Monday 12 December 2011

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December 12, 2011
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National

Ford Recalls 129,000 Sedans; Wheels May Fall Off

Ford Motor Co recalled nearly 129,000 Ford Fusion and Mercury Milan sedans in the United States citing a risk that the wheels may fall off, ...

More Drivers Texting at Wheel, Despite State Bans

For all the criticism and new legal bans, texting by drivers just keeps increasing, especially among younger motorists. About half of ...

Cilantro Recall Under Way in 7 States

A California food company is voluntarily recalling 6,141 cartons of cilantro in seven states that may be contaminated with salmonella. ...
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East

Army Offers Compensation for Dead New Jersey Cat

The Army has offered a northern New Jersey family over $7,300 to compensate for damages from wayward artillery shell shrapnel that crashed ...

Law Pushed After Study Shows Massachusetts Seat Belt Drop

A coalition is pushing for a new seat belt enforcement law after a study showed that seat belt use in Massachusetts is among the lowest in ...

New York City Lawyer Suspended Over Bogus Bias Claim

A New York City lawyer has been suspended for six months for trying to get out of a speeding ticket by falsely claiming that a New Jersey ...

Widow of Connecticut Trooper Sues Rental Car Company

The widow of a Connecticut state trooper killed in a highway crash last year is suing Enterprise Rent-A-Car, claiming the company shouldn't ...
Midwest

Iowa Agent Pays $835K for False Crop Insurance Claims

After five years of litigation, an Iowa insurance agent will pay $835,000 to settle allegations that he filed false federal crop insurance ...

Michigan Officials Aim to Reopen Burned Snowmobile Bridge

Officials say they hope to reopen a snowmobile bridge in western Marquette County, Mich., that was heavily damaged by arson over the ...

Wisconsin Governor Signs Bill Capping Attorney Fees

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker has signed a bill designed to limit attorneys' fees after a well-known lemon law lawyer collected more than ...

Romaine Lettuce Blamed for Missouri E.coli Outbreak

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has determined that romaine lettuce from a single farm is likely to blame for an E.coli ...

Copy Machine Blamed for Missouri School Fire

A copy machine is blamed for the fire that damaged a grade school in Cape Girardeau, Mo. The Southeast Missourian reports that students at ...
Southeast

Hulk Hogan Files Defamation Suit Against Ex-Wife

Wrestler Hulk Hogan is suing his ex-wife, claiming she lied and defamed him in her new book. The St. Petersburg Times reports that Hogan ...

South Carolina City Doubles Reward for Arson Tips

The city of Charleston is now offering $50,000 for tips that lead to the arrest of whoever is responsible for a series of arsons during the ...

Ex-Worker Suing North Carolina’s Butterball for Discrimination

A federal anti-discrimination lawsuit accuses North Carolina-based Butterball of firing an HIV-positive employee after she repeatedly ...
South Central

Losses from Bastrop, Texas, Wildfire Rise to $325M

More than half of the homeowner insurance claims have been settled in the Bastrop (Texas) Complex Wildfire that occurred over the Labor Day ...

Lawsuits Looming Following Oklahoma Officers Sentencing

The worst police scandal to roil the law-and-order town of Tulsa, Okla., in more than a generation could continue to haunt the city even ...

Texas High Court Rejects Independent Adjusting Firm's Tax Challenge

Texas' main business tax does not violate the state constitutional ban on a personal income tax, according to a ruling by the Texas Supreme ...

Disaster Loans OK’d for Oklahoma Earthquake Damage

The U.S. Small Business Administration is offering low interest loans to Oklahoma residents and business owners who have damage from ...
West

Oregon Police Agencies Inherit Emergency Cameras

Law enforcement agencies in Umatilla and Morrow counties are glad to inherit cameras from a federal emergency preparedness program, but ...

Los Angeles Jurors Award $33M in Suit Against Pentel

A Los Angeles jury has awarded nearly $33 million to a couple who claimed that the Pentel corporation stole their marketing plan for a $2 ...

Oregon Port Settles with Insurers for $550K

Oregon's Port of Astoria has settled with six insurance companies for $550,000 in a case involving past petroleum spills by several oil ...

San Diego County Hospitals Settle Dumping Lawsuits

Two California hospitals will pay about $375,000 to settle lawsuits claiming they illegally dumped blood, needles and other medical waste ...
International

Motorola Wins Over Apple in Patent Lawsuit

A German court has ruled that Apple is infringing on one of Motorola's mobile data communication patents through its sales of iPhone and ...

Airplane Crashes into Philippine School, 11 Killed

At least 11 people, including two children, were killed when a light plane crashed into a school building Saturday near the Philippine ...

Lax Safety Cited in Deadly Hospital Fire in India

A private hospital in eastern India where dozens of people died in a massive fire failed to update its safety procedures despite being ...

Strong Quake Shakes from Mexico City to Acapulco

A magnitude-6.5 earthquake struck in Mexico's western Guerrero state, shaking buildings and causing panic in the nation's capital and the ...

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