January 6, 2012
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Today's HeadlinesNational As Consumer Power Goes Viral, Company Branding QuakesCorporate America's worst nightmare lives in a tiny one-bedroom apartment, loves browsing in flea markets and has a lop-eared brown and ... Apple Will Pay $5M to Settle Patent LawsuitElan Microelectronics Corp , a Taiwanese touch design company, said on Thursday that Apple Inc will pay $5 million as part of a settlement ... FDA Says J & J Halted Doribax Trial Due to Safety IssuesJohnson & Johnson shut down a clinical trial of its antibiotic Doribax for a type of pneumonia after patients taking the drug had ... East Rhode Island Shuts Down Uninspected ElevatorsSafety officials in Rhode Island have shut down four elevators as part of an effort to ensure building owners meet inspection requirements. ... 2 Port Authority Retirees Sue Over PerksTwo retired Port Authority of New York and New Jersey police officers who became lawyers have filed lawsuits because the agency revoked ... CDC Scientist: Tests Needed on Gas Drilling ImpactOne of the government's top scientists says much more research is needed to determine the possible impacts of shale gas drilling on human ... Virginia Officials Announce 2 Disaster Aid Centers OpeningFederal and state agencies in Virginia are opening a new disaster recovery center in Spotsylvania County and reopening one in Louisa County ... Midwest Owners of Kansas Apartments Sue Over Fatal FireThe owners of a Lawrence apartment complex are suing their insurance company over payments for claims from a fire that killed three people ... $77K Worth of Property Stolen from Kansas Storage UnitPolice in Salina, Kansas, are investigating another big theft from a commercial storage unit. KSAL-AM reports that someone broke into the ... Michigan Woman Sues Over Wagon AccidentAn employee of a Michigan market who was paralyzed from the waist down after being run over by a horse-drawn wagon during a hayride has ... Wisconsin Man Accused of Speeding at Nearly 100 MPHAn Oconomowoc, Wis., man who allegedly sped down a freeway at nearly 100 mph has been arrested on a tentative charge of fifth-offense ... Wisconsin Cheese Recalled Due to Possible ContaminationBekkum Family Farms LLC of Westby, Wis., is recalling shredded cheese due to a possible bacterial contamination. The state agriculture ... Ex Jail Inmate Says Nebraska Sheriff Mishandled her AbuseAn Iowa woman says officials in one southeast Nebraska county didn't respond properly to the abuse she endured in jail, so she is suing ... Southeast Study of Deer-Vehicle Collisions Planned in West VirginiaEvery year in West Virginia, motorists and insurance companies pay more than $50 million to fix damage caused when vehicles collide with ... Sub-Freezing Temperatures Hit Florida Citrus AgainFlorida citrus growers reported damage to some orange groves for the second consecutive day on Thursday, after overnight temperatures ... Report: Florida Workers’ Comp Market ‘Competitive’The state's annual report on workers' compensation insurance says Florida's market is "competitive,'' and its availability is not a ... Judge OKs Initial Class Action in South Carolina Defective Stucco LawsuitA state judge has granted preliminary class-action status to lawsuits alleging defective stucco work on homes in Sun City Hilton Head. The ... South Central Louisiana Town Bans Golf Carts in StreetsGolf carts will not be allowed to putter around Lake Arthur, La. The American Press reports the town council took a stance Wednesday to ... 3 Texans File Tort Claim Over Deadly Arkansas FloodThree Texas residents whose children were injured when floodwaters swept 20 people to their deaths at an Arkansas campground have a filed a ... Louisiana Police Investigating Chop ShopOfficers investigating a tip about stolen vehicles uncovered a possible chop shop operation in Harahan, La. The Times-Picayune reports ... Louisiana Business Owner Booked on Arson ChargeFire officials say co-owner of an Alexandria, La., business has been arrested after he allegedly tried to set fire to his business in ... Arkansas Court: Invasion of Privacy Suit Against J.B. Hunt ProceedsAn appeals court has ruled that an invasion of privacy lawsuit by a former worker who was inappropriately photographed during a J.B. Hunt ... West Arizona Man Sentenced for Theft of Storm GatesA Tucson, Ariz., man who sold storm grates stolen from around Pima County has been sentenced to three years' probation and ordered to pay ... Family Taking $350K in Las Vegas Missing Organs ClaimThe family of a British commodities trader who died while partying in Las Vegas will accept $350,000 to end a federal lawsuit stemming from ... Police: No New Year’s Fireworks Arrests on Hawaii IslandPolice say no one was arrested for fireworks offenses this year, compared with three a year ago. This was the first New Year's under a ... Suit Filed in Utah Man’s Death at Homeless HousingThe children of a Utah man found dead in a temporary housing complex for the homeless are suing Salt Lake City and its housing office, ... Colorado State University Insurer Won’t Cover Lost Horse GeneticsHorse owners and breeders who lost frozen sperm, eggs and embryos in last summer's fire at CSU's Equine Reproduction Laboratory are being ... International Blue Mozzarella’s Back in ItalyBlue mozzarella has been spotted again in Italy. Police say they are checking supermarkets in and near Frosinone, south of a Rome, after ... Floods Drive Thousands From Their Homes in BrazilCivil defense officials say floods and mudslides caused by heavy rains have killed at least eight people and forced more than 13,000 to ... Cuba to Grant Home Repair SubsidiesCuba is launching a plan to subsidize the construction and repair of private homes, an effort the communist government hopes will lead to ... IKEA Recalls Baby-Chair Safety BeltsSwedish home furnishings firm IKEA is recalling safety belts for some 1.2 million highchairs after some children fell out of their seats ... High Water in North Sparks Dutch EvacuationsDozens of farmers were warned to evacuate land north of the Dutch capital Thursday as a dike protecting the area threatened to collapse. ... Connect with Claims JournalClaims Journal TV
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