Tuesday 29 May 2012

Daily Headlines: Tuesday, May 29, 2012

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May 29, 2012
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National

Defining Undefined Loss Exposures in Green Construction

A green heating system that doesn't heat. LEED-certified units that meet fewer than half the requirements for certification. Clients ...

Fallout From Dewey Collapse Hits Clients

For eight years, hundreds of victims of militant attacks in Israel have pursued litigation against a Jordanian bank they claim provided ...

Ex-General Re, AIG Execs May Settle Criminal Case

Four former executives at Berkshire Hathaway Inc's General Re Corp and one at American International Group Inc are in talks to settle a ...

New National Workers' Compensation Organization Formed

The workers' compensation community has a new national organization and website to turn to for education, information and interaction. ...
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East

Pennsylvania High Court Tosses ‘Any Dose’ Asbestos Theory

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has ruled that civil lawsuit plaintiffs alleging asbestos-related ailments cannot submit scientific ...

Late Night Blaze Destroys Connecticut Bell Factory

A late night fire has destroyed a bell factory in East Hampton, Conn. Fire officials tell WVIT-TV that the blaze broke out at the Bevin ...

Affidavit Provides Motive for New Hampshire Arson Fires

Newly unsealed court documents say a 56-year-old woman allegedly set three fires at her New Hampshire condominium complex in hopes that ...
Midwest

Iowa Dealership Sustains $230K in Fire Damage

A West Burlington, Iowa, motorcycle dealership has sustained $230,000 in fire damage. West Burlington Fire Chief Mike Heim told The Hawk ...

Family Sues Over Boating Death of Iowa Girl

The family of a Fairfield, Iowa, girl who died in a 2010 boating accident on Coralville Lake over Memorial Day weekend has filed a ...

Court Rules for Ski Resort in Michigan Lawsuit Over Halfpipe

A skier who had a bone-crushing fall on the halfpipe at Boyne Mountain has lost a lawsuit that challenged whether the Michigan ski resort ...

Missouri Man Charged With Defrauding Joplin Victims

A Nixa, Mo., contractor faces federal charges for allegedly stealing from elderly victims of last year's Joplin tornado. The Springfield ...
Southeast

Northern Kentucky Hotels in Battle with Bedbugs

About half of northern Kentucky hotels have had at least one bedbug complaint since May 2010. The Kentucky Enquirer examined records it ...

U.S. Hail Storm Pounds New Ford Escape Models

A big hail storm last month pounded thousands of Ford's popular new Escape SUVs as they awaited shipment to car dealerships. But the damage ...

Researchers Dig Into Georgia Hurricane History

Before Georgia began its current streak of 114 years without a major hurricane, the state's coastline was a fairly frequent target in the ...

Alabama City to Use Disaster Funds for Eight Projects

City officials in Tuscaloosa, Ala., are making plans for how to spend $16.6 million in federal disaster relief funding it's getting in the ...

South Carolina Weighs Sprinkler Rule for New Homes

The debate over whether all new homes should have fire sprinklers is heating up in South Carolina. The South Carolina Building Code Council ...
South Central

Oklahoma Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Against Former Coach

A Payne County judge has dismissed a lawsuit against former Oklahoma State University basketball coach Eddie Sutton, who was sued following ...

7 Arrested in Alleged Louisiana Driveway Work Scam

The Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office says seven people have been arrested during the past month in an asphalt scam that cost Louisiana ...

Woman Killed in Boat Collision in Southern Oklahoma

An Ardmore woman has been killed in a boating collision on a southern Oklahoma lake. The Oklahoma Highway Patrol says 52-year-old Robbie L. ...
West

Lawyer Files Another Suit Over Nevada’s Motorcycle Helmet Law

An attorney has filed another lawsuit challenging southern Nevada's authorities' enforcement of a state law requiring motorcyclists to wear ...

Montana Panel Calls for Pipeline Safety Improvements

A state panel created to help prevent a repeat of last year's oil spill into the Yellowstone River is calling for technology upgrades by ...

Montana Man Faces Charges for String of Burglaries, Thefts

A man faces 10 felony charges for a string of thefts and burglaries reported in Gallatin County, Mont., last summer. The Bozeman Daily ...

Farm Traced to Listeria Outbreak Files Bankruptcy

A Colorado farm that was traced to a listeria outbreak in cantaloupe last year has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Jensen Farms ...
International

Another Quake Hits Northern Italy

On Tuesday, May 29 a Mw5.8 (moment magnitude) earthquake struck the Emilia-Romagna region of northern Italy, a little more than a week ...

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