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State Farm Alleges $2.6M Auto Insurance Fraud by New Jersey Chiropractors, Doctors

Aug 5 2022 // Insurer State Farm is fighting what it says is a fraudulent medical scheme that has been exploiting New Jersey’s personal injury protection (PIP) benefits law since 2014.The insurer is seeking to recover $2.6 million...

Japan Truck Manufacturer Hino Admits It Faked Emissions Data for 20 Years

Aug 5 2022 // TOKYO (AP) – Hino Motors, a truck maker that’s part of the Toyota group, systematically falsified emissions data dating back as far as 2003, according to the results of an investigation released Tuesday.President...

New Hampshire Motorcycle Crash Trial Hears Drugs, Alcohol Testimony

Aug 3 2022 // A substance made when the body breaks down heroin was present a truck driver’s blood just hours after he was involved in a 2019 crash that killed seven motorcyclists, a forensic toxicologist testified this week.The...

Truck Driver Reaches Agreement in Maine Fatal Accident Caused by Dislodged Tire

Aug 3 2022 // A truck driver is expected to accept responsibility for causing the death of a state police detective who was struck by a dislodged tire as he was assisting a driver alongside Interstate 95.Scott Willett, 55, of Patten,...

2 Bodies Found Inside Vehicle in Path of Big California Wildfire

Aug 2 2022 // Authorities said two bodies were found inside a burned vehicle in the path of a raging Northern California wildfire that is one of several major blazes burning across the U.S. West amid hot, dry, gusty conditions.The...

Kids More Likely to Be Hospitalized From Off-Road Motorcycles Than Quad-Bikes: Study

Aug 1 2022 // Motorcycles cause a far higher rate of injuries among children than quad bikes do, a study from UNSW Sydney and NeuRA has found, but quad bikes account for more serious individual injuries.In a retrospective population...

Do Truck Drivers Need CGL Coverage?

Aug 1 2022 // During my 17-year stint at the Big “I” national association, I received tens of thousands of coverage questions from member agents. One of the most common questions was whether someone needed [insert type of...

Washington Auto Repair Owner Caught 2nd Time in Workers’ Comp Scam

Jul 29 2022 // A Kennewick, Washington, business owner pleaded guilty to a felony for failing to provide workers’ compensation insurance for his employees for the second time.Benton-Franklin Superior Court Judge Norma Rodriguez...

Lemonade Closes Deal for Auto Insurer Metromile

Jul 28 2022 // Digital insurer Lemonade said it has closed of the acquisition of pay-per-mile car insurance provider Metromile in an all-stock transaction.Metromile shareholders received 7.3 million Lemonade shares, while Lemonade...

Maryland Man Died When Hit in Road After Lyft Driver Ordered Him Out of Car: Police

Jul 28 2022 // A Maryland man has died after police say his Lyft driver ordered him out of the car in the middle of a Delaware highway.Delaware State Police say the crash occurred Sunday around 2 a.m. A group of six friends ordered a...

Trial Begins for Truck Driver Charged in New Hampshire Crash That Killed 7 Motorcyclists

Jul 27 2022 // The trial for a commercial truck driver charged with causing the deaths in 2019 of seven members of a Marine motorcycle club will open Tuesday, more than three years after the crash in northern New Hampshire.Jurors visited...

Slump in Auto Sales Leads to Outlook Downgrade for Discovery Insurance in Carolina

Jul 27 2022 // AM Best financial rating service announced it has downgraded the outlook for North Carolina-based Discovery Insurance Co., from stable to negative after a decline in the non-standard auto insurer’s earnings and...

Pennsylvania’s Auto Insurance ‘Regular Use’ Exclusion Faces State High Court Scrutiny

Jul 27 2022 // The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has agreed to consider a case that could limit application of the “regular use exclusion” in auto insurance policies.The state’s high court has agreed to review a Superior...

Woman Pleads Guilty in Louisiana Staged Auto Collision Scheme

Jul 27 2022 // United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that Stacie Wheaton, age 51, of Fairburn, Georgia, pled guilty on July 21, 2022 to count one (1) of her indictment, charging Conspiracy to Commit Mail Fraud in violation of...

Auto Claimants Waiting Longer for Collision Repairs

Jul 26 2022 // Auto claimants are waiting longer for collision repairs — 4.5 days longer this spring compared to the same period last year, according to a report released Friday by Enterprise Rent-a-Car.Enterprise extrapolated repair...

Four Injured When Car Crashes Into Daytona Beach

Jul 26 2022 // Four people, including a 3-year-old child, were injured when a car crashed through an unoccupied toll booth and ended up in the Atlantic Ocean, officials said.The crash happened just before 5 p.m. Sunday along Daytona...

Connecticut Law Focuses on Teens Charged With Repeat Motor Vehicle Thefts

Jul 25 2022 // Connecticut has updated its criminal justice laws to speed up law enforcement’s responses when young people are charged with repeated motor vehicle theft and other crimes.Gov. Ned Lamont has signed the bipartisan law...

New Orleans Man Latest to be Sentenced in Staged Auto Accident Case

Jul 25 2022 // United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that Larry Williams, age 49, of New Orleans, was sentenced last week for Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 371, arising...

‘I’m Calling About Your Auto Warranty’: FCC Says No More, Orders Spam Block

Jul 25 2022 // The Federal Communications Commission has ordered phone companies to stop carrying traffic related to robocalls about scam auto warranties.US voice service providers must now “take all necessary steps to avoid...

Kids More Likely to Be Hospitalized From Off-Road Motorcycles Than Quad-Bikes: Study

Jul 21 2022 // Motorcycles cause a far higher rate of injuries among children than quad bikes do, a study from UNSW Sydney and NeuRA has found, but quad bikes account for more serious individual injuries.In a retrospective population...