S. Carolina Insurer’s Bad Faith Causes $27M Loss from Policies with $2.5M Limit December 14, 2023 By Jim Sams Jose Castillo didn’t ask his insurance company to defend him from a lawsuit that alleged his shoddy construction caused millions...
Driverless Vehicles on Limited Routes Bump Along Despite Robotaxi Scrutiny December 13, 2023 By Abhirup Roy SAN FRANCISCO —A quest for lower costs and efficiently moving goods and groups of people is pushing demand for driverless...
Tesla Recalls Nearly All Vehicles on US Roads over Lack of Autopilot Safeguards December 13, 2023 By David Shepardson WASHINGTON —Tesla is recalling just over 2 million vehicles in the United States fitted with its Autopilot advanced driver-assistance system...
Agency: New Vehicles Would Need Devices to Prevent Drunk or Impaired Driving December 13, 2023 DETROIT (AP) — U.S. auto safety regulators say they have taken the first step toward requiring devices in vehicles that...
No Victims Found in Huge Debris Pile After Corner of Bronx Apartment Building Collapses December 13, 2023 By Joseph B. Frederick, Jennifer Peltz and Jake Offenhartz NEW YORK (AP) — Firefighters said they didn`t find anybody trapped in an enormous mound of rubble Monday after a...
Former Florida Adjuster Sentenced to Five Years in Robbing of Tampa Drug Dealers December 13, 2023 By Insurance Journal staff A former Florida claims adjuster has been sentenced to five years in prison and three years of probation for her...
Family of Man Who Died After Police Used a Stun Gun on Him File Lawsuit Against Alabama City December 13, 2023 MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — The family of an Alabama man who died after police used a stun gun on him...
New York Law Bars Subrogation by Lloyd’s in LaGuardia Project, Appeals Court Affirms December 13, 2023 By Andrew G. Simpson A federal appeals court has declared that New York law prevents Lloyd’s from recovering some loss payments from Zurich American...
Thefts and Rising Claim Costs in General Driving Hardening Market for Personal Auto December 13, 2023 By Jim Sams Vehicle theft rates continue to put pressure on the personal auto insurance market, which suffered an underwriting loss in 2022...
Teachers Have Been Outed for Moonlighting in Adult Content. Do They Have Legal Recourse? December 12, 2023 By Heather Hollingsworth At a small rural Missouri high school, two English teachers shared a secret: Both were posting adult content on OnlyFans,...