December 30, 2011
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Today's HeadlinesNational U.S. Police Fatalities Up 13 Percent in 2011One Oregon police chief was killed when a man allegedly took the officer's gun and shot him in the head. A policeman in Arizona was fatally ... Pricing Power Evades Insurers Despite LossesDespite more than $100 billion in disaster losses around the world this year, insurers are not yet experiencing a broad and sustained ... U.S. Court Upholds Telecom Immunity for SurveillanceA U.S. appeals panel on Thursday upheld the constitutionality of a federal law that grants immunity to telecommunications companies that ... East Citations Issued for Errant Blast at Maine QuarryFederal officials have cited a Maine quarry owner and a blasting company for safety violations stemming from an errant blast that sent ... Virginia Study to Examine Fire Risk of Living Near WoodsAn effort is under way in the Central Shenandoah Valley to find ways to protect homes on the edge of woodlands from wildfires. Augusta ... Pennsylvania School Settles Another Webcam Spying LawsuitA suburban Philadelphia school district has settled another lawsuit over its alleged spying on students through laptop webcams. A lawyer ... Falling Tree Branch Critically Injures New York ManState police say an eastern New York man is in critical condition after he was struck in the head by a falling tree branch while clearing ... Midwest Roofer Dies in Fall at Southwestern Illinois HomeFederal workplace safety officials are investigating the death of a roofer who fell from a southwestern Illinois home. Authorities say ... Cleveland Pays $325,000 to Settle Suit Over HiringA lawsuit a union filed in 1994 over Cleveland's hiring practices has been settled for $325,000. The Plain Dealer reports the city paid the ... Plaintiff in Iowa Bias Suit to Face Theft ChargeA former Iowa workforce adviser helping lead a class-action discrimination lawsuit filed by black workers is expected to face federal ... Firefighters: Space Heater Caused Fatal Ohio FireInvestigators say a space heater caused a Christmas Eve fire that killed a 4-year-old boy, his mother and a man at a central Ohio home ... Southeast Insurers Paid $2.2B After Alabama TornadoesAuthorities say insurers have paid at least $2.2 billion claims arising from the April tornado outbreak in Alabama. The Birmingham News ... Chance Encounter Reminder of Freak Accident in 1963A lot of people who have heard the story over the years still don't believe it, Wallace Goza says of his surviving a fall from the top of ... OSHA Cites Mississippi ShipyardThe Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited a Pascagoula, Miss., shipyard for 50 safety violations and has proposed ... Attempt to Mediate West Virginia Monsanto Suit FailsAnother attempt to resolve a West Virginia class-action pollution lawsuit against Monsanto Co. has failed. Media outlets report that ... 3 Miners Rescued from Tennessee Mine After FireThree miners trapped by smoke underground in a Tennessee zinc mine have been rescued after a fire started on a drill rig. Tim Wilder, of ... South Central Settlement in Elly Mae Clampett Barbie Doll SuitThe actress who played Elly May Clampett on the "The Beverly Hillbillies," toymaker Mattel Inc. and CBS Consumer Products Inc. have ... 6 Years Later, Katrina Victims Fight FEMA DebtsWhen the Federal Emergency Management Agency mailed out 83,000 debt notices this year to victims of Hurricane Katrina and other 2005 ... Oklahoma Baby is 3rd Sickened by Rare BacteriaAn Oklahoma baby is the third infant this month sickened by a rare type of bacteria sometimes associated with tainted powdered infant ... Oklahoma Wrecker Services Sue Town Over OrdinanceOwners of two wrecker services in Fort Gibson, Okla., have filed a lawsuit against the town. Lightning Wrecker and R&R Wrecker, owned ... West 2 Injured When Chair Falls From Ski Lift in MontanaTwo teenagers were injured when the double chair they were on fell off a lift at Red Lodge Mountain ski resort in southern Montana. Resort ... Los Angeles Judge: Employees Must Pay Attorney’s Fees to Pacers OwnerA nanny and chauffeur who lost their suit against Indiana Pacers owner Herb Simon and his wife have lost even more. A Los Angeles judge ... $17.8M Settlement for San Diego Military Jet CrashA federal judge has ordered the U.S. government to pay $17.8 million to a Korean family that lost four members when a Marine Corps fighter ... International Swiss Sued Over Gadhafi-Linked Crash in DCThe Swiss government faces a $10 million lawsuit over the death of a woman hit by a Swiss Embassy vehicle in Washington driven by a former ... Indiana Man Dies After Scooter Crash in MexicoRelatives of a southern Indiana businessman say he died after a scooter crash while vacationing on a Mexican resort island. They say ... Earthquake Damages Dozens of Buildings in SiberiaAn earthquake has damaged dozens of buildings in a city in southwestern Siberia, but no injuries or deaths have been reported. The ... ACE Acquires General Insurer Rio Guayas in EcuadorThe ACE Group announced the acquisition of Rio Guayas Compania de Seguros y Reaseguros, a general insurance company in Ecuador that is ... Connect with Claims Journal
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