Insurance Journal » Liability http://www.insurancejournal.com Insurance Journal delivers the latest business news for the Property/Casualty insurance industry Wed, 22 May 2013 19:48:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 State Senate OKs California Ski Safety Legislation http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2013/05/15/291995.htm Wed, 15 May 2013 15:59:55 +0000 http://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=291995 The state Senate passed a bill that would require California ski resorts to prepare an annual safety plan and post those reports on their websites. Lawmakers passed SB564 on a 24-8 partisan vote. The bill by Democratic Sen. Bill Monning …

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]]> Lawsuit: New Mexico Intel Worker Subjected to ‘Kick Me’ Prank http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2013/05/09/291422.htm Thu, 09 May 2013 15:25:52 +0000 http://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=291422 Intel workers secretly taped a “Kick Me” sign to the back of a co-worker as a prank, then kicked the confused man a number of times as employees at the Rio Rancho, N.M. Intel plant laughed hysterically at the episode, …

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]]> Employees of Texas Coastal City OK’d for Guns at Work http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/southcentral/2013/05/08/291301.htm Wed, 08 May 2013 16:45:57 +0000 http://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=291301 Employees of a South Texas city who have concealed handgun permits will be allowed to take their weapons to work starting Aug. 1. The Aransas Pass City Council on night amended a ban on weapons for city workers to allow …

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]]> Paper: No Safety Inspections For Smaller California Limos http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2013/05/08/291275.htm Wed, 08 May 2013 15:45:44 +0000 http://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=291275 The limousine that burst into flames and killed five women in Northern California wasn’t required to undergo a state safety inspection, according to a report in the San Jose Mercury News. The limo burst into flames on the San Mateo …

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]]> Texas Plant That Blew Up Carried $1M Liability Policy http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/southcentral/2013/05/06/290978.htm Mon, 06 May 2013 15:11:32 +0000 http://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=290978 The Texas fertilizer plant that exploded last month, killing 14 people, injuring more than 200 others and causing tens of millions of dollars in damage to the surrounding area had only $1 million in liability coverage, lawyers said. Tyler lawyer …

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]]> New Mexico Applebee’s Sued Over Drunk Pedestrian’s Death http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2013/05/02/290624.htm Thu, 02 May 2013 15:59:23 +0000 http://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=290624 A Taos, N.M. restaurant is facing a lawsuit over allegations that it overserved a pedestrian who was struck and killed by a pickup. The Albuquerque Journal reported Julian Varela had a blood alcohol level four times the legal limit for …

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]]> Wyoming Serves Casper With Notice Over Asbestos http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2013/05/01/290388.htm Wed, 01 May 2013 16:16:50 +0000 http://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=290388 Montana officials have served the city of Casper and a contractor with notices alleging they failed to fully test for asbestos before demolishing an abandoned house. The Casper Star-Tribune reported that a notice from the Department of Environmental Quality alleges …

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]]> Minnesota Driver’s License Privacy Breaches Could Cost Millions http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/midwest/2013/04/23/289427.htm Tue, 23 Apr 2013 13:28:18 +0000 http://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=289427 Liability claims for improper uses of Minnesota’s driver’s license database could reach several million dollars. Many cities, counties and state agencies involved in recent privacy breaches are backstopped by insurance and rainy-day funds that would soften the blow of potential …

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]]> Wrongful Death Claims Kept Open in Colorado Shootings http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2013/04/19/289186.htm Fri, 19 Apr 2013 15:46:50 +0000 http://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=289186 A federal judge on Wednesday declined to dismiss wrongful death and liability claims filed against the company that owns the Colorado movie theater where 12 people were shot to death last summer. Cinemark USA filed a motion in federal court …

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]]> Liability An Issue For Colorado Ski Patrols http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2013/04/18/289011.htm Thu, 18 Apr 2013 15:39:01 +0000 http://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=289011 Colorado ski areas and sheriffs are becoming increasingly concerned over liability for dangerous backcountry rescues outside ski area boundaries. Steamboat ski patrollers have taken part in two dozen rescues this season. Vail is also participating. Sheriffs and ski areas are …

