November 23, 2011
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Today's HeadlinesNational Toy Safety Report Finds Some DangersShoppers awaiting this week's traditional kick-off of the holiday shopping season should find plenty of safe toys for children, but ... Merck to Pay $950M to Settle U.S. Vioxx ChargeMerck & Co will pay roughly $950 million to settle criminal and civil charges that it promoted the painkiller Vioxx for an unapproved ... AIG Unlikely to Take Q4 Reserve ChargesBailed-out insurer American International Group is unlikely to add to reserves in the current quarter, though investors may not be ...  East Pennsylvania Cop in Court on Staged Cycle TheftA Pittsburgh-area police officer has pleaded not guilty to a federal mail fraud indictment charging him with staging a motorcycle theft so ... Claimed Auto Injury Losses in N.Y. Metro Area Rose 70% in 10 YearsPersonal injury protection (PIP) claims closed in 2010 show that claimed losses for medical expenses, lost wages, and other expenses from ... Ex-Rhode Island Insurance Adjuster Seeks to Avoid PrisonA former Rhode Island insurance adjuster is asking a federal court not to count his professional expertise against him when sentencing him ... New York Loosens Commercial Insurance Regulations for Large InsuredsNew York State Department of Financial Services announced on Monday that it issued new regulations to implement a recently adopted state ...  Midwest Thieves Break into Cars Parked at Rams Game in MissouriPolice in St. Louis are searching for thieves who broke into several vehicles parked at a downtown garage during Sunday's St. Louis Rams ... Backlog of Contested Mine Safety Cases ReducedThe U.S. Department of Labor says a one-year initiative has helped it eliminate some of the nationwide backlog of contested mine safety ... North Dakota City Police Say Vehicle Accidents on the RiseAuthorities in the city that serves as the hub for North Dakota's oil activity say vehicle accidents are on the rise. Statistics released ... Two Hospitalized in Minnesota After Incorrectly Mixing ChemicalsTwo workers at a Hopkins, Minn., health club were rushed to the hospital after inhaling pool chemicals that were mixed incorrectly. First ... Police in Midwest Plan More Seat Belt EnforcementPolice agencies in the Midwest are among those planning stepped up enforcement of seat belt and other traffic safety laws around ... Southeast Allstate Drops North Carolina Homeowners Who Insure Autos ElsewhereSome North Carolina residents who insure their residences through Allstate are finding themselves dropped by the company for refusing to ... Georgia Jury Awards $9.85 Million in Child’s DrowningA Gwinnett County jury has awarded $9.85 million in damages in a wrongful death lawsuit brought by parents of a 2-year-old who died in a ... Landowners on Expressway Path Sue North Carolina DOTProperty owners whose land and homes lie in the path of the long-planned Southern Wake Expressway have filed a class-action lawsuit against ... Kentucky Company Settlements EEOC Harassment SuitAn Ashland, Kentucky, credit card processing company has agreed to pay $365,000 to 11 former employees who said they were sexually harassed ...  South Central Texas Man Convicted of Workers' Compensation FraudA Travis County court sentenced Robert Rosette on workers' compensation fraud-related charges, according to Texas Mutual Insurance ... Texas Man Slips on TV Mast, Hangs on For 3 HoursAn East Texas man may embrace cable or satellite television after dangling head-down from a TV aerial mast for three hours. Johnny Perry ... 1965 Louisiana School Suit Cost Payment ApprovedA federal judge has approved a settlement that calls for the St. Landry Parish School Board in Lafayette, La., to pay $800,000 to the ... West Alaska Storm Damage Expected to Top $2MAn official with the Homer Electric Association expects this month's wind storms on the Kenai Peninsula to wind up costing more than $2 ... Report Links Wildfires to ImmigrantsA study by Congress' investigative arm shows investigators have linked 30 fires that erupted in a five-year period in Arizona's border ... State Police to Swarm Arizona Highways TodayArizona drivers can expect to see a major police presence on the roads the day before Thanksgiving, one of the busiest travel days of the ... International Winter Weather Damage to Homes Tops GBP600 MillionResearch from M&S Money reveals the number of home insurance claims as a result of winter weather filed in England has risen by 200 ... Chinese Left Guessing Over High Speed Rail CrashThe investigation into a bullet train crash in China last summer that killed 40 people has come and gone with no public report on what led ... Connect with Claims Journal
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