March 5, 2012
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Today's HeadlinesNational The Mystery of Medicare Set Asides ContinuesAs most adjusters and insurers are aware, effective Jan. 1, 2012, all liability, no-fault, self-insured and workers compensation insurers ... Feel Cheated? Small Claims Court Brings Big WinsIf you feel cheated by a big company and complaining gets you nowhere, what can you do? A handful of recent cases suggest that consumers ... BP’s $7.8B Deal May Speed Payments for U.S. SpillThe estimated $7.8 billion deal struck by BP Plc with businesses and individuals suing over the massive 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill could ... Insurers Face Huge Losses from Latest Deadly TornadoesLess than a year after a series of tornadoes caused some of the worse insured losses in U.S. history, the insurance industry is likely ...  East Rhode Island Fire Department Gets $683,451 to Buy New Ladder TruckThe Warwick Fire Department is getting a federal grant for $683,451 to help it buy a new aerial ladder truck. The award was announced by ... Fire Officials: Hoarding Caused Fatal Massachusetts FireAuthorities are blaming excessive hoarding for the death of an elderly man in a house fire in Wayland, Mass. Fire officials say a large ... New York City Construction Worker Rescued From Cave InTwo Con Edison crews used a vacuum truck to help rescue a New York City worker who was buried alive when a construction trench caved in. ... 2 Charged in Maine With Convenience Store ArsonMaine officials have charged two Livermore Falls residents with arson in connection with a convenience store fire last summer. The state ... $100,000 Settlement for Coal Miners’ FamiliesTwo Maryland families will split $100,000 in a settlement of a wrongful death suit brought after two coal miners were killed in a high-wall ... Midwest New INDOT System Tracks Crash Damage CulpritsThe Indiana Department of Transportation is taking steps to track down motorists who damage state property in crashes so it can collect ... Kansas City Firm Agrees to Pay $10M to Missouri FarmersA Kansas City engineering firm has agreed to pay a total of $10 million to more than a dozen northwest Missouri farmers who used fertilizer ... Tornado Leaves Mark on Tiny Indiana TownThis is a town that's almost impossible to find, even if you're trying. But a massive tornado did. Daisy Hill's name evokes beauty, winding ... Southeast Alabama Bill Would Require Licensing of Public AdjustersAlabama regulators and public adjuster groups are lobbying state lawmakers to pass a bill that would allow the state for the first time to ... Small Towns in Southeast Hit Hard by TornadoesResidents of towns throughout the Southeast are recovering from the shock of last Friday's severe storms and tornadoes. Along with pubic ... Storms Destroy 40 Homes in 2 CountiesThe Alabama county commission offices in Limestone and Madison counties have proclaimed a state of emergency in both counties due to ... South Central Private Eye Nails Insurance Fraud at ParadesAbout 25 years ago, Mark Avery first diagnosed "Mardi Gras syndrome." This condition, Avery writes, "is evidenced by an excessive urge to ... Louisiana Appeals Court Upholds Katrina Flood RulingA federal appeals court on Friday upheld a judge's landmark ruling that the Army Corps of Engineers is liable for property owners' claims, ... Supreme Court Says Storm Death Files Can be SecretThe Louisiana Supreme Court has rejected an attempt by two news organizations to examine the files of a state investigation into ... West Another Bad Year for Arizona Wildfires Could ReturnConditions that pushed fire through a million acres of Arizona grassland and forest last year could return this spring to Southern Arizona. ... Couple Sue Wyoming Resort Over Ski InjuryA couple is suing Four Seasons Resort in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, saying a ski binding caused severe injuries when it failed to release ... Settlement Reached in 2007 Washington Copter CrashA confidential settlement has been reached in the case of a 2007 Washington helicopter crash that killed four people and ignited a 485-acre ... International 20 Injured in Swedish Platform Collapse at ConcertPolice in Sweden say a set of bleachers collapsed during a concert in Stockholm, injuring about 20 teenagers, one of them seriously. The ... Blasts Caused by Arms Depot Fire in the Republic of CongoBlasts rocked the capital of the Republic of Congo Sunday morning after a weapons depot caught fire, officials said, killing and wounding ... Indonesian Teacher Crashes Car Into StudentsPolice in western Indonesia say they are questioning a teacher after she accidentally crashed her car into students, injuring more than a ... Connect with Claims Journal
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