Thursday 2 February 2012

Daily Headlines: Thursday, February 2, 2012

Claims Journal Daily Headlines
February 2, 2012
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Today's Headlines

National

Insurers Trade Group PCI Cites 2011 Wins, 2012 Goals

The Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI) has developed into a lean, mean fighting machine, according to the ...

Taco Bell Linked to Recent Salmonella Outbreak

Yum Brand Inc's Taco Bell chain has been linked to a Salmonella outbreak that sickened 68 people in 10 states late last year. Taco Bell ...

Nuclear Accidents Pose Little Risk to U.S. Health

The risk to public health from a severe nuclear power plant accident in the United States is "very small" bcause reactor operators should ...

Hacked Companies Still Not Telling Investors

At least a half-dozen major U.S. companies whose computers have been infiltrated by cyber criminals or international spies have not ...

U.S. Cruise Bookings Fall After Concordia Shipwreck

The frightful images of a sinking Italian cruise ship have scared off some cruise passengers, at least temporarily, during the industry's ...
East

New York City Police Investigating Burglary Pattern

New York City police are looking for the thief responsible for 15 residential burglaries in Lower Manhattan between September and last ...

4 NFL Concussion Lawsuits Being Combined in Philadelphia

At least four lawsuits blaming the NFL for concussion-related dementia and brain disease will be consolidated in Philadelphia, Pa., and ...

Virginia High Schools Join in Safe-Driving Campaign

Nearly three dozen Virginia high schools are participating in a safe driving campaign starting this week. The Virginia State Police is ...

Virginia’s Cost Per Worker’s Compensation Medical Claim Higher Than Most

Workers' compensation data costs show that Virginia is a lower cost state, largely due to a lower frequency of claims, according to the ...
Midwest

Fantasy Giants Settle Long-Running Copyright Suit

Fantasy industry giants Neil Gaiman and Todd McFarlane finally called a truce in their long-running legal feud over who owns which ...

New Science Being Used to Fight Arson Convictions

Two decades ago, Michael Webb's 3-year-old son died in a fire that investigators say Webb set in a scheme to kill his family, collect the ...

Cincinnati Casino Work Resumes Days After Collapse

New safety and other measures are in place for the resumption of work at the Cincinnati, Ohio, casino site where more than a dozen workers ...

Indiana Senate Approves Regulations for Stages

Indiana senators are pushing regulations designed to avoid another tragedy like the stage collapse at the Indiana State Fair last summer. ...
Southeast

Origin of West Virginia Building Fire Found, Cause Undetermined

State investigators have found the origin of a fire that destroyed a historic building in downtown Welch, W.Va. Assistant state fire ...

Alabama Delegation Seeks Disaster Aid

Alabama's entire congressional delegation has sent a letter to the president supporting Gov. Robert Bentley's request for a disaster ...

West Virginia Hotel Evacuated After Guest Dies, 4 Sickened

Authorities have evacuated a South Charleston, W.Va., hotel after one guest died and four others were sickened. South Charleston fire Capt. ...
South Central

Investigators Looking Into Cause of Arkansas Fire

Investigators haven't determined what caused a fire that destroyed several businesses and a Kensett municipal facility. Officials say about ...

Judgment Reinstated in Toby Keith’s Father’s Death

The Oklahoma Supreme Court has reinstated a $2.8 million judgment for the family of country music star Toby Keith in the 2001 interstate ...

Housing Program for Ike, Gustav Victims Ends

A federal program that provided temporary housing assistance to nearly 20,000 families displaced by two 2008 hurricanes has come to an end. ...

Ex-Cop’s Wife Charged in Louisiana Spill Claim

The wife of a former New Orleans, La., police officer who pleaded guilty to helping cover up deadly shootings on a New Orleans bridge after ...
West

Wyoming County Sees Fewer DUIs, High Alcohol Levels

The number of arrests for driving under the influence in Laramie County, Wyo., was down last year but police are concerned that the ...

Wyoming Oil Explosion Citations Total $34K

Workplace safety citations that Wyoming issued to two companies for an oil facility explosion that killed three workers last summer carry ...

January Storms Cause $38M Damage in Oregon

Preliminary assessments indicate the wind, rain and snow that hit Oregon in mid-January caused an estimated $38 million in damage to nine ...

40-Foot Boat Explodes at Washington Marina

A 40-foot boat that exploded at a marina on Washington's Olympic Peninsula Tuesday evening broke windows, inflicted shrapnel-type damage on ...
International

Oil Spreads From Wreck of Ship Off Italy Coast

A thin film of oil spread from the Costa Concordia cruise ship as waves battered the wreckage off Italy's coast Wednesday, adding to fears ...

Helicopters Rescue Europeans Stranded by Snow

Rescue helicopters evacuated dozens of people from snow-blocked villages in Serbia and Bosnia and air-lifted in emergency food and medicine ...

Scientists: Haiti, Dominican Republic May Facing Big Quake Period

Haiti and the neighboring Dominican Republic could be in for a period of periodic powerful earthquakes, according to a scientific study ...

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