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]]> Judge Chides Army Corps over New Orleans Levees http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/southcentral/2013/04/17/288713.htm Wed, 17 Apr 2013 16:26:12 +0000 http://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=288713 The Army Corps of Engineers built a “tragically flawed” levee system for New Orleans – but isn’t liable for claims that excavation work by a government contractor weakened a floodwall and caused it to breach in two places during Hurricane …

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]]> Iowa Lawmakers Say State Could Pay for Flooded Homes http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/midwest/2013/04/17/288711.htm Wed, 17 Apr 2013 16:25:17 +0000 http://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=288711 Some lawmakers say a bill recently passed by the Legislature could leave taxpayers vulnerable if future flooding damages homes surrounding a lake in eastern Iowa. The measure exempts Lake Delhi along the Maquoketa River from a requirement that owners of …

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]]> Lawyers Ask Hepatitis C Jury To Award $2.5 Billion In Nevada Case http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2013/04/10/287877.htm Wed, 10 Apr 2013 15:22:52 +0000 http://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=287877 Plaintiffs’ attorneys asked a Nevada state court jury on Monday to put the state’s largest health management organization on the hook for a stunning $2.5 billion punitive damage award in a Las Vegas hepatitis outbreak that lawyers called the largest …

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]]> Indiana City Aims to Protect Itself From Festival Suits http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/midwest/2013/04/08/287576.htm Mon, 08 Apr 2013 16:10:45 +0000 http://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=287576 A north-central Indiana city with a rich history tied to circuses is taking steps to protect itself from liability in any accidents that might occur during its annual circus-themed festival. Peru Clerk-Treasurer Jackie Gray told the Kokomo Tribune that two …

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]]> Jury: HMO Liable For $24M In Vegas Hep C Outbreak http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2013/04/08/287556.htm Mon, 08 Apr 2013 16:01:01 +0000 http://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=287556 A Nevada jury says the state’s largest health management organization is liable for $24 million in compensatory damages to three plaintiffs in a negligence lawsuit stemming from a hepatitis C outbreak that became public in 2008. A plaintiffs’ lawyer asked …

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]]> Indiana Plan Would Require Armed Staffers at Schools http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/midwest/2013/04/04/287205.htm Thu, 04 Apr 2013 05:06:19 +0000 http://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=287205 Indiana’s public and charter schools would be required to have an employee carry a loaded gun during school in order to respond quickly to attacks under a proposal an Indiana House committee approved April 2. Supporters said the proposal could …

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]]> New Mexico Governor Signs Space Travel Liability Bill http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2013/04/03/287015.htm Wed, 03 Apr 2013 15:30:24 +0000 http://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=287015 New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez on Tuesday signed into law liability-waiving legislation aimed at saving the state’s nearly quarter-billion-dollar investment in a futuristic spaceport and retaining its anchor tenant, British billionaire Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic. The new law exempts spacecraft …

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]]> Missouri AG Files Suit over Lingering Fire at Landfill http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/midwest/2013/04/01/286500.htm Mon, 01 Apr 2013 05:01:26 +0000 http://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=286500 Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster filed a lawsuit against the operators of a St. Louis County landfill where two years of underground smoldering is starting to emit a foul smell, alleging violations of state environmental laws. The smell coming from …

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]]> Few Wisconsin Communities Have Sober Bartender Laws http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/midwest/2013/03/28/286403.htm Thu, 28 Mar 2013 16:25:32 +0000 http://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=286403 The eastern Wisconsin city of Neenah is considering an ordinance that would require bartenders to show up for work sober – and ban them from drinking on the job. The ordinance would let police hold bartenders accountable if they fail …

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]]> Missouri Golfer Survives Mid-Round Illinois Sinkhole http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/midwest/2013/03/13/284616.htm Wed, 13 Mar 2013 17:00:00 +0000 http://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=284616 When it comes to dealing with this divot, score one for Missouri golfer Mark Mihal. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that the mortgage broker from Creve Coeur, Mo., is recovering after a sinkhole opened up beneath him on the fairway …

