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Liability In Mass Shootings and Terroristic Acts In Wake of Recent Mass Shooting Incidents Businesses, Event Promoters Rushing to Purchase Special Liability Insurance This Sunday morning, a mass shooting occurred at a church in White Settlement, Texas. According to early reports carried in the online edition of the Dallas Morning News, two churchgoers have been killed and one has been transported in critical condition to a local hospital. The shooting comes at the end of a year that saw: 22 killed…

Two Workers Dead at Pasadena, Texas Tanker Washing Facility Early Reports Indicate That Workers Were Overcome By Toxic Fumes According to early information provided via Twitter, the Harris County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) is reporting that two workers have been killed at a tanker truck and railroad tanker car cleaning business in Pasadena. The accident occurred at the former Alpha Technical Services (ATS) “Express Services” tank cleaning facility at 5100 Underwood Road near West Fairmont Parkway around 1:30 a.m. on Saturday,…

A fire at a Las Vegas “residential hotel” has left 6 people dead and at least a dozen injured. Initial reports are suggestive that the owner’s negligence may have played a significant role in this tragedy.

California Wildfire Lawsuits Last year, California’s Camp Fire killed 85 people and destroyed an estimated $16.5 billion in private and business property. According to most estimates, as much as $4 billion of those property losses were uninsured. It was later determined that the fire was caused when sparks from a downed power line belonging to Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) ignited dry underbrush. With high winds being forecast to last at least until Monday evening, the state is bracing for…

Follow-up: 2 Confirmed Dead, 1 Missing After Hard Rock Hotel Collapse Two workers have been confirmed dead and a third is missing but presumed dead three days after the partial collapse of a hotel that was under construction near New Orleans’ historic French Quarter. The cause of the accident, which occurred at the site of a Hard Rock Hotel that was being erected along Canal Street, is under investigation by state and federal workplace safety agencies, including the Occupational Safety…