Monday 12 September 2011

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September 12, 2011
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National

American Family Pays $1 Billion in Storm Payments

A Madison-based insurance company's catastrophe related losses have hit the $1 billion mark for a single year. It's only the third time ...

Honda Recalls 310,773 Pilots in the US

Honda Motor Co. says it is recalling 310,773 Pilot vehicles in the U.S. to inspect and potentially replace the front seat belts due to ...

Pottery Barn Kids Recalling About 82,300 Dolls

Pottery Barn Kids is recalling approximately 82,300 of its Chloe, Sophie and Audrey dolls due to a potential strangulation hazard. The ...

USFA Releases Civilian Fire Fatalities in Residential Buildings Report

Between 2007 and 2009, civilian fire casualties in residential buildings accounted for 81 percent of all fire fatalities, according to a ...
East

Delaware Judge Orders Insurers to Pay in Diocese Bankruptcy

A Delaware bankruptcy judge on Friday ordered insurance companies to pay their share of a settlement with priest sex abuse victims that is ...

New Hampshire AG Wants Lawmakers to Intervene in Settlement

New Hampshire Attorney General Michael Delaney is objecting to a proposed settlement in a tug-of-war over $110 million of surplus money in ...

Woman Plunges to Death from Boston, Mass. Roof Shaft

Boston police and fire officials say a woman plunged four stories to her death down a shaft on a building's roof. Acting Deputy Fire Chief ...
Midwest

Auto Insurance Changes Debated in Michigan

Possible changes to Michigan's unique auto insurance coverage for people injured in accidents are coming up for debate in the state ...

U.S. Sheriffs: Tall Corn Creates Hazard on Rural Roads

Tall stalks obstructing drivers' views are a fall hazard in the Corn Belt, but the danger could be greater as farmers seek to cash in on ...
Southeast

Miss. Supreme Court Hears $17.2 Damage Award Appeal

The Mississippi Supreme Court will consider an appeal by APAC-Tennessee Inc. of a $17.2 million verdict a DeSoto County jury awarded to an ...

Zurich Wins West Virginia Agencies Workers’ Comp Contract

West Virginia state agencies will have a new workers' compensation insurance provider beginning next month. Zurich Insurance Co. submitted ...
South Central

Number of Homes Destroyed by Texas Fire to Rise

Authorities say they expect the number of homes destroyed by a massive Texas wildfire to increase from the nearly 1,400 they've already ...

More Water Dumped on Louisiana Marsh Fire

New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu says National Guard helicopters have returned to fight a smoldering marsh fire in eastern New Orleans. ...
West

Cost Estimate of SoCal Outage Tops $100 Million

A think tank estimates that a widespread power outage cost the San Diego-area economy more than $100 million. The National University ...

No Washington Damage After 6.4 Vancouver Island Quake

A magnitude-6.4 earthquake off Vancouver Island on Friday caused no immediate reports of damage or tsunami concerns. The quake occurred at ...

California County Pays $1.5M Over Hospital Shooting

Contra Costa County will pay nearly $1.5 million to settle a lawsuit over the death of a knife-waving man who was shot by sheriff's ...
International

Tanzania: Over 200 Bodies Recovered from Ferry

A government official says more than 200 bodies have been recovered after an overloaded ferry sank off the Tanzania coast. Mohammed Aboud ...

Japan Marks 6 Months Since Earthquake, Tsunami

As the world commemorated the 10th anniversary of the World Trade Center attacks, Sunday was doubly significant for Japan. It marked six ...

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