Wednesday 5 October 2011

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October 5, 2011
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National

Property Loss Cost Containment Strategies: Cheaper Isn't Better

How carriers and adjusters respond to property losses can reduce the impact of the claims as well as the costs, according to Lynn Jurek ...

Could One Music Downloader Change U.S. Copyright Law?

In the age of iTunes and an-app-for-everything, Joel Tenenbaum's battle with the music industry over illegal downloading seems as relevant ...

More than 1,800 Thomas Built Buses Recalled

The parent company of High Point-based Thomas Built Buses says more than 1,800 buses are being recalled to repair a faulty part. The High ...
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East

Jury Can Hear Statements from ex-’Melrose’ Actress

Jurors will hear statements made to authorities by an actress who appeared on the "Melrose Place'' TV series at her aggravated manslaughter ...

Teen Hurt Preparing for Anderson Cooper Talk Show

Anderson Cooper's new daytime talk show is dealing with the fallout of a skateboarding accident that injured a teenager about to appear in ...

Turbulence Blamed for Injuries on 2 Boston, Mass. Flights

Officials say as many as 20 people reported being hurt during severe turbulence on two flights that landed in Boston. As many as three ...
Midwest

Homeowners Insurer Contributes to Settlement in Wis. Polka Suit

A Chippewa Falls polka musician has won a court battle involving his ex-wife and her new husband, who he accuses of stealing one of his ...

Chicago, Ill. To Consider Ban on Texting While Biking

The Chicago City Council is to consider a ban on bicyclists texting while riding on city streets. The council's Traffic Safety Committee ...

OSHA Orders Wisconsin Company Pay $550,000 Fine

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has ordered a Wisconsin grain company to increase safety training for grain bin ...

Ohio Grand Jury Charges Group with Equipment Theft

An Ohio grand jury has indicted an alleged theft ring with stealing trucks, trailers, lawnmowers and construction equipment across the ...
Southeast

Kentucky Begins Self-Insuring Vehicles

Kentucky has started self-insuring state-owned vehicles and expects to save $750,000 a year by doing so. The program took effect Saturday ...

Families of South Carolina Boat Crash Victims Awarded Payments

The families of two women killed in a boat crash on Lake Murray last year will each be paid nearly $250,000 by the family of the man who ...

State Farm to Stop Insuring Churches in Florida

Florida churches are having to seek insurance elsewhere after one of the state's provider of coverage to houses of worship has decided to ...

ICE Seizes Counterfeit Items Worth Nearly $28.4M in Florida

Five federal search warrants executed in an intellectual property rights investigation related to counterfeit goods, in Tampa, netted ...
South Central

Arkansas Teacher Awarded $500K in Lawsuit

A former Texarkana, Arkansas, teacher was awarded $500,000 in a discrimination lawsuit and is to get her old job back. The Texarkana ...

18 Texas Students Hospitalized After Bus Wreck

Authorities say 18 Tyler middle school students were taken to area hospitals after the bus they were riding in was hit by a station wagon ...

Officials Investigate What Led to Texas Plant Fire

Officials are still investigating how workers mixing chemicals at a plant south of Dallas led to a blaze that shot massive plumes of black ...
West

California Lettuce Recall Covers 19 States, Canada

A California farm that issued a voluntary lettuce recall over listeria contamination concerns said its notice has gone out to 19 states and ...

Alaska Announces Recall of Velveeta Shells

Alaska state officials are announcing the recall of three varieties of Velveeta Shells & Cheese microwaveable cups, saying the products ...

Oregon Police Arrest 2 in Thefts

Police in the Portland suburb of Beaverton have arrested a Vancouver, Wash., couple in a series of "smash and grab'' thefts that ripped GPS ...
International

Learn Safety Lessons, Regulators Tell Oil Firms

Oil and gas companies must improve the way they deal with safety issues in the wake of the Gulf of Mexico and Montara oil spills, ...

Cat Report: Asia Monsoon Economic Losses Near $7B

Seasonal monsoonal rains triggered significant flooding and landslide events throughout parts of Asia in September totaling nearly $7 ...

China Coal Mine Blast Kills at Least 13 Workers

Chinese state media say an explosion in a coal mine has killed at least 13 workers. The official Xinhua News Agency says five other workers ...

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