Latest Manufacturing Headlines
All the headlines from our Manufacturing Topic Page, ordered by recency.
New Orleans Port Locked in Katrina Insurance Dispute
Nov 9 2007 // The Port of New Orleans, trying to get back on track after Hurricane Katrina, is locked in a fight with an insurance carrier over more than $100 million in storm damage claims. The port is suing Factory Mutual Insurance...
Wyoming Occupational Injury Rates Decline
Nov 4 2007 // The rate of nonfatal occupational injury and illnesses in Wyoming is on the decline, according to a Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses conducted by the Wyoming Department of Employment, Research and Planning,...
News Currents
Oct 27 2007 // Industry urged to watch for emerging benzene, lead, welding rod torts Large pool of litigants, scientific evidence, plaintiff’s attorneys all cause for concern Actuaries need to be on the look out for emerging mass...
Wyoming Occupational Injury Rates Decline
Oct 19 2007 // The rate of nonfatal occupational injury and illnesses in Wyoming is on the decline, according to a Survey of Occupational INjuries and Illnesses conducted by the Wyoming Department of Employment, Research and Planning,...
Actuaries Urged to Watch for Emerging Benzene, Lead, Welding Rod Torts
Oct 10 2007 // Actuaries need to be on the look out for emerging mass tort claims related to benzene, lead paint, and welding rods, despite the fact that significant legal hurdles in these cases remain. The large pool of potential...
Pa. Aluminum Manufacturer Fined for Alleged Safety Violations
Sep 26 2007 // The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration fined an aluminum manufacturing company $155,585 for alleged health and safety violations. Signature Aluminum Inc. was fined $112,500 for failing to establish and...
Chinese imports and product liability coverage
Sep 24 2007 // Recalled toys sit in the foreground as Sen. Richard Durbin, D-Ill., calls on a witness during the Senate Appropriations subcommittee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2007, to discuss toy safety...
Chinese imports and product liability coverage
Sep 24 2007 // Wave of recalls pushes broker, insurer roles in product safety, recall planning into limelight Product manufacturers are constantly looking for ways to stay competitive in a global marketplace and sourcing products and...
N.D. Family Sues Child Safety Seat Manufacturer over Infant’s Death
Sep 19 2007 // The North Dakota family of a 7-month-old boy killed in a rollover two years ago says a defective child safety seat caused the child to be ejected from the vehicle. Relatives of Isaac Eslinger are suing Ohio-based infant...
Midwest Popcorn Makers Dropping Chemical Linked to Lung Disease
Sep 7 2007 // Four of the nation’s biggest microwave popcorn makers, including one in Iowa, are working to remove a flavoring chemical from their products linked to a lung ailment in popcorn plant workers while reassuring...
Aon: China Must Boost Quality Control to Win Over Product Recall Insurers
Aug 16 2007 // Despite recent product recalls, brokers and insurers are rising to the challenge of insuring the Chinese manufacturing industry for recalls, according to a leading insurance broker and risk management consultant. However,...
Insurance Helps Wis. Manufacturer Falk Reopen After Deadly Blast
Aug 13 2007 // Falk Corp.’s parent company said the mining equipment maker will return by September to production levels it reached before the December blast that killed three workers. Milwaukee-based Rexnord Corp. made the...
How to make insuring tough product liability accounts easier
Jul 23 2007 // Skis, ladders, pacemakers and nutraceuticals may be different products at first glance, but all share challenges in finding coverage. According to Nan Meyer, product manager for Shand-Morahan, and David Rosenburg,...
How to make insuring tough product liability accounts easier
Jul 23 2007 // Skis, ladders, pacemakers and nutraceuticals may be different products at first glance, but all share challenges in finding coverage. According to Nan Meyer, product manager for Shand-Morahan, and David Rosenburg,...
How to make insuring tough product liability accounts easier
Jul 23 2007 // Skis, ladders, pacemakers and nutraceuticals may be different products at first glance, but all share challenges in finding coverage. According to Nan Meyer, product manager for Shand-Morahan, and David Rosenburg,...
Mattress Manufacturers Awake to New U.S. Flammability Standards
Jul 6 2007 // It took less than three minutes for the old mattress to become a flaming inferno. And even inside the safe confines of a Sealy Corp. testing lab in North Carolina, it took a technician armed with a gas mask and fire...
Lawyers, businesses groups tackle Oregon product liability laws
Jul 2 2007 // Business advocates and trial lawyers could be headed for a showdown over Oregon’s product liability laws before the legislative session comes to its scheduled end, and the verdict is anything but certain. The fight...
Ariz. high court to review product liability case
Jul 2 2007 // The Arizona Supreme Court announced it will be reviewing a product liability case in which a lower court decided that all parties in a distribution chain could not be sued equally. At issue in State Farm Insurance v....
Lawyers, businesses groups tackle Oregon product liability laws
Jul 2 2007 // Business advocates and trial lawyers could be headed for a showdown over Oregon’s product liability laws before the legislative session comes to its scheduled end, and the verdict is anything but certain. The fight...
Arizona Supreme Court to Review Product Liability Case
Jun 27 2007 // The Arizona Supreme Court announced it will be reviewing a product liability case in which a lower court decided that all parties in a distribution chain could not be sued equally. At issue in the case, State Farm...
