Top 10 for the Past Week | 1. | Qatar Orders Arrests After Deadly Mall Fire
Jun 1, 2012 -- Qatar issued arrest orders for the owner of a fire-ravaged mall and four others as investigations widened Wednesday into possible safety lapses during a blaze that killed 19 people, including 13 children at a daycare center catering to the Gulf ... | | 2. | Report: 2011 Content Claims Trends
May 31, 2012 -- Jewelry losses were the big ticket items in value and volume for property insurance claims made in 2011, according to Enservio's annual Contents Claims Index (CCI). Claims for jewelry items increased four percent, taking the top spot as the most ... | | 3. | Back-to-Back Asteroids Harmlessly Fly Past Earth
May 31, 2012 -- A newly discovered small asteroid has harmlessly zipped close to Earth - just as scientists expected. The 16-foot (4.88-meter)-long space rock, discovered Monday, passed by early Tuesday at a distance of 8,950 miles (14,403 kilometers) from the ... | | 4. | The Next New Thing: Coverage Issues from Fracking Claims
May 31, 2012 -- Every few years it seems that there are predictions a new type of claim that threatens to engulf carriers. In the 1980s and 1990s it was environmental clean up claims and SuperFund, followed shortly by asbestos, the fear of Y2K claims, MTBE and any ... | | 5. | Virginia Family Settles Lawsuit in Jogger’s Death
May 31, 2012 -- The family of a Virginia attorney has settled a wrongful death lawsuit. The Roanoke Times reports the $1.25 million settlement involving the family of Thomas Farrell was approved this month in Roanoke County Circuit Court. The 49-year-old Farrell ... | | 6. | BofA Whistleblower Receives $14.5M in Mortgage Case
May 30, 2012 -- A former home appraiser will receive $14.5 million as part of a whistleblower lawsuit that accused subprime lender Countrywide Financial of inflating appraisals on government-insured loans, his attorneys said Tuesday. Kyle Lagow's lawsuit sparked an ... | | 7. | Massachusetts Texting While Driving Trial Gets Started
May 30, 2012 -- A first-of-its-kind trial starts in Massachusetts this week. Prosecutors say 18-year-old Aaron Deveau will be the first person to be tried on a charge of motor vehicle homicide while texting. The trial is scheduled to start Tuesday in Haverhill ... | | 8. | Cargo Theft: A Real Problem
May 30, 2012 -- Cargo theft impacts nearly every industry, from paper products to televisions. Experts estimate that cargo and equipment theft costs $30 to 50 billion annually worldwide. By its very nature, the transportation and air cargo industries place goods in ... | | 9. | New National Workers' Compensation Organization Formed
May 29, 2012 -- The workers' compensation community has a new national organization and website to turn to for education, information and interaction. The Workers' Compensation Institute (WCI) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to serving all ... | | 10. | Fallout From Dewey Collapse Hits Clients
May 29, 2012 -- For eight years, hundreds of victims of militant attacks in Israel have pursued litigation against a Jordanian bank they claim provided financial services to Hamas and other militant groups. Now the plaintiffs have a new legal hurdle to overcome: ... | Popular Videos | |
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