Thursday 19 April 2012

Daily Headlines: Thursday, April 19, 2012

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April 19, 2012
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National

Tips on Defending Catastrophic Injury Claims

"Subpoena everything" when investigating and defending catastrophic injury claims, Calif.-based attorney James Kaminski said while ...

Spill Panel Slams Congress Over Inaction on Safety

A presidential commission that investigated the Gulf oil spill blasted Congress for inaction Tuesday as it issued a report card on industry ...

Report: Auto Claims Satisfaction Declines

Customer satisfaction with the auto claims experience declined for the first time in three calendar quarters, according to the J.D. Power ...

Progressive Expands Commercial Auto Coverage Limits

Progressive Insurance announced it has doubled the available liability limits of its commercial auto policies, offering options for $1.5 or ...
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East

Fire Damages Monster Museum in Virginia

Authorities are investigating a fire that heavily damaged a monster museum in Natural Bridge, Va. The fire occurred Monday evening at ...

Pennsylvania Mom, Daughter On Trial in $1M Fraud Case

A mother and daughter from northeastern Pennsylvania are on trial for allegedly taking part in a decade-long $1 million insurance scam. ...

Jury Awards New York Woman $825,000 in 2007 Crash

A jury has awarded a Westchester County woman $825,000 for injuries she sustained when her car was struck by a firefighter en route to a ...

New Jersey Man Gets House Arrest in Boat-Sinking Scam

A New Jersey man has been sentenced to eight months of house arrest and five years of probation for his role in a botched attempt to sink a ...
Midwest

Central Kansas Officials Criticize Storm Chasers

Some central Kansas safety officials say storm chasers created traffic jams and put others in danger while following severe weather that ...

No Tornado Warning Issued When Twister Hit Iowa Town

The Creston, Iowa, fire chief says tornado sirens didn't sound before a twister hit the town, damaging a hospital and community college, ...

Judge Awards $6 Million in Fatal Crash

A judge in northern Illinois has awarded more than $6 million to the family of a 17-year-old Loves Park girl killed by a drunk driver. ...
Southeast

Georgia Hotels, Rec Centers Try to Slow Pool Access Regulations

Owners and managers of swimming pools at hotels, city recreation centers and public parks are scrambling to install mechanical chair lifts ...

Senators Mull Changing Mississippi Workers’ Comp Bill

Mississippi senators are considering making more changes to a workers' compensation bill that sparked controversy in the Legislature this ...

Prescription Abuse Bill Clears Kentucky House Committee

Unscrupulous doctors who overprescribe the painkillers that are being widely abused in Kentucky could be more quickly identified and ...

Georgia Woman Fights Charges in Son’s Jaywalking Death

Raquel Nelson faced a dilemma after she was convicted of vehicular homicide in the jaywalking-related death of her 4-year-old son: She ...
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South Central

Companies to Pay $14.8M in FEMA Trailer Settlement

Nearly two dozen companies that manufactured government-issued trailers for storm victims after Hurricane Katrina have agreed to pay almost ...

Dallas Firefighter Accused of Robbery Now Fired

A Dallas firefighter has been fired a week after he was arrested for allegedly robbing a bank. A statement Tuesday from Dallas-Fire Rescue ...

Arkansas Plant Workers Ill After Carbon Monoxide Leak

Three people have been sent to a hospital for treatment and other employees were evacuated because of a carbon monoxide leak at a ...
West

Quake Tests Look for Ways to Shore Up Hospitals

What happens when a series of massive earthquakes hits a five-story medical facility with an intensive care unit, operating room and ...

Los Angeles Angels Settle Suit Over Prime Wheelchair Seating

The Los Angeles Angels have settled a federal lawsuit over wheelchair seating at the team's baseball stadium in Anaheim. The Orange County ...

Sprinklers Flood Utah Conference Center After Fire

Parts of the LDS Conference Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, have been damaged after a small fire triggered a deluge from a sprinkler ...

$310K Damage From Fire at Historic Oregon Theater

Fire officials say they've taken another look at the blaze that caused $310,000 damage at the historic Palace Theatre in Silverton, Ore., ...
International

Quake-Damaged New Zealand Stadium Ordered Demolished

Christchurch's QEII Park, which was built to host the 1974 Commonwealth Games, has been ordered demolished more than a year after being ...

Jamaican Lottery Scams Spread Despite U.S. Crackdown

The 88-year-old retired Coast Guard officer hadn't been outside the U.S. in decades. Yet phone calls started pouring in from Jamaica, ...

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