Wednesday 27 June 2012

Daily Headlines: Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Claims Journal Daily Headlines
June 27, 2012
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National

U.S. Orders Airlines to Restore Restroom Oxygen

Federal aviation officials will order airlines to put oxygen systems back in jet restrooms, reversing a decision last year to remove them ...

July 4 Deadliest Day for Teens and Americans on the Road

Summer is supposed to be a time of celebration for teens and their families with prom, graduation and college on the horizon. ...

Study: Policy Offerings Drive Auto Insurance Customer Satisfaction to All-Time High

Led primarily by increases in satisfaction with policy offerings and billing and payment, overall customer satisfaction with auto insurance ...

Entrepreneurs’ ‘Can-Do’ Attitudes Pose Risks to Their Small Businesses

The "can-do" attitude that makes many entrepreneurs so successful, could also be their Achilles' heel, according to a new survey released ...

National Glass Exchange to Offer Fully Underwritten Windshield Protection Plans

The AmTrust Group of insurance carriers and its sister company, Warrantech, will now be supporting the National Glass Exchange's (NGE) ...
East

Safety Initiative After New York Boating Fatality

A fatal boat crash off Long Island, N.Y., is prompting a safety initiative. The Coast Guard and local law enforcers are part of the renewed ...

More Than 73,000 Without Power Following Virginia Storm

More than 73,000 Dominion Virginia Power customers in the Richmond area remain without electricity following a powerful storm that blew ...

New Jersey Woman Hit With Ball Sues Little League Player

A New Jersey woman who was struck in the face with a baseball at a Little League game is suing the young catcher who threw it. Elizabeth ...

New Jersey Assembly Advances Bills Aimed at Highway Safety

The New Jersey Assembly approved bills Thursday that would toughen driver's license requirements for young people and would allow a ...
Midwest

Judge: Ohio Dog Accused of Biting Not ‘Dangerous’

A judge has sided with a central Ohio dog owner who argued her small, white bichon frise shouldn't be labeled as a "dangerous" dog under a ...

Mayor Could Challenge Michigan Fireworks Law

A suburban Detroit, Mich., mayor says a new ordinance under consideration in his city could challenge state law making powerful fireworks ...

Missouri Case Tests Party Host’s Role in Fatal Crash

A Jackson County, Mo., judge is considering whether a woman can be tried for involuntary manslaughter after a minor who drank alcohol at a ...

Landmark Indiana Restaurant’s Owner Expects to Reopen

An owner of a landmark restaurant in eastern Indiana expects it to reopen after the building was badly damaged in a weekend fire. The fire ...
Southeast

North Carolina Passes Law Targeting Employers Without Workers' Comp

North Carolina business owners may find it harder to escape having workers' compensation coverage after state lawmakers approved a bill ...

OSHA Taking Aim at West Virginia Construction Worksites

The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration is launching what it calls a "no-notice" campaign in West Virginia this summer ...

Kentucky Miner Killed in Collapse in Pike County

Kentucky officials are investigating a collapse at a Pike County coal mine that killed a miner who was working underground. The Kentucky ...
South Central

Train in Oklahoma Collision Failed to Take Side Track

The National Transportation Safety Board says one of the two trains that collided head-on in western Oklahoma failed to take a side track ...

Former Saints Linebacker Sees Bounty Probe as Smear Campaign

Former Saints linebacker Scott Fujita, a union leader with a record of criticizing the NFL's player-safety record, sees elements of a ...

Hacker Who Targeted Texas DPS Pleads Guilty

A hacker who targeted the Texas Department of Public Safety and other law enforcement computers then bragged about it has pleaded guilty. ...
West

Insured Losses From Colorado’s June Storms Estimated at $321M

Colorado's 2012 wildfire season has already reached devastating historic levels, and new insurance claim estimates from the hail, wind ...

25-30 Homes Lost in Utah Wildfire; $7M Damage

Firefighting officials said they have 10 percent containment on a central Utah wildfire that's burned more than two dozen homes in Sanpete ...

Idaho Drunk Driver Must Pay for Pants, Not Police Car

A recalcitrant drunken driver must pay $68 to replace pants that a Boise police officer ripped during a foot chase, but the Idaho Court of ...

California Safety Task Force Targets Illegal Fireworks

Stanislaus County, Calif., fire and law enforcement officials will be out in full force during the Fourth of July holiday period to ...
International

UN: Drug Abuse Kills Tens of Thousands of People

Drug abuse worldwide is stagnant but still kills about 200,000 people a year, the U.N.'s drug-fighting agency said in a report released ...

Haiti Quake Population Drops Below 400,000

An international aid group says the number of Haitians still displaced by the powerful earthquake two years ago has dropped below 400,000 ...

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