Monday 2 July 2012

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National

Concussion Lawsuits Are Next Big U.S. Litigation

Smokers and pro football players have something in common: They engage in risky behavior that can be potentially harmful to their health ...

Government Approves New Play Yard Safety Standards

The Consumer Product Safety Commission has approved new federal mandatory safety standards for children's play yards. The requirements will ...

Toyota to Recall Lexus SUVs to Fix Floor Mat

Toyota's problems with runaway acceleration just won't go away. Three years after the company recalled its first cars to fix the problem, ...

Congress Votes to Keep Flood Insurance Program

Congress on Friday approved a 5-year extension to the National Flood Insurance Program, which covers 5.6 million people. Failure to renew ...
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East

Western Pennsylvania Dentist Charged With Insurance Fraud

A Pittsburgh-area dentist has been arrested and charged with insurance fraud after he allegedly continued to see patients while his license ...

Ex-Coroner Gets 6 to 23 Months in Pennsylvania Arson Scheme

A former northeastern Pennsylvania deputy coroner has been sentenced to six to 23 months in prison in an arson-for-profit scheme. ...

Storms: Mid-Atlantic Power Outages Could Last Days

It could be several more days before electricity is restored to areas hit by vicious storms that killed at least 13 people and left 3 ...
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Midwest

Illinois Lawmakers Defeat Flood Insurance Provision

Members of Illinois' congressional delegation say they've defeated a legislative measure that would have mandated flood insurance for ...

Central Indiana’s Low Water Tower Levels Raise Concerns About Fires

A central Indiana fire department says it will request tanker trucks from nearby departments as soon as a fire is reported because dry ...

Minnesota Governor Submits Federal Disaster Request for Floods

Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton sent in a federal disaster request Friday detailing more than $100 million in flood damage to public ...
Southeast

Alabama Insurance Commission Nearing Final Report

A panel formed by Gov. Robert Bentley to recommend ways to make homeowners insurance more available in Alabama is closer to issuing a final ...

West Virginia to Begin Enforcing Texting While Driving Ban

Motorists will soon risk getting pulled over and ticketed if they text while driving in West Virginia. The State Police and other law ...

Former NFL Player Settles Mississippi Pit Bull Lawsuit

A former NFL player has settled a lawsuit that alleged he allowed his pack of pit bulls to roam freely in his Mississippi neighborhood. The ...

Mississippi High Court Throws Out Jury Award

The Mississippi Supreme Court has thrown out a $2.5 million judgment for a Jackson woman who lost sight in one eye when purse-snatchers ...
South Central

Louisiana Man Gets $124,715 in Damages for Arrest

A 55-yaer-old Eunice, La., man was awarded $124,715 in damages and related costs by a state judge who found that the St. Landry Parish ...

Fire Danger ‘Extreme’ Across Arkansas

The Arkansas Forestry Commission has listed the entire state to be at "extreme" risk of wildfires, the most severe warning category for ...

Fires Scorches Hundreds of Acres in Northeast Oklahoma

Firefighters in northeastern Oklahoma have contained several fires that have scorched hundreds of acres. Olive assistant fire chief Jason ...
West

University of Idaho Rejects $1M Settlement Offer in Fraternity Fall

A $1 million settlement offer to end a lawsuit by the family of a former University of Idaho student seriously injured in a 2009 fall from ...

$36.5M Injury Verdict Awarded in California Big-Rig Crash

A jury awarded a husband and wife from India nearly $36.5 million for injuries sustained in a car accident with an 18-wheeler in 2010. The ...

Man Dies After Being Convicted in Arizona Arson Case

A man collapsed in court and died after being convicted Thursday of deliberately burning down his $3.5 million Phoenix, Ariz., mansion. ...
International

Apple Pays $60M to Settle China iPad Trademark Dispute

Apple Inc has paid $60 million to Proview Technology (Shenzhen) to end a dispute over the iPad trademark in China that saw the world's most ...

China: Pilot Failed to Locate Runway Before Crash

China says a commercial airline pilot failed to locate the runway before landing and abandoned the plane after it crashed in northeastern ...
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