October 12, 2011
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Today's HeadlinesNational The Role of Appliances in House FiresThough the risk of a fire as a result of a defective appliance has decreased in recent years, appliances should still be examined as a ... Ryland to Pay $625K for Stormwater ViolationsOne of the nation's largest homebuilders must pay $625,000 to the federal government and seven states, including Maryland, for stormwater ... Travelers Expands Special Event InsuranceThe Protector Plan for Events, underwritten by Travelers, has expanded beyond weddings to deliver specific coverages for private special ... Chartis Launches Reputational Risk InsuranceReputationGuard, an insurance policy providing innovative coverage to help policyholders cope with reputational threats has been developed ... East US National Lab Halts Some Work After LeakA sealed device used to check whether radiation detectors are working properly at Brookhaven National Laboratory leaked a small amount of ... Fire Damages New Hampshire TheatreNew Hampshire firefighters are investigating an early morning fire on the property of a summer theatre in Whitefield. The managing director ... Controllers, Pilot Blamed for New Jersey Midair Close CallErrors by air traffic controllers and a jet pilot led to three planes nearly entering into one another's flight paths over Teterboro ... Actor Corbin Bernsen Sues Virginia CompanyActor Corbin Bernsen has filed a lawsuit against a Virginia Beach company seeking more than $660,000 for a breach of contract. Bernsen ... Midwest Stolen Construction Equipment Recovered in WisconsinHeavy construction equipment stolen in Minnesota has been recovered in Wisconsin. The Barron County Sheriff's Department says a Caterpillar ... Cleveland Browns DL Benard Hurt in Motorcycle AccidentBrowns defensive lineman Marcus Benard broke his arm in a motorcycle accident shortly after leaving the team's first practice following ... Michigan Judge Dismisses Feds in Case of Wrecked FerrariA federal judge in Detroit has dismissed a lawsuit against the government for the wreck of a $750,000 Ferrari driven by an FBI agent. Judge ... Iowa County Faces Park Damage from Summer StormDubuque County recreation areas face over $600,000 in damage from heavy rains that caused major flooding this summer. Storms dumped over a ... Iowan Hurt When Pumpkin Crashes Through WindshieldA motorist has been injured by a pumpkin that crashed through her windshield after it fell from or was dropped off an overpass north of ... Southeast Miss. High Court Considering Wind v. Water CaseA decision is pending from the Mississippi Supreme Court in another wind vs. water case, this one involving a Pascagoula home subjected to ... Lawsuits Filed in Fatal West Virginia Music Festival CrashThe father of a 20-year-old South Carolina woman crushed under a truck as she slept in a tent at the All Good Music Festival is suing the ... North Florida Teen Hit in Head by Baseball DiesJacksonville school officials say a Ribault High School player has died from injuries suffered during the team's batting practice. The ... Fire Destroys Several Businesses in Georgia CityAuthorities say Peacock Alley, an indoor shopping center in the northwest Georgia city of Dalton, has been mostly destroyed by fire. The ... South Central Nine Texas Cities to Receive Smoke AlarmsFirefighters in nine Texas cities will be installing smoke alarms into the homes of low income and elderly residents thanks to this ... Fewer Road Fatalities Reported in Oklahoma Last MonthThere were fewer highway fatalities in September than there were during the same month last year. The Oklahoma Department of Public Safety ... Heavy Rain Not Enough to Break Oklahoma DroughtThe heavy rain that fell this weekend on parts of western and central Oklahoma offered some hope for farmers and ranchers who were just ... Oklahoma Lawmakers Examine Issues Facing Rural Fire DepartmentsMembers of the Oklahoma Senate Interim Study on Rural Fire Departments met recently to discuss issues regarding rural fire defense. Sen. ...  West Nevada Jury Orders Drug Firms to Pay $162M in Hepatitis C CaseA Nevada jury is ordering pharmaceutical companies to pay $162.5 million in punitive damages in a lawsuit stemming from a Las Vegas ... 700-pound Bronze Pelican Statue in California StolenNovato, Calif., police are offering a $1,000 reward for information leading to the identification of whoever was responsible for the theft ... Sierra Vista, Ariz. Turns On Red Light CamerasSierra Vista's first red light photo enforcement camera is clicking away. Redflex systems will be installing at least four more cameras at ... Man Dies After San Leandro, Calif. Police Use Stun GunSan Leandro police say a man who resisted arrest outside a fast-food restaurant died after officers shot him with a Taser stun gun. Sgt. ... International In New Zealand, Post-Quake Inspections Can MisleadPassing trucks shook the six-story office building constantly in the months after a magnitude 7.0 earthquake in September 2010. "There were ... Australia’s Version of White House a Fire HazardAustralia's prime minister is looking for a new home after her official residence was declared a potential fire hazard with a leaking roof ... New Arson Attack on German Train Tracks FoiledAn attempted arson attack on a railway link in Germany's capital with three separate explosives devices was thwarted Tuesday, police said. ... Connect with Claims Journal
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