Friday 23 September 2011

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September 23, 2011
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National

Falling Satellites? File Claims with Uncle Sam

When, where and how much, if any, damage will be caused by about 1,200 pounds worth of falling satellite debris poses some interesting ...

Senate to Reject House Disaster Aid, Flood Program Bill

With aid to disaster victims running out, the U.S. Senate Democratic leader Friday vowed to hold a quick vote to defeat a House-passed ...

‘Phantom’ Claimant Uncovered After 6 Years

It took six years for anyone to realize the lead plaintiff in a fraud lawsuit against Citigroup was not entitled to sue in the first place. ...

Irene Water Damage Worse Than Wind: Poll

The number of people in the Northeastern United States who suffered water damage from Hurricane Irene is more than double the number who ...

Nationwide Passenger Bus Safety Inspection Sweep Announced

Federal, state and local police began conducting thousands of surprise safety inspections of motorcoaches, tour buses, school buses and ...

Lexington Announces Mobile App for Reporting Cat Claims

Lexington Insurance Company, a Chartis company, announced the release of a mobile application for reporting a first notice o property ...
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East

Hurricane Irene Cost to Vermont Could Top $1 Billion

Vermont's governor said Tropical Storm Irene could cost the tiny state more than $1 billion. Gov. Peter Shumlin said that the state is ...

Flawed Concrete Used in Maryland I-70, I-95 Projects

A Hagerstown man has acknowledged he approved substandard concrete products used in construction projects on Interstate 70 and the Capital ...

UPC Approved to Write P&C Insurance in Rhode Island

United Property and Casualty Insurance Company (UPC), a homeowners insurer, has been approved by the Rhode Island Department of Business ...
Midwest

Autopsy: Fumes Killed Chicago, Ill. Police Officer

The death of a Chicago police officer who accidentally inhaled noxious fumes from a cleaning product sprayed at work is under investigation ...

Settlement in Fatal Indiana Crash Calls for Caution Lights

The Indiana Department of Transportation will install new caution lights at a southern Indiana intersection where three teenagers were ...

Flood Insurance Claim Deadlines Near in South Dakota

State and federal officials are cautioning South Dakota flood victims that time might be running out to file flood insurance claims. ...

Jury Awards Missouri Clerk $1M in Suit Against Prosecutor

A southwest Missouri court clerk has been awarded $1 million in a lawsuit against a county prosecutor who claimed she and another woman ...
Southeast

Kentucky Fen-Phen Lawyer Disbarred

A Kentucky attorney who worked on the class action lawsuit over the diet-drug fen-phen has been permanently disbarred for his role in the ...

Florida Hurricane Fund Chief Warns State in Danger

Florida's hurricane fund chief is warning that the state-created fund used to help insurers pay off claims after a big storm is in danger. ...

OSHA: SeaWorld has Incomplete Whale Behavior Files

Government attorneys defending job safety citations against SeaWorld said Wednesday that the theme park kept incomplete records of whale ...
South Central

$9.2M to Texas Teen Asked to Leave School Over Affair

A Dallas, Texas jury has awarded $9.2 million to a teen who was asked to leave a religious school after her sexual affair with a male ...

Arkansas Residents Lose Suit Against Union Pacific

A group of Beebe residents who sued Union Pacific over claims the railroad was responsible for flooding in their subdivision have lost ...

Texas Man Sentenced for Workers' Compensation Fraud

Texas Mutual Insurance Co. reports that a Travis County district court has sentenced Thomas Mikulenka of League City, Texas, on workers' ...
West

In Wake of Reno Tragedy, Insurers Draw Distinctions Between Air Races and Airshows

With an 11th fatality declared as a result of the crash at the National Championship Air Races in Reno, Nev. on Friday, one of the ...

1 Dead, 1 Injured in Hawaii Big Island Zip Line Incident

One person is dead and another injured in a zip line accident north of Hilo. Hawaii Police Department spokeswoman Chris Loos says the ...

$16M from Feds to Help Control Washington Rail Mudslides

The federal government is providing more than $16 million to help control the mudslides that often cancel passenger train service in ...
International

Typhoon Passes Japan Tsunami Zone, Heads North

A powerful typhoon that left at least 13 people dead or missing, paralyzed commuter trains and dumped rain on tsunami-ravaged northeastern ...

3 Dead When Boy Scout Truck Crashes in Philippines

Police say a dump truck carrying boy scouts to a regional jamboree has collided with a passenger bus, killing three people in the southern ...

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