Monday 11 June 2012

Daily Headlines: Monday, June 11, 2012

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June 11, 2012
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National

Subrogation: Recognizing Product Failure Trends

Discovering product failure trends in claims that can be used in mass tort actions can lead to increased subrogation recoveries, said ...

LinkedIn Breach Puts Site’s Reputation on the Line

LinkedIn Corp's silence on the extent of a security breach that exposed millions of user passwords has damaged its reputation among some ...

Cars Avoid Crashes by Talking to Each Other

As a safety demonstration, it was a heart-stopper: A Ford Taurus was seconds away from cruising through an intersection when suddenly a row ...

Judge Casts Doubt on Wal-Mart Gender Lawsuit

A U.S. judge on Friday said he was "seriously concerned" about whether women suing Wal-Mart Stores Inc had enough evidence to move forward ...
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East

Fire at De Niro’s New York City Apartment Contained

A fire that broke out in Robert De Niro's Manhattan apartment has been extinguished. A Fire Department spokesman said no residents were ...

Thief Steals Flag From Man in Chicken Suit

Manchester, Conn., police are investigating the theft of an American flag from a man in a chicken suit. The Hartford Courant reports that ...

Maine Man Sentenced for Insurance Theft

A Maine man recently convicted of federal gun charges has pleaded no contest in state court to insurance fraud charges for burning down his ...
Midwest

University of Wisconsin Researchers Hope to See Into Eye of Hurricane

In a 15-story Wisconsin building a team of scientists waits for hurricane season. That's when a multi-million dollar, unmanned aircraft ...

Missouri Paper Sues School District Over Records

A southwest Missouri newspaper is suing a school district for not disclosing how much money the district paid to the family of a middle ...

NRA Refuses to Pay Death Benefit to Minnesota Widow

A Minnesota widow is taking the National Rifle Association to court over its denial of her husband's death benefit. John Balk bought a life ...
Southeast

Crisis Counseling for 2011 Alabama Tornado Victims to End

A crisis counseling service launched to help Alabama residents cope with the deadly 2011 tornado outbreak is set to close by the end of the ...

Georgia Police Seek Thief Who Stole Toothpicks

Police in Athens, Ga., are trying to figure out who stole nearly $3,000-worth of toothpicks from the manufacturer. Police tell the Athens ...

9 Months After Irene, People in North Carolina Still Suffer

The 2012 hurricane season has begun even as residents of eastern North Carolina are still recovering from the damage inflicted last year by ...

Mississippi High Court Orders New Trial in Asbestos Case

The Mississippi Supreme Court has ordered a new trial in a workplace asbestos exposure case in which a Jones County man was awarded $15.2 ...
South Central

Kevin Costner Downplays Baldwin’s Role in BP Deal

Kevin Costner testified Friday he never saw actor Stephen Baldwin contribute anything to their company's efforts to sell oil cleanup ...

Arkansas Woman Gets 6 Month Jail Term in Work Zone Death

A Washington County Circuit Court judge has sentenced an Arkansas woman to six months in jail in connection with the death of a city ...

Arkansas Chemical to Reopen Plant After Blast

El Dorado Chemical says it will soon resume operations after last month's explosion at its plant in south Arkansas. No one was hurt in the ...

State Fire Marshal Added to Louisiana Carnival Ride Lawsuit

The mother of two teens injured last year on a carnival ride in Greensburg, La., is suing the state Fire Marshal's Office. The Advocate ...
West

Jury Finds Oregon Company Infringed on Coach Trademark

A federal jury has found that a Medford, Ore., company infringed on a trademark with a line of key chains that featured an insignia similar ...

Powerful Storms Damage Homes in Colorado, Wyoming

A rare, quarter-mile-wide tornado cut a swath across mainly open country in southeastern Wyoming, ripping off roofs and shingles, ...

Lindsay Lohan OK After Wreck on California Highway

Lindsay Lohan emerged uninjured from a collision with a dump truck on a coastal highway near Los Angeles, Calif., on Friday, returning to ...

Couple Sue Hawaii Landowner Over Fallen Tree Branch

An elderly California couple are suing the landowner of a Waikiki, Hawaii, outdoor bazaar, claiming they were injured when a branch from a ...
International

Nigeria Crash Comes Despite Air Safety Efforts

Nigeria saw its worst air crash in nearly two decades when a passenger airliner slammed into a densely-populated neighborhood in the ...

Husband of Nigeria Air Crash Victim Sues Boeing

The husband of a woman killed in last Sunday's plane crash in Nigeria is suing the plane's manufacturer, Boeing, and engine maker United ...

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