A 2018 N.Y. Court of Appeals case has shed light on the limitations of privacy settings on social media accounts. Previously, a user might have thought that marking a post or photo “private” would be sufficient to shield it from…
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Lithium Battery Fires and CT Scans
On October 13, 2016, Roylco Educational Light Cubes were recalled because its lithium battery can overheat and catch fire. On the same day, Samsung expanded its recall of the Galaxy Note7 Smartphones based on additional incidents with the replacement phone’s…
Tagged with: "battery fire", battery, lithium, Subro, Subrogation
Posted in Cyber; IoT and Technology, Product Liability
Posted in Cyber; IoT and Technology, Product Liability
Recalls of Lithium-Ion Laptop Batteries Continue
Despite over a decade of laptop battery recalls, one of the latest chapters in the lithium-ion fire hazard saga unfolded on June 23, 2016, when HP issued a sweeping recall of batteries installed in its notebook computers. The particular lithium-ion batteries…
Tagged with: HP, laptop, Recall, Subro, Subrogation
Posted in Cyber; IoT and Technology, Product Liability
Posted in Cyber; IoT and Technology, Product Liability
Subrogation in the Internet Age: Claims Against Online Providers
Recently, a subrogation action was filed on behalf of an insurer alleging that a product sold on eBay and Amazon caused a fire for which the insurer is seeking recovery. The action was filed in state court and thereafter removed…
Tagged with: "Communications Decency Act", amazon, craiglist, ebay, Hinton, Inman, internet, online, Subro, Subrogation
Posted in Cyber; IoT and Technology
Posted in Cyber; IoT and Technology
First Known Fatal Accident Involving Autonomous Vehicle
The first known fatal accident involving a vehicle operating in a type of autopilot mode occurred in Williston, Florida on May 7, 2016. The accident involved a Tesla Model S electric car that was engaged in Autopilot mode. The driver…
Tagged with: autonomous, driverless, IoT, self-driving, Subro, Subrogation
Posted in Cyber; IoT and Technology, Transportation
Posted in Cyber; IoT and Technology, Transportation
CPSC Recalls Hoverboards for Fire Hazards
On July 6, 2016, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) issued a recall for more than 500,000 hoverboards due to fire hazards. The recall involves ten manufacturers, retailers, online retailers and/or US importers, with over half involving the popular Swagway…
Tagged with: "hoverboard", balance board, power board, Recall, Subro, Subrogation
Posted in Cyber; IoT and Technology, Product Liability
Posted in Cyber; IoT and Technology, Product Liability
Cyber Attacks Reach Subrogation
It was just a matter of time. As cyber-attacks rose and the data security breaches became increasingly devastating to businesses and individuals, cyber breach insurance became more prevalent. And where insurance appears, subrogation recovery follows. We have not seen an…
Tagged with: "Alpine Bank" "Ignition Studio", "cyber subro", cyber, Subro, Subrogation
Posted in Cyber; IoT and Technology
Posted in Cyber; IoT and Technology
Consider Using Social Media to Enhance Your Subro Investigation
ICYMI: Social Media has Revolutionized the Gathering, Sharing and Publication of Information both Newsworthy and Non-Newsworthy. The use of social media posts authored by members of the public and casual observers to describe news-as-it-happens is prominent even among traditional media…
Tagged with: "social media", Subro, Subrogation
Posted in Cyber; IoT and Technology, Legal and Evidentiary Issues
Posted in Cyber; IoT and Technology, Legal and Evidentiary Issues
Are “Sound Waves” the Future for Fighting Fires?
For their senior research project, two young engineering students at George Mason University came across an experiment conducted by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (“DARPA”) in 2012 called “acoustic suppression of flame.” In a nutshell, the experiment focused on…
Tagged with: "George Mason", "sound waves", DARPA, Subro, Subrogation
Posted in Cyber; IoT and Technology
Posted in Cyber; IoT and Technology
