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June 25, 2012

Top 10 for the Past Week

1.GM Recalls Popular Cruze Over Fire Risk
Jun 25, 2012 -- Engine fires are forcing General Motors to recall the Chevy Cruze, a popular model that has helped GM win back small-car buyers. The recall covers 475,000 vehicles made in the U.S. from September of 2010 through May of 2012. It's the car's fifth ...
2.Suit Says Hebrew National’s Products Not Kosher
Jun 22, 2012 -- The maker of Hebrew National is standing by the kosher status of its hot dogs and other meats. ConAgra Foods Inc. says a lawsuit that claims its products aren't really kosher is without merit. The suit claims that ConAgra, based in Omaha, Neb., ...
3.Couple Sues New Mexico School Board Over Foul Balls
Jun 21, 2012 -- A Magdalena, N.M., couple upset by errant foul balls coming from a field near their home is taking their complaint to court. The El Defensor Chieftain reports Thomas and Eleanor Key are suing the Magdalena Municipal School Board over foul balls that ...
4.Adidas Sued Over ‘Barefoot’ Running Shoe Claims
Jun 21, 2012 -- A New York man has sued a unit of Adidas AG, claiming he was duped about the potential fitness benefits of a line of shoes designed to mimic the effect of running barefoot. In a class action lawsuit filed in federal court in Brooklyn on Friday, ...
5.Guarantee Insurance Discusses the SWARM System
Jun 20, 2012 -- In an interview with Claims Journal, Charlie Schuver, president of Guarantee Insurance Co., a specialty workers' compensation insurer and subsidiary of Florida-headquartered Patriot National Insurance Group discusses a proprietary fraud-fighting ...
6.Arizona Woman Falls to Death From Las Vegas Hotel
Jun 20, 2012 -- Police and family members of an Arizona woman say the 22-year-old pre-med student fell to her death from her Las Vegas Strip hotel room after taking Ecstasy. The Las Vegas Review-Journal reports that Emily McCaughan died early Monday after falling ...
7.Pit Bull Leaps Off Balcony, Attacks Dog Walker in Wisconsin
Jun 20, 2012 -- Milwaukee, Wis., police say a dog walker required surgery after a pit bull leaped from a second-story balcony and attacked his own dog. Police say the 55-year-old man came to the defense of his pet and wrestled the pit bull off his dog, but the man ...
8.Florida Case Law Update on Motions to Compel Appraisals
Jun 19, 2012 -- In Florida, plaintiff's counsels routinely file motions to compel appraisal. Some trial judges were granting these motions without any consideration of the insurance carriers' affirmative defenses related to an insured's failure to comply with ...
9.Theft Pushes Oregon Company to Brink of Bankruptcy
Jun 19, 2012 -- The scheme unraveled one afternoon in the office of a Southeast Portland, Ore., plastics plant. Karen Riddle was whittling down a stack of paperwork when she came across a check stub to Doernbecher Children's Hospital. The medical facility wasn't a ...
10.New York Doctor Convicted for Role in Private Insurance Fraud Scheme
Jun 19, 2012 -- A Brooklyn, N.Y., board-certified colorectal surgeon, who owned and operated a New York medical clinic, was convicted for his role in a fraud scheme that billed Medicare and numerous private insurance companies for surgeries and other complex ...

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