February 3, 2012
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Today's HeadlinesNational Super Bowl Scores High in SafetyThe National Football League isn't taking safety for granted at this Sunday's Super Bowl XLVI in Indianapolis. The NFL's security ... Winter Weather Patterns Can Increase Risk For FloodingFloods are a year-round hazard and do not end when cold weather begins. Areas that receive less snow and rain this winter season may later ... Multi-State Earthquake Drill Scheduled for Feb. 7The Indiana Department of Homeland Security wants Hoosiers to take part in an earthquake drill that will be conducted throughout the ... Operation Fake Sweep Nabs 16 Websites Distributing Copyrighted Sporting EventsA Michigan man has been charged with criminal copyright infringement related to his operation of websites that illegally streamed live ... East Insurer Says Penn State Policy Limits CoverageA newspaper is reporting that Penn State's insurer wants a judge to determine if it has to provide coverage or pay for defense costs in a ... Woman Sentenced in Manhattan Boutique HeistsA woman who held up three Manhattan boutiques has been sentenced to 10 years in prison. According to the Daily News, Shana Spalding yelled ... Lawyers in New York Facebook Suit Spar Over Fee AmountLawyers for Facebook are looking for $84,000 in legal fees from a New York man after a judge ruled he caused delays in his lawsuit seeking ... Feds: New York Tire Dealer Discriminated Against WomenThe federal government says a New York-based tire dealer has refused for years to hire qualified women as mechanics and managers. The Equal ... Pfizer Recalls 1M Birth Control Packs After MixupPfizer Inc. is recalling 1 million packets of birth control pills because of a packaging error that could leave women with an inadequate ... Midwest Companies Sue Over Michigan Fireworks InsuranceSeveral fireworks companies are suing over what they call Michigan's excessive insurance requirements under a new state law. The companies ... 550 Seeking Restitution from Milwaukee ArchdioceseA bankruptcy lawyer says about 550 people are asking for restitution for alleged sexual abuse by clergy in the Archdiocese of Milwaukee. ... Appeals Court Cuts $6.5M Award to OfficerA Missouri appeals court threw out most of a $6.5 million judgment awarded to a former Kansas City police officer after he was fired. Danny ... Kansas Grain Elevator Explodes; 1 InjuredA grain elevator has exploded in southcentral Kansas, injuring one worker. The explosion was reported about 7:25 a.m. Thursday at the Cairo ... Southeast 2 Indicted in Multiple Copper Thefts in KentuckyPolice in Louisville, Ky., say copper thieves were looking for vacant houses with "for sale'' signs in the yards. It was, however, the ... Georgia Residents Push for Upgrades to Deadly CrossingGeorgia transportation crews this week are installing a new four-way stop at the scene of several deadly accidents in the small south ... MSHA Says Violations at U.S. Coal Mines Down in 2011Coal operators across the country are changing the way they work and mines are becoming safer. But the head of the federal Mine Safety and ... Tennessee Automotive Plant Fire ExtinguishedA fire at a Dickson, Tenn., automotive plant has been extinguished and production has resumed. Nemak USA is a foundry operation that makes ... South Central Lousiana Man Tied to Theft of Farm EquipmentA Natchitoches Parish, La., man has been arrested on suspicion of stealing horse feed, welding equipment and power tools from a farm shed ... Oklahoma Residents Notified of Settlement PaymentsBlackwell Zinc Co. paid one of the best wages in Kay County before environmental problems and contamination concerns closed it in 1974. Now ... Farmers Insurance Rate Hike Set for MarchFarmers Insurance will raise homeowner premiums by nearly 10 percent after Texas regulators declined to object to the increase. The Dallas ... NFL Settles Legal Dispute Over Who Dat? ChantThe NFL and a Louisiana recording company have resolved their legal dispute over merchandising rights to the "Who Dat?'' chant, a popular ... West Woman Wins California Small Claims Suit Against HondaA Southern California woman who challenged the legal status-quo by filing a small-claims action against Honda won her lawsuit Wednesday ... Utah Offers New Hazard Maps for Salt Lake CountyUtah is selling new maps that show the shaking intensity of earthquakes for the west half of Salt Lake County. The set of 10 maps also ... Family of Slain Arizona Border Agent Files $25M ClaimThe family of a slain U.S. Border Patrol agent filed a $25 million wrongful death claim against the federal government on Wednesday. The ... Leaking Water Pipe Floods Washington Parking LotA broken water main has flooded a hotel parking lot in Tukwila, Wash., where about 100 cars are parked. The fire department's Marty Grisham ... W.R. Grace Proposes $19.5M Asbestos SettlementA proposed settlement in the W.R. Grace and Co. bankruptcy case would pay $19.5 million into a trust for people sickened by asbestos ... International U.S. Halts 20 Orange Juice Shipments for FungicideU.S. inspectors blocked 20 shipments of orange juice, 11 of them from Brazil, the world leading orange grower, from entering the country ... Coal Mines Shut as Australia Evacuates Flooded TownsHeavy rains shut four coal mines in eastern Australia on Friday as military helicopters evacuated stranded residents from inundated towns, ... Munich Re Profits Plunge Amid Multiple DisastersReinsurer Munich Re says a series of severe earthquakes and other natural catastrophes combined with the European debt crisis has sent its ... Connect with Claims Journal
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