Top 10 for the Past Week | 1. | Trial Over ‘Desperate Housewives’ Firing Begins
Mar 2, 2012 -- Nicollette Sheridan should receive $6 million for being killed off "Desperate Housewives'' after the show's creator slapped her, her attorney said Wednesday, as a defense lawyer argued her onscreen demise was a natural part of television. The ... | | 2. | 5 Workers Fired After Deadly New York City Elevator Accident
Mar 2, 2012 -- Five elevator mechanics who were on duty when an advertising executive was crushed to death were fired Wednesday, two days after city investigators said a key safety system was disabled during the elevator accident, the workers' employer said. ... | | 3. | Dozens Involved in New York City Auto Insurer Fraud Scheme
Mar 1, 2012 -- Three dozen people were charged with scheming to defraud automobile insurers out of more than $279 million in accident benefits, in a scheme said to involve doctors, lawyers and patients who were coached to fake injuries. Federal and New York City ... | | 4. | Insurance Companies Dodge Billion-Dollar Bullet in California
Mar 1, 2012 -- Court Limits What Medical Bills Juries Can View Insurance companies, and ultimately California consumers, avoided a windfall sought by the Consumer Attorneys of California to the tune of more than $3 billion dollars per year. On Aug. 18, 2011, the ... | | 5. | Ex-Pro Wrestler Sues Promoter Over Groin Injury
Mar 1, 2012 -- A former professional wrestler from southern Indiana is suing an Evansville-based promoter and an opponent over a match in which he allegedly suffered a serious groin injury from a kick delivered by his opponent. John Levi Miller's lawsuit filed ... | | 6. | Texas Man Sentenced to Prison on Copyright Infringement Conviction
Feb 29, 2012 -- A North Texas man was sentenced on Tuesday to nearly five years in federal prison, and ordered to pay $402,417 in restitution, following his June 2011 guilty plea on copyright infringement, announced U.S. Attorney Sarah R. Saldaña of the Northern ... | | 7. | 36 Vehicles Break Through Ice at Wisconsin Fishing Event
Feb 29, 2012 -- Three dozen vehicles broke through the ice at a weekend fishing tournament on Lake Winnebago, Wis. Winnebago County sheriff's officials say the vehicles were parked too close together and collectively were too heavy for the ice at the Battle on Bago ... | | 8. | Nissan Recalling Vehicles for Possible Gas Leaks
Feb 29, 2012 -- Nissan says it's recalling more than 79,000 vehicles in the U.S. to fix possible gasoline leaks. The automaker is recalling certain Nissan Juke small crossover SUVs, Infiniti QX large SUVs and Infiniti M sedans from the 2011 and 2012 model years. ... | | 9. | Maine Woman Crashes Twice on Same Day
Feb 28, 2012 -- Police in Maine say a Turner woman crashed the same vehicle twice on the same road over the weekend. The second crash at about 2:30 p.m. on Sunday landed the woman in the hospital. Police say 54-year-old Maria Alleano drove her SUV into a snow bank ... | | 10. | Express Scripts Unveils New Program to Deter Fraud in Workers’ Comp Prescriptions
Feb 28, 2012 -- Express Scripts, Inc. has established a comprehensive fraud, waste and abuse (FWA) detection program for workers' compensation payers, which can help stem the rising costs associated with the widespread abuse of prescription narcotics. The new ... | | |
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