February 28, 2012
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Today's HeadlinesNational NICB Reports a 19 Percent Rise in Questionable ClaimsOver the two year timeframe from 2009 to 2011 there was a 19 percent increase in the number of questionable claims referred to the National ... Express Scripts Unveils New Program to Deter Fraud in Workers’ Comp PrescriptionsExpress Scripts, Inc. has established a comprehensive fraud, waste and abuse (FWA) detection program for workers' compensation payers, ... Winter Named President of Allstate’s Auto and Home InsuranceMatt Winter has been named president, Allstate Auto, Home and Agencies. In his new role, Winter will lead Allstate's personal lines ...  East Maine Woman Crashes Twice on Same DayPolice in Maine say a Turner woman crashed the same vehicle twice on the same road over the weekend. The second crash at about 2:30 p.m. on ... 78 Illnesses Linked to Pennsylvania Dairy’s Raw MilkState health officials say 78 bacterial infections have been linked to a central Pennsylvania dairy, making it the worst illness outbreak ... Judge Sides With Rhode Island in Trespasser LawsuitA judge has ruled against a former Rhode Island high-school student who was burned with sulfuric acid after breaking into a vacant school ... Virginia County Closes School Gym Due to CracksLouisa County, Va., school officials have closed a gymnasium because of cracks in the walls. Media outlets report that the cracks in the ... Connecticut Minorities More Likely to Get Traffic TicketsA new analysis shows black and Hispanic drivers in Connecticut get traffic tickets at a much higher rate than white motorists when pulled ... Midwest Hot Tub Installation on Michigan Campus Roof a MysteryOfficials are puzzled over a mysterious hot tub that was installed - and then removed - from the roof of a building on the University of ... Minnesota Fire Deaths Jump in 2011Preliminary figures show a big jump in the number of people who died in fires in Minnesota last year. According to the Minnesota Public ... Michigan Dad Who Let 9-Year-Old Drive Gets ProbationA U.S. man who allowed his 9-year-old daughter to drive him around because he had been drinking was sentenced Thursday to two years of ... Nebraska Gym Owner Faces Fraud ChargesA former fitness center owner in Lincoln, Neb., has been accused of selling memberships despite knowing his business was going to close. ... Southeast Mississippi Woman Gets Prison Time for Katrina FraudA former Picayune, Miss., woman has been ordered to serve nine months in prison and to repay $20,666.18 for double-dipping on disaster ... Florida Sheriff: Van With 5-Foot Tires Crushes Small CarAuthorities in southwest Florida say they've arrested a man who drove a van with 5-foot tires over a small car, crushing it. According to ... Police: 1 Dead, 19 Injured in Tennessee Nightclub ShootingPolice in West Tennessee say one man was killed and 19 other people were injured early Sunday when gunmen opened fire in a nightclub. ... Man Charged in String of North Carolina Hit and Run AccidentsA Hope Mills, N.C., man has been charged with hitting a series of other vehicles as he made his way across Cumberland County. Police say ... South Central Future Storm Cleanup May Be Iffy in Louisiana ParishContractors that have gone largely unpaid for their work in the cleanup of Livingston Parish, La., after Hurricane Gustav question whether ... 2 People Sue Oklahoma Ambulance CompanyTwo Tulsans have sued EMSA seeking class-action status for members of the agency's utility fee program they claim were fraudulently charged ... Crime Prevention Campaign Joins Forces With Another Texas TownThe Insurance Council of Texas (ICT) has joined with the Grand Prairie Police Department in a crime prevention campaign aimed at preventing ...  West Ice Delays Firefighters in Washington House FireA steep, icy driveway made it difficult for firefighters to battle a house fire Sunday evening near Mount Spokane, Wash. Some trucks ... Colorado Revisits Marijuana DUI StandardA divisive driving-while-high bill is back before the Colorado Legislature as senators revisit a measure to say how much marijuana can ... Workplace Bullying Could Become Safety Violation in HawaiiBullying, abuse and verbal harassment in the workplace may cause employees physical and psychological harm. That's part of the rationale ... International Battery Maker, Shanghai at Odds Over Lead ReportAs Shanghai authorities and major battery maker Johnson Controls clash over what caused a spate of lead poisoning cases, families of the ... Thieves Forget Something in Carefully Planned Heist in SpainThere's nothing like a flat tire to ruin a carefully planned heist. Spanish police say hooded thieves crashed a van into a courier service ... Chileans See Political Aftershocks From 2010 QuakeTwo years after Chile's devastating earthquake, the failure to give a tsunami warning and a slow reconstruction effort are shaping politics ... Connect with Claims Journal
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