. And California would be a whale.

Structural design deficiencies, failure to recognize the magnitude of widening cracks, oversights by the design build contractor, and failure to close a Miami street underneath a bridge are just a few of the problems that contributed to the deaths of one employee and five motorists and the permanent disability of another employee when the structure collapsed last year, according to a new report.

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