Monday 30 April 2012

Daily Headlines: Monday, April 30, 2012

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April 30, 2012
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National

Evaluating Tenders of Defense and Indemnification

Evaluating additional insured and contractual indemnification tenders means asking what was promised by an insured to others and how the ...

Claims Journal 2012 Job & Salary Survey

Do you want to know how your salary and benefits stack up against your peers? Are you interested in what others consider the biggest ...

As America’s Waistline Expands, Costs Soar

U.S. hospitals are ripping out wall-mounted toilets and replacing them with floor models to better support obese patients. The Federal ...

Yahoo Escalates Patent Battle With Facebook

Yahoo is bringing out more artillery in its patent battle with Facebook. It is adding new allegations of intellectual property theft to its ...
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East

Report: 58 Massachusetts Workplace Fatalities in 2011

Fifty-eight workers across Massachusetts were killed on the job in 2011, including ten firefighters who died from work-related cancer and ...

Man Sues Maryland Police Over Fiery Crash That Killed 3

A man who survived a Maryland police chase that ended in a fiery crash with three dead has sued the Montgomery County police department. ...

New Jersey Tenants Sued Over Haunted House Claim

A New Jersey landlord has filed a lawsuit against a couple who claim their rented house was haunted. Landlord Richard Lopez is seeking ...

5 Maryland Men Indicted for Allegedly Selling Counterfeit Goods

A federal grand jury has indicted five Maryland individuals related to a conspiracy to traffic in counterfeit goods, following an ...
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Midwest

Legislation in Ohio Targets Wrong-Way Drivers

Several wrong-way auto accidents in Ohio, including a crash that killed three sorority sisters, have pushed lawmakers to introduce ...

Kansas University Meteorology Students Crazy About the Chase

For once, Garrett Black and the three other people in the car were in exactly the right spot at exactly the right time. And for Black, a ...

Fire Ravages West Michigan Lumber Company Complex

The fire chief in the Allegan County community of Hamilton, Mich., says a fire at a lumber company complex leveled four of six buildings ...

Earthquake Simulator Offers Science Safety Tips

Indiana residents wanting to learn what an earthquake feels like in a safe environment will have opportunities this year through a ...

Insurer Says it’s Not Liable for Drug-Related Michigan House Fire

An insurance company claims it should be reimbursed after a fire linked to drugs badly damaged a house in Bay City, Mich. Nationwide Mutual ...
Southeast

Kentucky Woman Says Dentist Dropped Tool Down Throat

A Kentucky woman is suing a dentist, accusing him of dropping a small screwdriver down her throat that migrated to her digestive tract and ...

$322M Verdict in Mississippi Asbestos Suit Overturned

An asbestos lawsuit that once resulted in a $322 million verdict for a Mississippi man has turned in favor of the company he sued. Thomas ...

Citizens Board Postpones Bid to Increase Rates

The governing board for the state-backed Citizens Property Insurance Corp. at least temporarily backed off a proposal Thursday to begin ...
South Central

Texas Church to Double as Storm Shelter

When a tornado threatened his construction site on April 3, Kevin Drake knew just where to seek sanctuary: inside the unfinished home of ...

Fire Damages Texas Restaurant

An overnight fire led to an estimated $10,000 damage to an El Paso, Texas, eatery. About 11 fire units and 29 firefighters responded to the ...

Donan Engineering Expands to Louisiana

Donan Engineering Co., Inc. announced plans to offer forensic investigative services from a new Baton Rouge, La., office beginning May 1, ...
West

Southern Arizona Science Project Sparks Wildfire

A science project at a southern Arizona school sparked a 15-acre wildfire and led to the school's evacuation. The project involved model ...

University of Wyoming Scientist Looks for Bacteria in the Clouds

University of Wyoming professor Gary Franc has spent his career studying plant pathology as it relates to crop production, but now his ...

Allegations Dismissed Against California Arena Designers

A judge has dismissed allegations brought against the designers of the Staples Center by the parents of a 2-year-old boy who died after ...

Montana Garage Fire Was Arson

Police in Butte, Mont., say a fire that destroyed a detached garage earlier this week was intentionally set. Capt. Doug Conway told The ...
International

Cyclists Demand Safer Streets in Rome

Thousands of cyclists have pedaled through Rome in a demonstration demanding more respect and safety for those who get around the city on ...

Apartment Blocks May Host Missiles for Olympics

Surface-to-air missiles could be stationed on the rooftops of an apartment block in east London as part of Britain's air defenses for the ...

Report: 20 Killed as 2 Buses Collide in India

A news report says two buses have collided head-on and fallen into a ditch in northern India, killing 20 people and injuring 25 others. The ...

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