December 6, 2011
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Today's HeadlinesNational Rogue Physicians' Impact on Medical Malpractice ClaimsMedical malpractice claims related to the conduct of rogue physicians are on the rise. "It seems to be a growing problem," according to ... Subaru, Honda, Recall Vehicles Due to Brake IssuesSubaru is recalling three of its car models and Honda is recalling some motorcycles because of problems with the brakes. Honda is recalling ... Ernst & Young Sued for $900M Over Madoff AuditsErnst & Young LLP has been sued for $900 million by the liquidators of a fund that once funneled money to the now-imprisoned swindler ... U.S. Court Tests Liability of Healthcare ExecsAfter decades in relative obscurity, a U.S. legal doctrine that holds corporate officers liable for company wrongdoing is finding its way ...  East Closing Arguments Set in Suit Over Pennsylvania School Bus CrashA jury could begin deliberations soon in a family's lawsuit over the school bus crash that ended with a suburban Philadelphia teenager ... New York Lawyer Gets Paid $1.50 for Civil Rights VictoryAttorney Harrison Williams should have made $75,000 for work he did on behalf of a prisoner who filed a lawsuit. Instead, an appeals court ... Connecticut Probes Fraud in Post-Irene Food Aid ProgramScores of Connecticut residents, including some state workers, might have requested and received federal emergency money to replace spoiled ... Campaign Gets Companies to Make Safer CosmeticsMore than 400 companies selling cosmetic and other personal care products have removed potentially hazardous chemicals from them, after a ... Midwest Third of Illinois Workers’ Comp Awards in 12 FacilitiesWorkers filing on-the-job injury claims at just a dozen state institutions clustered in southern Illinois collected nearly one-third of the ... Report: Wall that Crushed Michigan Boy May Have Been Bad for YearsA police report on the crushing death of a student at Williamston High School says a gym wall that collapsed was wobbly years earlier. ... Ohio Man Sentenced for Doctor, Pharmacy ShoppingAn Ohio man who used deception to obtain narcotic prescriptions was sentenced this week in a Franklin County courtroom. Thomas McAllister ... University of Iowa Settles Few Workplace Bullying CasesEven though workplace bullying has been identified as a major concern in recent years, University of Iowa officials responsible for ... Ohio in Talks Over Drilling Road RepairsOhio is trying to reach an agreement with drilling companies so they'll pay for any damage or upgrades to roads taking on the heavy ... Southeast Survey Finds 70 Percent of Floridians Fear Costly Hurricane Tax AssessmentsA new survey finds that 70% of Floridians fear being assessed hundreds or thousands of dollars in hurricane taxes, because the state's ... Mississippi School District Part of School Bus Safety ProjectHattiesburg Public School District is among a handful of school districts nationwide testing a guard designed to push any student who falls ... BP Says Halliburton Destroyed Gulf Spill EvidenceBP Plc accused Halliburton Co of destroying evidence that the oilfield services company did inadequate cement work on the Gulf of Mexico ... Road Crews Clear Deer from West Virginia Highways DailyDeer season starts in November for hunters, but for highway maintenance crews, it lasts all year. Crews are out on West Virginia's more ... Trial Set for Mississippi Man Charged in Oil Spill Claim FraudA Feb. 7 trial date has been set for a man charged with submitting a fraudulent claim to the fund set of for victims of the Gulf of Mexico ... Drug Enforcer Anderson Named Florida's Top Insurance Fraud InvestigatorFlorida Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater has named Daniel Anderson to serve as the state's lead insurance fraud investigator. ... South Central Squatters Occupy Texas Houses Worth More than $8MOne person moved into a dead neighbor's house. Another came from Memphis, Tenn., to Fort Worth to lay claim to a $2.7 million mansion. ... Louisiana Insurance Fraud Fugitive HeldA former Baton Rouge man who once faked his death to elude authorities must remain in custody until more hearings in his case. The Advocate ... Caliber Collision Opens New Center in Keller, TexasCaliber Collision Centers, operator of 93 collision repair facilities in California, Arizona, Nevada and Texas, announced its continued ... West New Mexico Legislation Aimed at Targeting Metal ThievesNew Mexico is targeting thieves stealing brass, bronze, copper, steel, metal beer kegs, catalytic converters from automobiles and even ... 5 Injuries Reported in Alaska Gas Station FireA fire that burned a gas station near Denali National Park was apparently started by an explosion inside the convenience store, Alaska ... Idaho House Fire Blamed on Circuit OverloadA fire inspector says a blaze that damaged a Pocatello home over the weekend was caused by an overloaded circuit in an updated breaker ... Investigators Suspect Arson in California FireInvestigators believe arson was the cause of a fire that nearly destroyed a house in Pasadena before spreading to vegetation along a nearby ... Technology Brings Headaches, Help to Washington CourtroomsNew technology is bringing both headaches and help to Washington courtrooms. The Tri-City Herald reports jurors are repeatedly reminded not ... International Fleet of Ferraris Ruined in Japan Sportscar PileupAn outing of luxury sportscar enthusiasts in Japan ended in an expensive freeway pileup - smashing a stunning eight Ferraris, a Lamborghini ... 15 Die in Cameroon Bus Crash, Official SaysA government official says that 15 people were killed and 40 were seriously injured in a bus crash in Cameroon's northwest. West Regional ... Vietnam: 100,000 Killed, Hurt by Abandoned WeaponsMore than 100,000 Vietnamese have been killed or injured by land mines or other abandoned explosives since the Vietnam War ended nearly 40 ... 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