Friday 30 March 2012

Daily Headlines: Friday, March 30, 2012

Claims Journal Daily Headlines
March 30, 2012
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National

Head Injuries Are Most Common Injury in Teen Crashes

Among the more than 55,000 teen drivers and their passengers seriously injured each year in 2009 and 2010, 30 percent suffered head ...

Tim Tebow Apparel Sales Halted in Nike-Reebok Feud

Nike Inc has won a court order blocking rival Reebok International Ltd from selling New York Jets apparel bearing the name of the popular ...

FDA Seeks More Advice on Metal Hip Implants

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration responded to mounting concerns about the safety of metal-on-metal hip implants, saying it would ...
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East

Wrong Address Sinks Insured

Claims-Made Policies Require Strict Adherence to Notice Provision Generally, when a dispute arises between an insured and its insurer as to ...

Rights Groups Sue NYPD Over Private Building Patrols

Civil rights groups have filed a federal lawsuit against the New York City Police Department regarding their Operation Clean Halls program, ...

New York Factory Owner Where Worker Died is Arrested

The owner of a Brooklyn, N.Y., tortilla factory where a worker died after falling into a waist-high dough mixing machine has been arrested. ...
Midwest

Michigan Alarm Company Offers Donations for Police Response

An alarm company plans to make a $200 donation to the Detroit Public Safety Foundation every time police in the city catch burglary ...

Widow of Man Killed in North Dakota Oil Patch Files Lawsuit

The widow of a man who was killed while working on an oil rig in western North Dakota has filed a wrongful death lawsuit in federal court. ...

Lawsuit Filed in Fatal Michigan Helicopter Crash

The estate and family of a man who died in a northern lower Michigan helicopter crash in September claims in a lawsuit that negligence ...

Missouri Senator Seeks Insurance for Inspection Shops

Vehicle inspection stations in Missouri would have to carry insurance to cover vehicle damage done by employees, under legislation moving ...
Southeast

North Carolina Officials: Increased Fire Insurance Premiums Due to GPS

Some North Carolina homeowners are seeing premium increases this year due to a fire rating change. North Carolina officials say those ...

Mom Sues Hospital for Cutting Off Baby’s Finger

A young mother is suing a central Florida hospital after a nurse accidentally snipped off the end of her baby's pinky finger. An attorney ...

MSHA: Some West Virginia Mines Illegally Warned of Inspectors

Three times in a month, regulators have caught West Virginia coal companies illegally warning miners that federal inspectors were onsite. ...

South Carolina Bill Would Allow Exceptions to State Liability Cap

Legislation inspired by the fatal crash of a Spartanburg park train ride last year would allow local governments in South Carolina to ...

South Carolina Man Settles With Local EMS

A Bluffton, S.C., man has settled a lawsuit against Beaufort County Emergency Medical Services for the way he was treated after he was ...
South Central

Wind and Hail Impacted Abilene and North Texas the Most in 2011

Allstate Wind and Hail Claims Jump 45% Statewide Last Year Hail and wind impacted more Allstate insured homes in the Abilene area and North ...

Theft Charge Dropped Against Texas Fridge-Raiding Cop

Theft charges have been dropped against a suburban Houston cop accused of stealing co-workers' food from the police station refrigerator. A ...

Asbestos Found in Louisiana University Building

McNeese State University officials, in Louisiana, have closed Kaufman Hall until further notice because removal of a door led to the ...
West

Lawyer Claims Highest Known Workers' Comp Settlement in California History

Attorney Christopher Asvar believes he has secured the highest known workers' compensation insurance settlement in California history, ...

Fire Breaks Out at Montana Pepsi Distributor

A fire broke out on the property of a downtown Billings, Mont., soft drink distributor. Fire Chief Paul Dextras tells the Billings Gazette ...

Oregon Company Sues Columbia Sportswear

A Eugene, Ore., company has sued Columbia Sportswear, accusing the larger company of stealing Innovative Sports' technology and using it to ...
International

Peacocks, Puppies and Pests Behind Unusual Insurance Claims

Admiral has released details of its most bizarre claims from the last two years revealing our furry and feathered friends are often the ...

Liberty Mutual Insurance Group Acquires Russian Insurance Company

Liberty Mutual Insurance Group entered Russia's $21 billion property and casualty insurance market with the acquisition of Russian ...

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