Monthly Archives: <span>January 2016</span>

Workers’ Comp Issues to Watch in 2016

Focus on the election year, federal interest in state workers’ compensation programs and changes to the employee health and claims models are all issues to watch in 2016, according to industry experts. On Tuesday, January 11, Safety National hosted a …

Avalanche Safety Message Targeted to Younger Crowds

Walker Smith has been skiing in-bounds at resorts since he was young, but lately the Seattle teen has become more interested “in getting tracks where no one else has really gone.” He knows backcountry travel comes with avalanche risks, he …

Bikram Yoga Founder Ordered to Pay $6.5M in Punitive Damages for Harassment

The founder of Bikram yoga on Tuesday was ordered to pay nearly $6.5 million to his former legal adviser who said he sexually harassed and wrongfully fired her for investigating another woman’s rape allegation. The punitive damages are in addition …

Airbag Death Prompts Ford to Recall an Estimated 391K Ranger Pickups

Ford is recalling nearly 391,000 Ranger pickups because the driver’s airbag inflators can explode with too much force and cause injuries. The recall covers trucks from the 2004 through 2006 model years in the U.S. and Canada. It comes just …

Early Hurricane a Warning of Stronger Storms to Come

A rare January hurricane may be evidence of changing ocean temperatures, which can result in stronger storms, says Katharine Hayhoe, director of the Texas Tech University Climate Science Center. Hurricane Alex’s formation earlier this month marked only the second recorded …

Covering the Disgorgement of Legal Fees

Typical legal malpractice policies do not provide coverage for the disgorgement of attorney’s fees that were received by the insured attorney during the representation that gives rise to the malpractice claim. However, recently the United States District Court in Louisiana …

California Residents Using Drones to Map El Nino Flooding

Forget about selfies. In California, residents are using smartphones and drones to document the coastline’s changing face. Starting this month, The Nature Conservancy is asking tech junkies to capture the flooding and coastal erosion that come with El Nino, a …

Government Links 10th Death to Exploding Takata Airbags

A Ford pickup driver killed last month in South Carolina is the 9th person to die in the U.S. and the 10th worldwide because of defective Takata airbag inflators that explode, firing off shrapnel-like shards, government safety officials said Friday, …

Airlines Aren’t Learning Enough From Near Misses

When it comes to flight safety, U.S. airlines are pretty good at learning from accidents. But new research shows airlines should be learning more from accidents that never happen. A new study led by BYU organizational behavior professor Peter Madsen …

Ohio Fatal Overpass Collapse Review Continues a Year Later

A state analysis of a highway overpass collapse that killed a construction worker in southwestern Ohio has yet to be completed a year later and lawsuits over the accident continue as the man’s family struggles with his loss. The Jan. …