April 12, 2012
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Today's HeadlinesNational Do Claims Departments Rely Too Much on Metrics"Are you being numbered to death?" That's the question raised by Ed Kent, a Calif.-based insurance defense and claims practices ... New Analytic Methods Provide Statistical Insight Into Distracted DrivingDistracted driving has grabbed headlines recently as a consensus emerges around the risk posed by drivers using cell phones. A presentation ... Viking Range Recalls DishwashersViking Range Corporation is recalling 2,000 dishwashers built in Greenwood. Company officials say the affected models were sold at ... Seizure Yields Almost $900,000 From Sale of Counterfeit Sports Apparel Made in ChinaGovernment enforcement agents from the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)-led National Intellectual Property Rights ... U.S. Will Give BP Evidence on Size of Gulf Oil SpillBP Plc will gain access to U.S. government documents that may shed light on the size of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of ...  East Cause Sought in Fatal Philadelphia Warehouse FirePhiladelphia fire marshals are sifting through the rubble in search of what caused a fire at a vacant warehouse that left two firefighters ... New York Collector Sues Photographer Over Large ImagesA New York collector claims in a lawsuit that photographer William Eggleston's decision to sell oversized versions of some of his iconic ... Connecticut Nursing Home Fined for Choking DeathThe state has fined a Torrington, Conn., nursing home $510 in the death of an elderly patient who choked on a peanut butter and jelly ... Navy Compensating Those Affected by Virginia Jet CrashA slew of residents who lost their homes after a Navy jet crashed into their apartment complex began picking up government checks on Monday ... Midwest Ohio Casino Accident Spurs Citations and FinesFederal safety inspectors who investigated a floor collapse at a Cincinnati, Ohio, casino construction project say six companies involved ... FBI Analyst Files Suit Alleging Gender BiasAn FBI analyst who failed a fitness test by one pushup claims in a federal lawsuit that the test is biased against men. Jay Bauer's lawsuit ... Iowa Lawmaker Seeks Punitive DamagesState Sen. Rick Bertrand has asked a court to allow punitive damages in the slander lawsuit he won. The Sioux City Journal says the Sioux ... Southeast Injunction Issued in West Virginia Junkyard Parts LawsuitAn insurance company and a St. Albans body shop owner are temporarily barred from using junkyard parts to repair vehicles. The Charleston ... NTSB: Plane Sat Unused Before Florida Supermarket CrashFederal investigators say a small plane that crashed into a central Florida supermarket had not been flown for about three years. According ... Tennessee Officials Hope Project Prevents Traffic FatalitiesAfter years of declines in traffic fatalities, deaths in crashes are on the rise again in Tennessee. But state highway officials are hoping ... North Carolina Lawmakers Give Few Details on Insurance ChangesA study committee at the Legislature examining North Carolina's automobile insurance system approved few detailed recommendations Tuesday, ... South Central 3 Hurt by Massive Hail in Oklahoma CountyOfficials in Woodward , Okla.,say softball-sized hail caused an estimated $250,000 in damages after severe storms swept through the area ... Oklahoma Police Investigating Pedestrian DeathLawton, Okla., police are investigating after a pedestrian was struck and killed while walking along a busy street. Police tell Lawton ... Arkansas Investigators Looking Into Fatal FireAuthorities say a domestic dispute may have led to a fire that killed a candidate for Izard County assessor. Arkansas Sheriff Tate Lawrence ... West G-Forces Focus of NTSB Air Race Safety SuggestionsPreventing pilots from losing consciousness from sudden high gravitational forces was among a set of recommendations made by the National ... Weather Saps Wyoming Snowpack and Flood OutlookA warm, dry spring has sapped Wyoming's mountain snowpack to the point that the state likely won't see the widespread, record flooding that ... Fire at Historic Washington Tavern Labeled ArsonAn arson sign posted at the remains of the Whistling Post tavern in Washington offers a reward for information about the Tuesday morning ... Montana Woman Awarded $34M in Insurance LawsuitA 90-year-old woman residing in an assisted-living facility in Billings has won a $34.2 million judgment against her Omaha, Neb.-based ... International Rebels Seek $10 Million Ransom in PeruShining Path rebels are seeking a $10 million ransom for 40 Peruvian construction workers abducted in a pre-dawn raid at the country's main ... Powerful Indonesia Quakes Trigger Tsunami WarningsTwo massive earthquakes triggered back-to-back tsunami warnings for Indonesia on Wednesday, sending panicked residents fleeing to high ... Connect with Claims Journal
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