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May 3, 2012
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National

U.S. Flood Insurance Debate Resumes as Deadline Nears

Federal officials are putting fresh pressure on Congress to take action on the National Flood Insurance Program, whose authorization ...

Wal-Mart Paying $4.8M for Overtime Violations

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. will pay $4.8 million in back wages and damages to more than 4,500 employees nationwide for unpaid overtime, The Labor ...

Quigley Joins Safety National's Large Casualty Unit

Safety National Casualty Corporation, an excess workers' compensation and writer of multi-line large casualty business across the U.S., ...

PerformanceClaims Changes Name to PerformanceGateway

PerformanceClaims has announced plans to formally change the company name to PerformanceGateway. The new name is intended to better match ...
East

Robot Used to Scrub Virginia Hospitals of Bacteria

A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, R2-D2 might have fallen for the newest member of Chesapeake Regional Medical Center's ...

Fatal 2010 Philadelphia Boat Crash New Video Released

Attorneys for the parents of two Hungarian students killed when a barge slammed into a tour boat in Philadelphia nearly two years ago ...

Disbarred Rhode Island Lawyer Gets 18 Months in Prison

A disbarred former Cranston, R.I., lawyer has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for stealing about $1.1 million from his clients. The ...
Midwest

Illinois Prison Guards Wrongly Paid Workers’ Compensation

In a little-noted appearance before the Illinois House Appropriations-Public Safety Committee, the director of the Department of ...

Thousands in St. Louis-Area Suffered Hail Damage

The impact of last weekend's storm in St. Louis is still being felt as thousands of owners of homes and cars continue to make, or await, ...

Fire Damages Annex at Kansas High School

Fire heavily damaged a building that houses some of Scott Community High School's educational programs. KWCH-TV reports the fire was ...
Southeast

NWS to Meet With Gulf Lifeguards on Warning System

Beach safety officials say the National Weather Service should know when lifeguards post a red flag to warn swimmers about the high risk of ...

Tennessee Cites Company for Safety Violations

State officials have fined a Trenton, Tenn., construction company nearly $11,000 for safety violations in a fatal Greenfield building ...

Alabama Seeks Trial Against BP in Oil Spill Claims

The state of Alabama is asking a federal judge to clear the way for a trial against petroleum giant BP over the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf ...
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South Central

More Traffic Cameras Proposed for Louisiana Parish

The fate of Lafayette's controversial SafeLight and SafeSpeed programs will be decided on May 15 when the City-Parish Council will vote to ...

Wrongful Death Suit Filed Against Oklahoma Police

The family of a man fatally shot by the Pawnee, Okla., assistant police chief has filed a wrongful death lawsuit on the two-year ...

Louisiana Blueberry Farm Recovers From 2011 Tornado

A year ago, Chris and Daye Alexander surveyed their tornado-ravaged Louisiana fruit farm in disbelief. Wind-whipped hail had bruised and ...
West

Idaho Man Gets Jail Time for Faking Motorcycle Mishap

The insurance claim seemed straightforward: Jason Preston said his motorcycle was wrecked. His clothing was scuffed up to prove it. But ...

Hawaii Lions Clubs Members Resume Sidewalk Repairs

Lions Clubs of Hawaii members have volunteered to help the city make short-term repairs to sidewalks. Honolulu Mayor Peter Carlisle ...

11 Injured in California Residential Hotel Fire

Authorities are searching for the cause of a fire that swept through an old residential hotel in Watsonville , Calif., injuring 11 men, ...

Montana Troopers Get Instant Insurance Verification System

Montana Highway Patrol troopers will soon be able to immediately verify a driver's insurance coverage. Highway Patrol Col. Mike Tooley says ...

California Self-Insured Restaurant Group Announces Another Fraud Arrest

The California Restaurant Mutual Benefit Corporation (CRMBC) announced the arrest of Emmanuel de Paz on three felony counts of insurance ...
International

Over Four Million Brits Consider Fraudulent Home Insurance Claims

One in 10 recession-struck Brits admit they would consider making a false home insurance claim, according to research from ...

All in a Name: UK’s ‘Most Careless’ Business Owners Unveiled

Leo and Brenda have been labelled the UK's 'most careless' business owners according to Simply Business, with research revealing the top ...

XL Group Announces Global Day of Giving

XL Group announced it plans to hold its seventh Global Day of Giving on Friday, May 4. The employee volunteer day is dedicated to ...

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