March 16, 2012
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Today's HeadlinesNational Ford Being Sued Over Truck Fuel Tank DefectFord Motor Co. has been sued for allegedly selling trucks with defective fuel tank linings over a 10-year period, and hiding the problem ... New Figures: Rising Sea Level Poses Risk to U.S.Nearly 4 million people across the United States, from Los Angeles to much of the East Coast, live in homes more prone to flooding from ... FTC Targets Car Dealers for Misleading AdsBeware of car dealer ads that promise to pay off the loan on your trade-in. In a first-of-its-kind case, the Federal Trade Commission ... Senate Passes Highway, Transit Programs OverhaulThe Senate voted Wednesday to overhaul transportation programs and keep aid flowing to thousands of construction projects while ...  East AT&T Seeks to Settle Quietly With iPhone UserAT&T is offering to discuss a settlement to an iPhone user who won a small-claims case that alleged the company was slowing down his ... Pedestrian Safety Program Launched in Ocean City, MarylandThe State Highway Administration has launched a program to reduce jaywalking across Coastal Highway in Ocean City, Md. The three-year pilot ... Lawsuit Filed Against Vermont Utility in Dam DeathA lawsuit has been filed against Green Mountain Power saying the utility was negligent in operating a hydroelectric dam the day a Vermont ... Vermont Worker Dies From Fall at New Hampshire Construction SitePolice say a worker at a New Hampshire construction site has died from a head injury after falling at least 15 feet from a lift. Police in ... Jury finds Virginia Tech Negligent in ’07 ShootingsA jury found Virginia Tech negligent on Wednesday for delaying a campus warning of the first shootings in a 2007 campus massacre that left ... Midwest Ohio BWC Investigations Result in Eight Workers' Comp Fraud Convictions in FebruaryEight individuals were convicted of or pleaded guilty to charges related to defrauding Ohio's workers' compensation system in February, ... Former Tugboat Crewman Wins Lawsuit Over KatrinaA former towboat crew member has won a $4.3 million judgment on claims that he suffered post-traumatic stress syndrome after being forced ... Widower Sues Iowa Clinic Over Wife’s SuicideA North Liberty widower is suing an Iowa City health clinic and its nurse practitioner, saying they failed to properly diagnose and treat ... Man Hurt by 400-Pound Roofing Rolls on Michigan Construction SiteAuthorities say a man was injured after being pinned by 400-pound roofing rolls at a West Michigan construction site. The Grand Rapids ... Southeast Kentucky Woman Sues Over Exposure to Tainted WaterJanetta Johnson spent four-plus decades dealing with a double mastectomy, skin lesions, tooth loss, a complete hysterectomy and chronic ... West Virginia Plans Studies of 2 Busy RoadwaysTwo busy roadways in southern West Virginia and the Northern Panhandle will be studied by state engineers to determine whether changes are ... South Carolina Panel Delays Vote on Lawsuit Reform BillA South Carolina legislative panel opted on Wednesday to postpone voting on a bill that would exclude medical expenses from the $600,000 ... South Central Oklahoma Police Searching for Diamond Ring ThiefNorman, Okla., police are searching for a man who walked into a Kohl's store, asked to see some jewelry - then pocketed a $9,000 ring and ... 60-Year Prison Sentence Reinstated in Fraud CaseThe Louisiana Supreme Court has reinstated a 60-year prison sentence for a former Alabama state legislator who pleaded guilty to stealing ... West Colorado Officials Review Remote Highway Avalanche ControlColorado transportation officials are considering using remote control to reduce avalanche danger to drivers instead of using artillery ... Oregon Couple Sue, Say Seat Warmer Caused InjuryA Eugene, Ore., man says he was severely burned by the seat warmer in his pickup truck and he and his wife are suing General Motors. The ... Montana Subcontractors File $1.1M in Construction LiensTen subcontractors that worked on a new Safeway building in Bozeman, Mo., have filed construction liens totaling more than $1.1 million. ... International China Scrutinizing Food Safety at McDonald’sChina's food safety authorities said on Friday that they are probing a Beijing outlet of McDonald's Corp., the world's biggest hamburger ... UK Study Prompts Call for Wider Ban on Metal HipsNew research confirmed that all-metal artificial hips fail more often than other types, fueling concerns about the devices and prompting a ... Swiss Bus Crash Kills 28, Including 22 ChildrenA tourist bus slammed head-on into a concrete wall in a Swiss Alps tunnel, killing 28 people, mostly children returning from a ski ... Uruguay Airline Evacuates Passengers TwiceAn Uruguayan airline says that passengers on an international flight had to be evacuated from planes twice on the same trip. The Pluna ... Connect with Claims Journal
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