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11th Circuit Allows Bad Faith Claim Seeking $5M Excess Judgment to Proceed

The poorly executed handoff of a claims file from a retiring claims adjuster to his replacement may have made USAA liable for a $5.2 million excess judgment. A panel of the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday reversed a …

Tesla that Hit Firetruck Was Using Automated Driving System

DETROIT (AP) — A Tesla that crashed into a firetruck in California last month was operating on one of the company’s automated driving systems, U.S. safety regulators said Wednesday. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Wednesday it has dispatched …

Police: Arizona Crash that Killed Two Cyclists Likely Accident

GOODYEAR, Ariz. (AP) — The crash of a truck into a group of 20 bicyclists on a bridge that killed two and injured nearly all the rest of a Phoenix area cycling group appears to have been an accident, police …

Lawyer Calls Fatal Car Crash Into Apple Store ‘100% Preventable’ in Announcing Suit

The recent crash into an Apple storefront in Massachusetts that killed one person and injured 19 was “100% preventable,” according to the attorney for two of those injured in the accident. Boston attorney Douglas K. Sheff has brought lawsuits against …

Auto Dealer’s Insurer Not Liable for Auctioneer Employee’s Crash that Killed 5

A tragic accident at a Massachusetts auto auction company is not covered by the insurance of the auto dealer that hired the auction company to sell the vehicle involved in the accident. A federal appeals court has declined to perform …

Vehicle Hits 25 Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Academy Recruits on Run

WHITTIER, Calif. (AP) — The driver of an SUV veered into the wrong lane and plowed through dozens of Los Angeles County sheriff’s academy recruits running in formation during a training exercise early Wednesday, injuring 25 of the cadets, authorities …

He Died Fleeing a Hurricane, Nobody Has Claimed his Body

WHITEVILLE, N.C. — Shannon Godwin was putting plywood on the windows of his home the day before Hurricane Florence was expected to make landfall when he got the call. The Columbus County 911 center was on the line: A man …

Television Host, Family Survive Montana Car Crash

Fox News host Bret Baier and his family survived a motor vehicle crash in Montana after the television anchor’s SUV slid on an icy road, collided with a pickup truck and turned over in a ditch, authorities said Tuesday. Baier, …