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]]> New Mexico Space Industry Liability Bill Clears Legislature http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2013/03/13/284552.htm Wed, 13 Mar 2013 15:21:28 +0000 http://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=284552 The Legislature entered the final week of its 60-day session with many major issues still unresolved, but lawmakers have given final approval to a proposal to help New Mexico develop a commercial space travel industry. Legislation to limit the liability …

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]]> Colorado Democrat Defeats Own Assault Weapon Liability Bill http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2013/03/11/284194.htm Mon, 11 Mar 2013 15:39:11 +0000 http://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=284194 A divisive proposal to hold sellers and owners of assault weapons liable for damages in Colorado shootings was defeated by the Democratic senator who sponsored it. The bill was among the most controversial proposed by Democrats as part of a …

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]]> BP Faces August 2014 Trial on Shareholders’ Gulf Spill Claims http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/southcentral/2013/03/08/284117.htm Fri, 08 Mar 2013 18:04:43 +0000 http://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=284117 A U.S. civil trial has been set for Aug. 25, 2014, regarding accusations that BP Plc committed fraud by misleading shareholders before and after the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill about its ability to respond to the accident. The …

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]]> Nevada Measure Would Create Liability For Addictive Drugs http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2013/03/08/284084.htm Fri, 08 Mar 2013 16:04:34 +0000 http://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=284084 A bill that would allow patients addicted to prescription drugs to sue the doctors who prescribed the medication – and the drug’s makers – was met with stiff opposition Wednesday in a Nevada legislative hearing. Sen. Tick Segerblom, D-Las Vegas, …

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]]> Indiana Nursing Home Patient’s Family Sues over Death http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/midwest/2013/03/07/283980.htm Thu, 07 Mar 2013 16:49:17 +0000 http://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=283980 Relatives of an 88-year-old Indiana woman who died after being attacked by another nursing home resident say the home’s owners lied about her injuries. Betty Riley’s family filed a complaint with the Indiana Department of Insurance against the Marion County …

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]]> Colorado Assault Weapon Liability Bill Gets First Approval http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2013/03/06/283821.htm Wed, 06 Mar 2013 15:47:13 +0000 http://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=283821 A proposal to hold sellers and owners of assault weapons liable for damages in Colorado shootings got initial approval in the state Senate. Democratic senators pass the bill on a 3-2 committee vote over Republicans’ objections on Monday. The bill …

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]]> Enbridge Declines to Pay for 2 More Spill Studies http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/midwest/2013/03/05/283589.htm Tue, 05 Mar 2013 16:31:21 +0000 http://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=283589 A company responsible for a 2010 pipeline rupture that spilled more than 800,000 gallons of oil into a southwestern Michigan river has refused to pay $800,000 to complete two new studies to assess the spill’s damage. The Detroit Free Press …

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]]> Idaho Court: Baseball Fan Can Sue Over Ball Injury http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2013/02/28/283096.htm Thu, 28 Feb 2013 16:16:11 +0000 http://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=283096 A man who lost an eye after being hit by a foul ball at a baseball game can seek damages from a minor league team in Idaho. The Idaho Supreme Court decided not to impose the “Baseball Rule” of liability …

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]]> Colorado Lawmaker Wants Assault Weapons Liability for Sellers and Owners http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2013/02/28/283091.htm Thu, 28 Feb 2013 16:12:35 +0000 http://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=283091 Sellers and owners of assault weapons could be liable for damages caused by shootings in Colorado, another response from Democrats to recent mass shootings that has made gun-control one of the biggest issues of this year’s legislative session. Democratic Senate …

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]]> Judge Leans Toward Letting Jackson Suit in California Continue http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2013/02/27/282898.htm Wed, 27 Feb 2013 15:50:07 +0000 http://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=282898 A judge says she is inclined to allow a lawsuit by Michael Jackson’s mother against concert promoter AEG she claims is responsible for her son’s death to go to trial on a single claim. Superior Court Judge Yvette Palazuelos issued …

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