October 28, 2011
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Today's HeadlinesNational Study: Lower Satisfaction Among Total Loss Auto ClaimantsAuto insurance claimants who incur a total loss are notably less satisfied with the claims experience than claimants who incur a repairable ... U.S. Railroad Workers Charged in $1 Billion FraudU.S. prosecutors charged 11 people Thursday in connection with an alleged $1 billion fraud involving hundreds of railroad workers filing ... Nation's Newest Environmental Satellite Successfully LaunchedAmerica's newest polar-orbiting satellite roared into orbit this morning, setting the stage for enhanced weather data NOAA scientists ... Report: Industry Decides Food Ingredient SafetyA new report has found thousands of ingredients that go into food have been classified as safe by private industry alone, without any ... GM Recalls SUVs to Fix Tire Pressure MonitorsGeneral Motors is recalling more than 36,000 Chevrolet Equinox and GMC Terrain crossover SUVs to fix tire pressure monitors that don't work ...  East $15M Lawsuit in Mass. Pizza Delivery KillingThe family of a Boston, Mass., pizza delivery man has filed a $15 million wrongful death and negligence lawsuit against Domino's Pizza Inc. ... Wegmans Recalls Pine Nuts Sold in 5 StatesWegmans Food Markets is recalling 5,000 pounds of pine nuts sold in the bulk foods department of its stores in New York, Pennsylvania, New ... Kin Sue Amtrak Over Rhode Island Woman’s Death After FallThe family of a 91-year-old woman who died a week and a half after falling on a train station platform sued Amtrak on Wednesday, saying she ... Most Portland, Maine Fireboat Trips for Non-emergenciesAn investigation has found that more than two-thirds of the trips made last year by the Portland Fire Department's three boats were for ...  Midwest Insurer Sues Former Iowa College AdministratorThe insurance company that paid Drake University's theft claim has filed a lawsuit against the former Drake administrator who stole the ... Michigan Students Will Watch Supreme Court Insurance Dispute CaseStudents from some Thumb communities are going to school at the Michigan Supreme Court. The court is taking justice on the road Thursday by ... Michigan Lawmakers Advance Motorcycle Helmet LawProposals that would allow some motorcyclists to ride without helmets in Michigan continue to advance in the state Legislature. The House ... Kansas Moving Mental Patients for Fire Safety IssuesKansas plans to move about 30 patients out of a state mental hospital in Kansas City so that it can be renovated to address fire safety ... Repair of Missouri Courthouse Could Reach $10MRepairs to the federal courthouse in St. Louis, Mo., could cost up to $10 million. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that officials ... Southeast Miss. Insurance Commissioner Chaney Has 2 OpponentsLouis Fondren, a Democrat from Gautier, and Barbara Dale Washer, the Reform Party candidate from Hattiesburg, seek to dislodge incumbent ... Woman Killed in Tenn. When Camper Rolls Over HerAuthorities say a 72-year-old woman from Texas was accidentally killed at a Shelby County RV park in Tenn., when she was crushed trying to ... Miss. Company Recalls Bad Boy BuggiesBad Boy Buggies, an off-road utility vehicle company, is recalling 3,200 buggies because reports the steering arm assemblies broke during ... FEMA to Show Off Storm-resistant House in N.C.The federal agency charged with helping recovery efforts in the wake of disasters wants to show North Carolinians how to make houses better ... Rankin Launches Specialty Mechanical Investigation UnitRankin Claim Services (RCS), a North Carolina-based independent adjusting firm, announced the launch of its specialty mechanical ... South Central Accountant Pleads Guilty in Houston in Fake Insurance SchemeA third man has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to launder money in a scam involving the sale of bogus insurance to a New York tour operator ... Oklahoma Lawmaker Wants All Daycares InsuredAn exemption that allows some daycare operators not to carry liability insurance coverage should be removed, a state lawmaker told a ... 50 Louisiana Homes Added to Hurricane Repair ProgramFifty additional homes have been added to a federal repair program for people in St. John the Baptist Parish whose houses were damaged by ... Barge Hits Louisiana BridgeThe Chef Menteur Pass bridge in New Orleans is closed after a barge hit the structure Wednesday. The Coast Guard says a cement barge being ... Feds Make Slow Progress on Flood Levee in LouisianaMore than six years after Hurricane Katrina's rampage, authorities have taken only halting steps toward identifying weaknesses in a ... Mulcahy Joins York as South Central Territory VP of SalesYork Risk Services Group, a claims administration and risk management services provider, announced that Pat Mulcahy has joined the company ... West San Diego, Calif. Police Say Car Thefts Down Near BorderSan Diego police say a multi-pronged enforcement approach has led to a 65 percent decrease in auto thefts over the past five years in ... Japanese Climber Injured in Calif. FallAuthorities say a rock-climbing tourist has suffered serious head injuries in a fall in the Southern California desert. Thirty-six-year-old ... Widow of Man Killed by Wyoming Research Bear SuesThe widow of a man killed by a grizzly bear not long after the animal awoke from tranquilizers in the wild country near Yellowstone ... Colorado Snow Knocks Out Power to Thousands of HomesSnow from the first storm to hit the Front Range knocked out power and heat to thousands of homes and businesses Wednesday and also brought ... Calif. City Settles Police Misconduct Claim for $360KThe city of Antioch has agreed to pay $360,000 to settle a class action lawsuit alleging police formed a special unit to target and harass ... International Floods May Damage Quarter of Thai Rice Crop, Exports HitThailand may lose a quarter of its main rice crop in the nation's worst flooding in decades, the government estimates, which could boost ... Turkey Quake Death Toll Rises to 534Rain and snow on Thursday compounded difficulties for thousands rendered homeless in the powerful earthquake that hit eastern Turkey, and ... Cancun Area Resorts Empty as Hurricane ApproachesTourists abandoned Cancun and other resorts while Mexican authorities evacuated hundreds of residents from low-lying areas ahead of a ... Rina Downgraded to Tropical StormThe National Hurricane Center (NHC) reports that Rina has weakened to a tropical storm, with maximum sustained winds of 70 mph, down from ... Connect with Claims Journal
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