January 30, 2012
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Today's HeadlinesNational U.S. Regulators Upgrade Jeep Liberty Airbag ProbeU.S. safety regulators have upgraded an investigation into almost 387,000 Jeep Liberty sport utility vehicles for potential inadvertent ... Personal Injury Lawyers Pounce on Cruise Ship DisasterSoon after Mitchell Proner, a New York personal-injury lawyer, heard about the capsizing of the Costa Concordia off the coast of Italy, he ... Police Departments Nationwide Seek Help on Drugged DrivingThe federal government should help police departments nationwide obtain the tools and training needed to attack a rising scourge of driving ... Report: Arbitration Resolved Record Number of Inter-Insurer Claims Disputes in 2011Arbitration Forums, Inc. (AF), the nation's largest provider of inter-insurance dispute resolution services, resolved nearly 520,000 ... CEI: Truck Fleets Miss Opportunities to Cut Accident CostsThe trucking industry may be missing opportunities to reduce the cost of accidents by millions of dollars. That's the message Luann ... East Maryland Court Upholds $151,000 Award in Dog ShootingMaryland's second highest court has upheld most of a $151,000 jury award against a man sued by his neighbors for shooting two of their pet ... Western Pennsylvania Man Charged With Stealing Railroad TracksPolice say a western Pennsylvania man attempted to steal several hundred feet of railroad track to sell as scrap metal. The Beaver County ... Maine Teens May Face Tough New License RequirementsIf teenagers think it's tough to get a driver's license now, just wait. Maine's secretary of state is spearheading an effort to develop new ... New York Court Affirms Huge Travelers Asbestos AwardA New York appellate court affirmed a $420.4 million ruling in favor of insurer Travelers Cos , handing it a victory in one of the ... Midwest Quinn Appoints New Insurance Department DirectorGov. Pat Quinn has appointed a new director of the Illinois Department of Insurance. Andrew Boron is returning to state government after ... University of Iowa Pianos Sustain Water DamageSix University of Iowa pianos moved to rented space in 2008 to avoid floodwaters have sustained heavy water damage from a leaky toilet and ... Missouri Woman Hit by Concert Microphone Sues Rap GroupA St. Louis, Mo., woman is suing the rap group Bones Thugs-n-Harmony and one of its members for injuries she claims were inflicted by a ... Suspcious Fire Closes Nebraska Bed Bath & BeyondA fire at a Lincoln, Neb., Bed Bath & Beyond store is being called suspicious. Firefighters were called to the store early Saturday ... Collapse at Ohio Casino Site Hurts a DozenA section of floor collapsed Friday at the construction site of a new casino, sending workers tumbling 30 feet to the ground and leaving ... Lack of Snow Cuts Red River Valley Flood RiskForecasters say the risk of significant flooding in the Red River Valley is much lower than it's been in recent years because there's been ... Worker Suffers Minor Injury in North Dakota Apartment FireA construction worker has suffered a minor injury at a Grand Forks apartment fire. KVLY television reports that fire crews were called to ... Southeast Florida Lawmakers Attempt to Rein in 'Bad Faith Set-Ups'Florida lawmakers are hoping to rein in plaintiff attorneys' attempts to trap insurance claims adjusters in bad faith situations. A bill ... 6 Costa Concordia Passengers Sue in Miami CourtSix Costa Concordia passengers have filed lawsuits in U.S. federal court in Miami seeking hundreds of millions of dollars in damages. The ... Jury Awards $2.3M in Kroger Customer’s SuitA Gwinnett County, Ga., jury has awarded $2.3 million in damages after a judge determined that Kroger destroyed and manipulated key video ... Mississippi Judge to Decide on Wounded Bystander CaseA Hinds County, Miss., judge will decide if governmental agencies are liable for the wounding of a bystander during a 2008 shooting. The ... South Central Hailstorms, Heat and Wildfires Made 2011 a Rough Year in TexasWith weather forecasters issuing severe weather alerts for Texas as a slow moving cold front rolls across the state, many Texans may be ... BP Emails Reveal Company Veiling Spill RateOn the day the Deepwater Horizon sank, BP officials warned in an internal memo that if the well was not protected by the blow-out preventer ... Texas Business Pleads Guilty to Hiding PayrollAB Abatement, Inc. of Midland, Texas, pled guilty to workers' compensation fraud-related charges, according to Austin-based Texas Mutual ... West Skateboarding Without a Helmet in Hawaii Could Be a CrimeSkateboarding without a helmet could become a crime under a bill moving through the Hawaii legislature. The House Health Committee on ... Auto Thief Who Boasts 1,000 Heists Gets ProbationA California auto thief who boasts 1,000 heists in less than a year has been placed on probation rather than serve jail time for the crime ... Thieves Plague Alaska Health Center Construction SitePolice in Fairbanks, Alaska, say the construction site of the Chief Andrew Isaac Heath Center continues to be a target for thieves. Lt. ... Las Vegas Hotel Kitchen Fire Prompts EvacuationFire officials say about 1,000 people were briefly evacuated from Las Vegas' Golden Nugget Hotel and Casino because of a smoky kitchen ... Officials: SUV in California Train Crash Drove Around RailFire and transit officials say video of a light rail train and sport utility vehicle colliding in Sacramento, Calif., shows that the SUV ... International Strong Quake Jolts Eastern JapanA strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.5 jolted eastern Japan on Saturday morning, but there were no immediate reports of ... Wrecked Italian Liner Will Not Be Moved for MonthsThe wreck of the cruise ship Costa Concordia could remain where it lies near the Italian island of Giglio until the end of the year or ... Fireworks Send Beijing Air Pollution SoaringClouds of smoke from Lunar New Year fireworks sent the China city of Beijing's air pollution soaring under a new more sensitive measurement ... Peru: 27 Killed in Fire at Rehabilitation CenterA fire swept through a two-story private rehabilitation center for addicts in a poor part of Peru's capital Saturday, killing 27 people and ... Connect with Claims Journal
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