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July 6, 2012

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Today's Headlines National Plaintiff Lawyers Back Moore For Alabama Chief Justice Former Chief Justice Roy Moore is drawing significant contributions from plaintiff lawyers as he tries to regain his old office at the ... El Nino May Begin in 3rd Quarter of 2012 A dreaded El Nino anomaly may begin in the third quarter of this year, raising the prospect that it could wreak havoc in weather patterns ... U.S. Plans to Track Medical Device Safety Medical devices like hip implants and heart defibrillators will soon join the ranks of cars and toasters. The U.S. Food and Drug ... More National News East Wal-Mart, Target to Pay Massachusetts for Overcharges Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and Target Corp. will pay Massachusetts towns and cities $232,000 to settle claims that they overcharged public ... New York Regulator Seeks Insurer Data in 9/11 Case New York's top insurance regulator has directed insurers to detail payouts and reserves for claims in the 2001 World Trade Center attacks ... Multi-Alarm Fire in Pennsylvania Spreads to Row Homes Fire investigators are trying to find out what started a three-alarm fire at a southwest Philadelphia garage that spread to adjoining row ... More East News Midwest Summer Boating Fatalities Trending Up in Iowa With seven boating fatalities so far on Iowa lakes and rivers, the state is on pace for its deadliest summer boating season in recent ... Wisconsin Supreme Court Ruling Favors Docs in Malpractice Case The Wisconsin Supreme Court has ruled in favor of three doctors in a malpractice case. The justices agreed with a lower court that the ... Iowa Fire Marshal Mulls Review of 1997 Arson Case Iowa's fire marshal said Tuesday he is considering whether to review the arson conviction of a man serving a life prison sentence for a ... Lightning Strike Starts Fire in Michigan Church A lightning strike has caused a fire at a Michigan church on Bay City's northwest side. WSGW-AM reports that lighting hit the steeple of ... More Midwest News Southeast Florida Agents and Adjusters Prepare for Licensing and Educational Changes A new Florida law seeks to reduce the regulatory burden on agents and adjusters by consolidating some licenses and revamping the education ... Man Critically Injured While Clearing Debby Debris A north Florida public works employee was struck by a utility pole that snapped while he was clearing debris from Tropical Storm Debby. ... Severe Weather Injures 1 in Georgia Severe weather in McDonough, Ga., has injured one person and overturned semi-trailers at a Briggs & Stratton plant. Police spokeswoman ... More Southeast News South Central Number of Uninsured Drivers on Texas Roads Drops The number of uninsured drivers in Texas has dropped more than 38 percent from a year ago, state statistics show, and officials attribute ... Texas City Hit With Police Sex Discrimination Suit The Justice Department has sued the Texas city of Corpus Christi, alleging that the police department has discriminated in hiring women by ... Arkansas Firing Range Reopened After Repairs Made A firing range near Paragould that was closed temporarily has reopened. The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission announced Tuesday that the ... More South Central News West Montana Fire Marshal Urges Apartment Smoke Detectors A boom in apartments for workers in the Bakken oil patch has led the Montana Fire Marshal's Office to remind landlords that smoke and ... Burn Barrel Fires Spreads Destroying Idaho Garage A person burning household garbage on a windy day in southwestern Idaho ignited a grass fire that spread to a mobile home's garage. The ... $110M Worth of Homes Lost in Colorado Wildfire A newspaper's analysis indicates that Colorado's most destructive wildfire burned homes worth a total of more than $110 million in one of ... Oregon Lawmakers Worry About Debris Risk to Boats Debris from the Japanese tsunami is a real danger to those who make their living on the water, a pair of Oregon lawmakers warned Saturday. ... More West News International China Fishermen Sue ConocoPhillips Over Spills A group of 30 fishermen from China sued ConocoPhillips in U.S. federal court on Monday, claiming their livelihoods have been greatly ... United Nations Limits Melamine in Formula After China Scandal A U.N. commission has set a limit on the amount of melamine permitted in liquid infant formula following a 2008 scandal in China in which ... More International News Connect with Claims Journal Claims Journal TV How to Investigate Wind Damage Claims In this month’s Forensic Guide podcast, Craig Rogers, division manager and civil... Watch Now Cover-All Technologies & Blue Wave Claims Bill Garvey speaks with John Roblin, Chairman and CEO of Cover-All Technologies. John explains... Watch Now Watch more videos at InsuranceJournal.tv

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