Friday 18 May 2012

Daily Headlines: Friday, May 18, 2012

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May 18, 2012
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National

Study: Safety Inspections Don’t Hurt Businesses

Random inspections of U.S. industrial workplaces lower the risk of workers being injured on the job and have no measurable negative effect ...

MGIC Sues Freddie Mac in Insurance Dispute

Mortgage insurer MGIC Investment Corp has sued mortgage financier Freddie Mac and the Federal Housing Finance Administration to settle a ...

Government Proposal Aimed at Bus, Truck Rollovers

Manufacturers would have to equip large trucks and buses with safety systems that help prevent rollover accidents through ...

GEICO Names Spina AVP of Staff Counsel Operations

Teresa M. Spina has been named assistant vice president and will head GEICO's staff counsel operations west of the Mississippi. She will ...
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East

Runner Sues Virginia Race Organizers Over Accident

A runner is suing organizers of the Filthy 5K Mud Run in Richmond, Va., over an accident during the 2010 race that that left him partially ...

Pennsylvania Tattoo Safety Up to Individual, Shop

Tattoo artist Michelle Brown snapped on a pair of blue gloves, reached for a pair of tongs and lifted the lid of a machine used to steam ...

Massachusetts Drivers See Insurance Rates Rise

Massachusetts drivers are starting to see higher auto insurance rates, four years after they tumbled when the state opened the market to ...

Maine Mom Allegedly Drunk at School

State police say a 32-year-old Maine woman has been arrested for allegedly being drunk when she showed up at school to pick up her child. ...
Midwest

8 Indicted on Fraud Charges From Joplin Tornado

Eight people have been indicted on federal fraud charges over alleged false requests for aid following the deadly May 2011 tornado, the ...

Lawyers: Criminal Probe Targets Egg Magnate, Aides

Lawyers representing a disgraced egg industry magnate, his son and one of their company's financial officers say their clients are ...

Ohio Business Owner Sentenced for Failing to Maintain Workers' Comp Coverage

An Ohio business owner has been sentenced for failure to comply with the law after amassing more than $90,000 in premiums and penalties ...
Southeast

Florida County Approves Changes After Oil Spill Fraud

Amid a criminal investigation into the alleged misuse of funds paid by BP after the 2010 Gulf oil spill, a Panhandle county made big ...

Mississippi Workplace Retaliation Lawsuit Dismissed

A federal appeals court has ruled for Hinds Community College in a workplace retaliation case. In 2010, a Mississippi federal judge ordered ...

West Virginia ABCA, Partners Target Underage Drinking

State and local authorities are stepping up store compliance checks and taking other measures to combat underage drinking. The crackdown ...

DOT Orders Alabama Trucking Company to Shut Down

The U.S. Department of Transportation says an Athens-based trucking company has been ordered to shut down because of federal safety ...
South Central

Street Racing in Texas Blamed for Death

San Antonio, Texas, police say street racing has led to the death of a driver whose truck went off a road, fell more than 40 feet and ...

Louisiana Man Booked With 98 Counts of Fraud

A Eunice, La., man is facing 98 fraud charges for allegedly filing bills for work that was never done. The Daily World reports Bruce ...
West

Crop Damage in California From Storm Tops $79M

California's San Joaquin Valley's crop damage estimate from a hail storm last month has reached more than $79 million. The Fresno Bee ...

Parents of Slain Armored Car Guard File Suit in Washington

The parents of a Loomis armored car guard killed in June 2009 have sued Washington state, contending corrections officers didn't do enough ...
International

‘Ring of Fire’ Eclipse Visible From China to Texas

Sunrises and sunsets often dazzle, but they'll have a special ring to them in a few days for people in the western United States and ...

Subway Crash in Sao Paulo Injures 33

One subway train has crashed into the back of another in Brazil's largest city, injuring 33. Two people are in critical condition with head ...

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