December 16, 2011
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Today's HeadlinesNational U.S. Settlement Reached in Chinese Drywall CaseOwners of thousands of U.S. homes tainted with foul-smelling Chinese drywall agreed to a legal settlement on Thursday with a German ... Research Shows Hands-Free Phones Just As RiskyWhen someone is talking to you, your brain is listening, processing and thinking about what's being said - even if you're in the driver's ... Hurricane Prediction Delayed Until SpringHurricane forecaster William Gray will wait until spring to predict how many storms will form in the Atlantic. Gray and his research ...  East New Hampshire Man Convicted of Insurance Application FraudA New Hampshire man admits he committed insurance application fraud for reinstating his policy and then filing a claim for a fire-damaged ... Man Gets $10M for Connecticut Segway AccidentA Connecticut jury has awarded $10 million to a 23-year-old man who suffered a brain injury in a Segway accident. The Bridgeport Superior ... $36M Settlement Closes 2005 New York Bus Crash LawsuitThe owners of a Canadian charter bus and a tractor-trailer are paying $36 million to settle a lawsuit over a 2005 highway collision in ... Some in Massachusetts Eye Tougher Cellphone RestrictionsSupporters of tougher laws against distracted driving said Wednesday they hoped the National Transportation Safety Board's call for an ... Maine Farmers Eligible for Disaster AssistanceFarmers in 13 Maine counties are eligible for federal disaster assistance for damages from excessive rain, cold, high winds, flooding, ... Midwest Illinois Judge Pulled from Asbestos Cases Over DonationsA judge who was assigned to hear all of the asbestos cases in her southwestern Illinois county was stripped of those cases after it was ... Iowa Jury Awards $1.7M in Home Explosion LawsuitA Black Hawk County jury has awarded $1.7 million in damages in a lawsuit filed by a Hudson woman who was burned in a propane explosion at ... Kansas Will Pay $350K to Settle Lawsuit Against Former Attorney GeneralKansas will pay $350,000 to a woman fired by former Attorney General Phill Kline to settle the sex discrimination lawsuit she later filed ... Scavenged Michigan Nursing Home Collapses, Killing 2Detroi, Mich., authorities say an abandoned nursing home that was a target for metal scavengers collapsed, killing two people inside. ... Concerns Raised After Fatal Bridge Wreck in MissouriA fatal accident on a Mississippi River crossing in northeast Missouri is raising concerns about the safety of the narrow 83-year-old ... Southeast Fire Gear Stolen From Kentucky Volunteer Fire HallSomeone has stolen firefighting equipment from a central Kentucky volunteer fire hall. Among items missing from the Rineyville Fire ... Fire Fails to Destroy Burglarized Kentucky ChurchKentucky State Police say someone stole a small safe and some other items from a Central Kentucky church and then tried to burn it down to ... South Central FEMA Wildfires Declaration Include 119 Texas CountiesThe Federal Emergency Management Agency has expanded its wildfires disaster declaration area for Texas to include 119 counties. Gov. Rick ... Military Dogs’ Death at Houston Airport Spurs LawsuitThe deaths of 14 bomb-sniffing dogs last year at Houston's Bush Intercontinental Airport while awaiting air shipment to U.S. troops in ... West Family Seeks $56M for San Diego Jet CrashA family that lost four members when a military jet crashed into their San Diego home is seeking $56 million in compensation from the ... Hawaii Residents Sue Over Dust from Seed CompanyA group of Kauai, Hawaii, residents has sued a major seed company over the farming of genetically modified crops they claim has led to ... Insurance Fraud Investigation Leads to Arrest of Hawaii Police RecruitAn investigation by the Insurance Division's Fraud Branch led to charges against a Honolulu Police Department (HPD) recruit just weeks ... Crews Inspect Damage After California Tanker FireThousands of motorists faced what could be a nightmarish commute as a 10-mile stretch of a busy freeway near Los Angeles remained closed ... International Macedonia: Police Arrested in Accident ScamMacedonian authorities say 29 people, including 17 police officers, have been arrested on allegations they staged car accidents to collect ... GIO: Social Media Putting Aussie Home Safety At RiskThe increasing popularity of social media such as Facebook and Twitter is putting the homes and valuables of Australians at increasing risk ... Brazilian Prosecutors Seek $10B from Chevron Due to Oil LeakBrazilian prosecutors are seeking $10.6 billion in damages from the U.S. oil company Chevron because of an oil leak at one of its offshore ... Bootleg Liquor Kills 126 People in Eastern IndiaBootleg liquor laced with toxic methanol killed 126 people and sickened dozens more who bought the illegal brew at small shops in eastern ... Connect with Claims Journal
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