Wednesday 28 March 2012

Daily Headlines: Wednesday, March 28, 2012

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March 28, 2012
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National

A123 Will Spend $55M Replacing Battery Equipment

Shares of A123 Systems tumbled to an all-time low on Monday after the maker of batteries for electric cars estimated that it would spend ...

Feds Probe Bus Defect That May Have Caused Crashes

Federal safety regulators have begun investigating buses made by Motor Coach Industries Inc. over the past 20 years because the drive ...

Facebook: Ownership Lawsuit Shows Elaborate Fraud

Attorneys for Facebook sought the dismissal Monday of what they called an "opportunistic and fraudulent" lawsuit by a New York man ...

Report: In 2012 Insurance Industry Focus is on the Customer

If 2011 was the year of retrenchment, then 2012 is the year of the customer, finds PwC's "Top Issues: The Insurance Industry in 2012." ...
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East

Virginia Insurance Fraud Arrests Increase

The Virginia State Police (VSP) insurance fraud program just released their 2011 Annual Report, which shows the number of arrests for ...

Chimp Attack Victim Says Connecticut Governor Knew of Danger

A woman who was mauled and severely injured by an out-of-control chimpanzee and is now suing the state of Connecticut says Gov. Dannel P. ...

Company Fined $3K Over Lightning Death at New Jersey Casino

A construction company has been fined $3,000 following the death of a construction worker struck by lightning at an Atlantic City, N.J., ...

Worker Killed in Accident at Virginia Steel Operation

Authorities are investigating the death of a worker who was pinned by a truss at a Salem, Va., steel operation. Salem Fire and EMS deputy ...
Midwest

Kansas Appeals Court Rejects False Teeth Argument

The Kansas Court of Appeals didn't bite on a man's claim that his false teeth caused his arrest for driving while intoxicated. Gary Bolton, ...

School Bus Driver’s Quick Action Averts Accident

School district officials in northwestern Wisconsin say a bus driver's quick action helped prevent a potential accident involving a repeat ...

Michigan Family Appeals Dismissal of Sledding Death Lawsuit

The Michigan family of an 11-year-old boy who died after a 2009 sledding accident is appealing a decision to dismiss a lawsuit filed ...

High School Student Injured in 6-Story Fall at Michigan State

A high school student was critically injured after accidentally falling from a sixth-floor window while playing a game of catch with ...
Southeast

Alabama Governor’s Insurance Panel Offers Ideas

A commission put together by Gov. Robert Bentley has made its first recommendations about the availability and affordability of homeowners' ...

Crackdown on PIP Fraud Nets 15 Arrests in Miami

Fifteen Miamians have been arrested for their roles in using lunch delivery vehicles to stage more than a dozen accidents and filing more ...

Hurricane Officials’ Message: Don’t Tape Windows

Officials with the National Hurricane Center have a message for residents living in hurricane-prone areas: Don't tape your windows. ...
South Central

Safety Questions at Clinics Tied to Medicare Fraud

Eleven Dallas-area health clinics either face state sanctions or already have closed due to safety failures uncovered during an ...

3 Plead Innocent to Louisiana Cemetery Vandalism

Three people who authorities say damaged more than two dozen graves and headstones at three cemeteries have pleaded not guilty to felony ...
West

Man Falls 25 Feet Down Vegas Casino Elevator Shaft

An airman from Nellis Air Force Base has been critically injured after falling down an elevator shaft at the Luxor hotel-casino in Las ...

California Woman Pulled Over for Speeding 3 Times in 1 Hour

A San Francisco Bay area woman is back behind the wheel after being pulled over three times in one hour for speeding on a California ...

Longtime Washington Lawyer Admits Embezzling More Than $1M

A longtime Whidbey Island, Wash., lawyer has admitted embezzling more than $1 million of his clients' money. The U.S. attorney's office in ...

Fire Officials: Cigarette Caused Fatal Idaho Blaze

Fire investigators say a 68-year-old Boise, Idaho, man was smoking a cigarette in bed and caused the blaze that claimed his life. Arthur ...
International

New Zealand Allrounder Cairns Awarded Damages After Fixing Allegations

Former New Zealand allrounder Chris Cairns was awarded damages of 90,000 pounds ($140,000) from a British court on Monday after winning a ...

Cunningham Lindsey Appoints Oliver Senior Vice President of Sales

Cunningham Lindsey, a provider of global independent insurance claims service, has announced the appointment of Gail Oliver as senior vice ...

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