Monday 9 January 2012

Daily Headlines: Monday, January 9, 2012

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January 9, 2012
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National

Adjusting Tips for Business Interruption Claims

Recent weather-related catastrophes have drawn attention to business interruption coverage where there is a need for thorough documentation ...

Report: Liberty Mutual Failed in Bid to Buy Harleysville

It turns out there was another player in last year's merger deal between Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. and Harleysville Mutual ...

Whistleblowers Earn a Record $532 Million in 2011

Whistleblowers earned more than $532 million in 2011 through lawsuits alleging fraud against the U.S. government, a record for such ...

Safety of Popular Air Shows, Races Under Scrutiny

Despite suffering severe injuries in the worst air race accident in the U.S. in more than a half a century, some victims have told their ...
East

Pennsylvania Woman Tried to Get Policy After Child’s Crash

A western Pennsylvania woman will stand trial on charges she fraudulently applied online to insure her daughter's car less than an hour ...

Popular Vermont Pedestrian Bridge Shut Down

A popular pedestrian bridge over the Winooski River in Montpelier has been shut down because of safety concerns. City officials say it's no ...

New Jersey Woman Struck by Bus Gets $7.8M Settlement

Lawyers for a woman who had her left leg and right foot amputated after being run over by a New Jersey Transit bus have reached a $7.85 ...

Fire Destroys Vermont Lieutenant Governor’s Business

The building that was home to a construction company co-owned by Vermont Lt. Gov. Phil Scott was destroyed Friday night in a massive fire ...
Midwest

South Dakota Jury Says County Not Covered for Dairy Lawsuit

A jury ruled Aurora County doesn't have insurance coverage for a lawsuit filed by a South Dakota dairy farming family. Thompson Farms says ...

Survival App Aims to Help Drivers in Winter Storms

When a powerful blizzard ripped through North Dakota last winter, hundreds of drivers were stranded as white-out conditions shuttered ...

Iowa Has Fewest Traffic Deaths Since 1944

Preliminary figures show 359 people died on Iowa's roadways in 2011, the lowest death toll since 1944. The Gazette says the state ...

Nebraska Court Reassesses Liability in Man’s Fall

The Nebraska Supreme Court has released a sign company from liability for an accident that injured an employee who fell 30 feet and landed ...

Bill Would Warn Michigan Swimmers of Lake Conditions

Michigan state senators are considering a measure that would put a system of colored flags in place at some of the state's public beaches ...

1 Killed, 9 Injured in Chicago High-Rise Fire

An early morning fire in a Chicago high-rise has killed a woman who got stuck in an elevator and injured nine others, including two ...
Southeast

Florida Investigating Massive Fraud in Dade County

State investigators are considering criminal charges after finding regulatory violations in almost 90 percent of the pain clinics that ...

Kentucky Fire Marshal Seeks Help With Arson Cases

Because of an alarming increase in suspected arson fires in Kentucky, State Fire Marshal William Swope is asking citizens to provide ...

West Virginia DUI Arrests Increased in 2011

The director of the Governor's Highway Safety Program says arrests for driving under the influence increased in the past year, ...

11 Injured in Mississippi Motorhome Wreck

Eleven people were injured, four critically, when a motorhome bound for a college football championship game in New Orleans went off ...
South Central

Agency Ranks 2011 as Driest Year Ever in Texas

The National Weather Service says 2011 was Texas' driest year on record as well as its second hottest. The agency said Friday the average ...

‘Swamp People’ Star Sues Louisiana Companies Over Catch-Phrases

Troy Landry from The History Channel's "Swamp People'' is accusing three companies of profiting from his "Choot Em'' and other ...

More Louisiana Property Owners Move to Private Insurers

Fresh data shows Louisiana's insurer of last resort keeps churning away on getting private insurers to pick up policyholders, a problem ...

Louisiana State Police Continuing Left-Lane Enforcement Efforts

Louisiana State Police are continuing their crackdown on drivers on the state highways who refuse to move from the left lane and allow ...
West

New Trial in California Priest Molestation Upheld

An appeals court has upheld a lower court's ruling that there should be a new civil trial for a man who claims he was molested by a priest ...

Negligence Suit Filed Involving Montana Teacher’s Death

The widow of a Montana middle school teacher who died during a school ski trip last year has filed a lawsuit contending the man's doctor ...

Idaho Biologists File Lawsuit After Copter Crash

Two biologists with the Idaho Department of Fish and Game injured in a helicopter crash while attempting to dart elk, moose and wolves have ...
International

Survey Reveals Britain Motorists Fear Car Crime

Britain's motorists are living in fear of having their car stolen or broken into according to a new poll, even though car crime numbers ...

Heavy Snow Hits Austria, Shuts Down Key Rail Line

A major east-west railway route in western Austria was shut Saturday following heavy snow in the popular Alpine skiing region. Railway ...

Grounded Cargo Ship Breaks Apart on New Zealand Reef

A cargo ship grounded off the New Zealand coast since October has split in two, spilling sea containers and debris and sparking fears of a ...

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