December 2, 2011
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Today's HeadlinesNational As Hurricane Seasons Ends Irene’s Effects RemainThe 2011 Atlantic hurricane season was a study in contradictions: It spared the usual Southern targets, while Irene paralyzed the Eastern ... Honda Expands Recall Relating to Driver’s Airbag InflatorHonda has expanded a previously announced recall of certain 2001 through 2003 model-year Honda and Acura vehicles to replace the driver's ...  East New Jersey Declared Disaster Area for October SnowstormPresident Obama has issued a major disaster declaration for New Jersey for the late October snowstorm that played havoc with roads, trees ... First Penn State Abuse Suit Comes from New AccuserFormer Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky sexually abused a boy more than 100 times, and threatened to harm his family to ... L.L. Bean CEO Loses Legal Dispute with Maine NeighborsThe CEO of outdoors outfitter L.L. Bean has lost a legal battle with his neighbors over a stone wall and cedar stockade fence on his ... Midwest Settlement Reached in American Family Iowa Fire LawsuitA settlement has been reached in a lawsuit against a developer and his wife accused of concealing information about a fire that destroyed ... Illinois Suit: Comcast Ignored Black Employees, CustomersA group of former and current technicians for Comcast Corp. has accused the company of discriminating against black employees and giving ... Illinois State Police Settle Wrongful Conviction SuitThe Illinois State Police agreed to pay $2.5 million to settle a lawsuit filed by a former death row inmate who spent almost two decades in ... Minnesota’s Claim Over Bridge Collapse Can ProceedThe Minnesota Supreme Court says the state may seek compensation from a California design firm that tried to block lawsuits over the ... Nebraska Asks Feds for $16M for Flood-damaged RoadsNebraska says this year's flooding along the Missouri and Platte rivers caused about $20 million damage to roads, and the state is asking ... Ohio County Agrees to Pay $40K Over Stun Gun UseThe Ohio county that includes Columbus has agreed to pay a total of $40,000 to two inmates who said jailers went too far in shocking them ... Southeast Georgia Supreme Court Disbars 2 for Using RunnersThe Supreme Court of Georgia has disbarred two personal injury lawyers who paid non-lawyers to refer clients to them. In a 5-to-2 decision ... North Carolina Investigates Deadly Cotton Gin AccidentNorth Carolina workplace safety investigators are looking into what killed a worker at a Jones County cotton gin. The Kinston Free Press ... Deal Will End West Virginia Water Pollution LawsuitTwo environmental groups have settled a lawsuit with Fola Coal Co. over runoff from a mountaintop removal mining operation. The agreement ... South Central Insurer Accuses Texas Owner of Drowned Bugatti of FraudThe insurer of a $1.2 million sports car that plunged into a Galveston Bay lagoon two years ago says the owner deliberately drove into the ... White House Denies Earthquake Aid for OklahomaThe White House has denied a request from the state of Oklahoma for individual assistance for those affected by a series of earthquakes ... Fuel Leak Triggers Small Texas Refinery ExplosionA San Antonio refinery caught fire for the second time in two years Wednesday after authorities said an apparent jet diesel fuel leak ... Man Gets More Than 37 Years for Texas Church ArsonA West Texas man has been sentenced to more than 37 years in prison for torching a church in a hate crimes case. A federal judge in Midland ... West California Woman Sentenced for Insurance FraudAn Orange County woman has been sentenced for committing $30 million in insurance fraud, described as one of the largest known workers ... Attorney Says Arizona Man Innocent in Wal-Mart IncidentThe attorney for a man forcibly taken down by Buckeye police at a Wal-Mart says he plans to clear his client of the criminal allegations ... Montana Court: Some Noncompete Clauses UnenforceableNoncompete clauses in employee contracts may not be enforceable in Montana when firms fire or lay off workers, the state Supreme Court has ... Washington Court Hears Emotional Damage Claim in Privacy CaseStanmore Cooper says he should be able to sue the government for emotional distress in a medical privacy case when agencies improperly ... Occupy Los Angeles Legacy: Stench, Trash, Property DamageThe reek of urine and unwashed bodies hung over the former Occupy Los Angeles camp Wednesday as masked sanitation workers hauled away 25 ... International Johnson Controls: Shanghai Plant Not Leaking LeadU.S. battery maker Johnson Controls is at odds with Shanghai's environmental regulator over tests the company says show it was not ... German Woman Dies in Thailand Elephant AccidentA 52-year-old German woman has died after falling off an elephant in southern Thailand. Police Capt. Chatchai Nakpaksee says the tourist, ... 1 Killed in Explosion Outside Central China BankOne person has died and several others have been injured in an explosion at a bank in the central Chinese city of Wuhan. A city fire and ... Connect with Claims Journal
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