A hotel houses a number of exotic animals on its grounds. Recently a security guard at a restaurant answered the call to help capture a 15-foot python that had been seen loose on the grounds. The guard spotted the snake and was able to quickly corral it. Unfortunately, he placed...
A man called his insurance company and reported a claim for a lost phone. Before the claim could be processed and reimbursement submitted, he reported that the he had found his phone and that the file could be closed. It seems while doing some remodeling of his home, he had...
A man’s car overturned crashing down an embankment and hitting the corner of a house. He claimed that he was not negligent, but blamed a woman who was driving opposite to him with high beams on, which caused him to lose control. A deposition of two witnesses was taken who...
Here’s a funny incident. A car salesman filed a workers’ compensation claim. It seems he was showing a potential client a few cars. The customer asked to see under the hood of one car, and upon opening the hood, a huge Possum inside the engine snarled at him. Frightened, he...
China’s Supreme Court ruled recently that employees injured on their way to do grocery shopping after work could receive workers’ compensation. The Supreme Court said it supported on-the-job injury claims, even when the accidents happen after work hours “within a reasonable time range” and “on a reasonable route” from a...
An insured was driving home a little before midnight when a deer darted out in front of him. He tried to avoid crashing into the deer but ended up hitting the animal. He immediately stopped to assess the damage to his vehicle and to fight down a case of nerves....
This incident is funny, as far as robberies go. An employee of a fast food restaurant filed a claim for stress after an attempted robbery. Apparently what happened was that a man walked in to the restaurant early in the morning and pulled out a gun, demanding all the cash...
Here’s a case of one too many. A woman made her much acclaimed rum balls for her family. She set them on the counter to cool and went to take a shower. The family dog made his way to the kitchen and helped himself to the tray. When the lady...
ALS Ice bucket challenges can be unlucky and lethal for some. A firefighter who tried died of shock from a power line. The man and his colleague were on the fire truck ladder when it got too close to a power line after dumping water on a University marching band...
A cemetery worker filed an injury claim when he tripped over a tombstone and fell into a freshly dug hole. He was replacing a tombstone that was displaced in order to dig a new burial plot when he took a tumble into an adjacent eight-foot plot that was ready for...
