October 27, 2011
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Today's HeadlinesNational RIM Hit With Consumer Lawsuits Over BlackBerry OutageConsumers in the United States and Canada have sued Research in Motion for a days-long service outage on BlackBerry devices that rippled ... Stop the Press Releases! PR Newswire Sued by RivalWhen one distributor of corporate press releases concluded that a rival was trying to steal its secrets, it didn't issue a press release, ... Utica National Responds to Businesses' Needs with CybersuranceBetween 2005 and 2010, more than 350 million personal records were exposed in reported data breaches alone. Those numbers include data, ... A Framework of Adjusting Medical Claims Involving Possible Experimental TreatmentModern health insurance policies and ERISA plans exclude coverage for experimental medical treatments. The question of what types of ... Chubb Helps Insureds Protect Confidential Data on Mobile DevicesChubb Group of Insurance Companies is helping its customers manage the threat to intellectual property and other confidential information ... East New York High Court Dismisses Dogbite LawsuitNew York's highest court has dismissed a 4-year-old lawsuit against Marijane Reilly of Onondaga County and her Labrador-husky mix Mollie, ... Pa. Senate Approves Red-light Cameras in 19 CitiesA bill that would authorize 19 of Pennsylvania's most-populated cities to install red-light cameras in an effort to improve traffic safety ... More State Aid for Flood-damaged New York FarmsThe Cuomo administration is distributing an additional $850,000 in aid for more than 100 New York farms impacted by flooding caused by ... Conn. Construction Worker Dies from Fall InjuriesPolice say a Connecticut worker has died after falling up to 60 feet at a Stamford construction site. Stamford police Capt. Richard Conklin ... Midwest FEMA to Give Illinois Suburb $500K for Blizzard CostsThe Chicago suburb of Naperville will receive more than $500,000 to help pay for the cleanup required after the historic February blizzard ... Death of Michigan Man Who Fell From Boat Ruled AccidentalPolice say the death of a 47-year-old man who fell from his docked boat in the northwestern Lower Peninsula was an accidental drowning. The ... Cause of Indiana Store Fire Tough to PinpointInvestigators in southern Indiana say the extensive damage from a fire that destroyed a large hardware store is making it difficult to ... South Dakota Man Sentenced in Vehicle ArsonsA man who pleaded guilty to playing a role in cases of stolen vehicles and arson in the Madison, S.D., area earlier this fall has been ... Southeast Jewelry Thieves Strike Homes in Atlanta SuburbsAuthorities say jewelry thieves struck two homes in north Fulton County neighborhoods within one week, stealing $70,000 in gold and other ... 3 Students Burned in N.C. School Experiment Gone BadThree children were taken to hospitals for treatment after a chemistry experiment went wrong at a North Carolina high school. The accident ... Fire Damages Mississippi Foam PlantAuthorities are investigating what caused Tuesday's fire at a Mississippi foam plant. The small factory manufactured cut foam used in ... Alabama Student Bitten by Snake During P.E. ClassA high school freshman was taken to a hospital after being bitten by a snake during an outdoor physical education class. Authorities say ... South Central Glass Falls from Austin, Texas SkyscraperAuthorities say several vehicles have been damaged after glass fell from a broken 44th story window of a downtown Austin skyscraper. Police ... Louisiana Driver in Double Fatality Had Suspended LicenseA Thibodaux man killed in a weekend traffic accident was driving with a suspended license. Thirty-four-year-old Danny Young and a ... Employment Didn’t Muzzle Fired Scientist in Hurricane Katrina CaseA federal judge rules that a scientist who said shoddy levee work caused Hurricane Katrina's devastating floods wasn't muzzled by his work ... Texas Website Operator Indicted for Streaming Copyrighted Sporting EventsThe operator of a website that allegedly streamed live, copyrighted sporting events on the Internet illegally was indicted on Oct. 22, ... West State: Recalled Fiber Bars Distributed in AlaskaThe state Department of Environmental Conservation says fiber bars recalled over allergy concerns have been distributed in Alaska. General ... New Mexico Family Sues Hotel Over Alleged PeepingA New Mexico family is suing an Albuquerque hotel, claiming they caught a worker peeping into their room while they showered. Evangeline ... Japan Tsunami Debris Floating Toward HawaiiUp to 20 million tons of tsunami debris floating from Japan could arrive on Hawaii's shores by early 2013, before reaching the West Coast, ... Thieves Steal Woman’s Cremated Remains in CaliforniaLos Angeles, Calif., police say thieves who broke into a sport utility vehicle got away with more than personal property -- they also took ... International Volcano Erupts in Central Indonesia, No InjuriesA volcano in central Indonesia has erupted, spewing hot smoke and ash thousands of feet into the air. There were no immediate reports of ... Thai Flooding Disrupts Japanese Auto ProductionToyota and other major automakers have begun scaling back production because of parts shortages from suppliers in flood-afflicted Thailand, ... 5.2 Quake Hits Japan’s Fukushima PrefectureA moderate earthquake has shaken the northeastern Japanese prefecture where the much more massive earthquake and tsunami touched off the ... Connect with Claims Journal
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