Monday 12 March 2012

This Week's Most Popular: Monday, March 12, 2012

Claims Journal This Week's Most Popular
March 12, 2012

Top 10 for the Past Week

1.Michigan Man Sues Movie Theater Over Snack Prices
Mar 8, 2012 -- A suburban Detroit, Mich., man is suing his local AMC theater over what he says are its too-high snack prices. The Detroit Free Press reports Joshua Thompson filed a lawsuit last week in Wayne County Circuit Court. The suit accuses AMC of violating ...
2.Philippine Quake Cracks Buildings, Injures 10
Mar 7, 2012 -- A moderately strong earthquake cracked buildings and knocked televisions and glassware from tables Tuesday in a central Philippine province, injuring at least 10 people and sending others rushing outside in panic, officials said. The quake came a ...
3.Florida Massage Therapist and Clinic Employees Arrested for PIP Fraud
Mar 7, 2012 -- Three Tampa, Fla., clinic employees were arrested on charges of insurance fraud and patient brokering stemming from a personal injury protection (PIP) fraud scheme, announced Florida chief financial officer Jeff Atwater said. Danilo Ardian ...
4.Kentucky Storm Death Toll Rises to 22
Mar 7, 2012 -- A tornado that tore through West Liberty last week hovered along the ground for about 60 miles in eastern Kentucky, showing staying power while cutting swaths of damage spanning several counties, a meteorologist said Monday. Kentucky's death toll ...
5.Insurance Claims From Recent Tornadoes May Top $1B
Mar 6, 2012 -- March came in like a very large and powerful lion, spawning severe weather across the Midwest, interior south and southeast United States. Insured losses from the tornadoes, hail and high winds that struck in late February and early March may climb ...
6.Man Dies While Installing Industrial Tire in Alabama
Mar 6, 2012 -- Authorities say a man is dead after the industrial tire he was installing at a Decatur, Ala., service center exploded. Lynn Mann, a spokeswoman for TCI Tire Commercial Service Center, says 50-year-old Joseph Andrew Sparks died Saturday afternoon. ...
7.Feel Cheated? Small Claims Court Brings Big Wins
Mar 5, 2012 -- If you feel cheated by a big company and complaining gets you nowhere, what can you do? A handful of recent cases suggest that consumers can, if they're motivated enough, win against big companies in small claims courts. These "David versus ...
8.Insurers Face Huge Losses from Latest Deadly Tornadoes
Mar 5, 2012 -- Less than a year after a series of tornadoes caused some of the worse insured losses in U.S. history, the insurance industry is likely facing substantial costs again after storms killed at least 33 people on Friday. Friday's system has already ...
9.Tornado Leaves Mark on Tiny Indiana Town
Mar 5, 2012 -- This 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 along Blue River Road before it eases into Honey Run Road. But a twister nearly swept the tiny Indiana ...
10.The Mystery of Medicare Set Asides Continues
Mar 5, 2012 -- As most adjusters and insurers are aware, effective Jan. 1, 2012, all liability, no-fault, self-insured and workers compensation insurers should be reporting all bodily injury open claims to Medicare. That's why it is so important to ask what the ...

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