Daily Headlines: Friday, August 31, 2012

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August 31, 2012

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Today's Headlines National Salmonella Scare Prompts Recall of Daniella Brand Mangoes Produce distributor Splendid Products is voluntarily recalling certain lots of Daniella brand mangoes because they may be contaminated with ... AIR Estimates Isaac U.S. Insured Losses Between $700M and $2B Catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide estimates that insured losses from Hurricane Isaac to onshore properties in the U.S. will be ... NASA Launches Twin Satellites to Radiation Belts Twin satellites rocketed into orbit Thursday on a quest to explore Earth's treacherous radiation belts and protect the planet from solar ... U.S. Mine Regulators Report Latest Inspection Data Federal mining regulators issued 262 citations during the latest round of monthly impact inspections. The U.S. Mine Safety and Health ... More National News East Pennsylvania Police Prep for Labor Day Weekend Partiers "A drunk driver killed someone I love," reads a sign on the Interstate 80 East exit ramp onto Route 611 in Stroud Township, Pa. It's the ... MTA Files Claims to Recover 2011 Storm Losses New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority is submitting claims to insurers and the federal government to recover $65 million in ... Maryland Highway Work Zone Crashes Hit 10-Year Low The Maryland State Highway Administration says crashes, fatalities and injuries in highway work zones are at a 10-year low. Based on data ... Up to $640K for Irene-Wrecked New York Firehouse Gov. Andrew Cuomo says the state will provide up to $640,000 for the construction of a new firehouse in the Adirondack Mountain town of ... More East News Midwest Texting While Driving Simulator Set Up at South Dakota State Fair A virtual reality driving simulator at the South Dakota State Fair in Huron is highlighting the dangers of texting while driving. The ... Kansas Recycling Center Fire Does $1.5M Damage Investigators are trying to determine what caused a two-alarm fire at a recycling plant in Kansas City, Kan. The fire early Wednesday at ... Former Player Sues Bowling Green Over Alleged Head Injuries A former Bowling Green redshirt player has sued the Ohio university, head football coach Dave Clawson and team trainers over head injuries ... Minnesota Sees Continued Drop in DWI Arrests Minnesota public safety officials are reporting encouraging numbers in their campaign against drunk driving. An annual late-summer ... More Midwest News Southeast Couple Sentenced in Florida Disaster Fraud Case A South Florida couple has been sentenced to prison after pleading guilty to defrauding a federal agricultural disaster program. A Miami ... Metro Atlanta County Approves Ambulance Fee Hike The cost of an ambulance ride will soon rise by about 50 percent in a metro Atlanta county. The DeKalb County Commission decided Tuesday to ... Scott Says Florida ‘Very Fortunate’ in Avoiding Isaac Gov. Rick Scott says Florida has "been very fortunate" to avoid major damage from Hurricane Isaac and hopes tourists understand that. ... More Southeast News South Central Isaac Arrives Downing Trees in Southeastern Arkansas Wind and rain from Isaac have arrived in Arkansas and trees are down in the far southeast corner of the state. The Chicot County Sheriff's ... West Texas Man Gets 6 Years in Prison for Arson Fires A West Texas man who sometimes showed up at fires before emergency personnel arrived has been sentenced to six years in prison for arson. A ... More South Central News West Insurance Laws Hurting Colorado Wildfire Victims Victims of wildfires that destroyed more than 600 homes this year say Colorado's insurance laws need to be changed. State officials told ... Salvage Company Removes Boat Sunk Off Hawaii Island A marine salvage company has removed a 26-foot sailboat that sank in nearshore waters off Waikiki over the weekend. The state Department of ... California Cellphone Fines Could Rise Under Bill California Gov. Jerry Brown will consider a bill that would raise the fine for illegally using a cellphone while driving in California from ... California City Declares City Emergency Due to Earthquakes The earthquake swarm in southeastern California has led the Brawley City Council to declare a local state of emergency as a step toward ... More West News International Chinese Car Maker Chery Announces Brazil Recall A Chinese automaker says it's recalling nearly 12,500 cars sold in Brazil after asbestos was found in engine and exhaust gaskets. Chery ... Survey Finds Music Adds to Distracted Driving According to a new survey by UK insurer Allianz Your Cover finds 54 percent of UK motorists want volume controls enforced on in-car music ... More International News Connect with Claims Journal

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Daily Headlines: Thursday, August 30, 2012

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August 30, 2012

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Today's Headlines National Early Isaac Losses Estimated at $1.5B Hurricane Isaac has caused up to $1 billion in economic losses for offshore energy properties and up to $1.5 billion in insured losses ... Tapping Engineers, Families for Hospital Safety Head of the hospital bed raised? Check. Patient's teeth brushed? Check. Those simple but often overlooked steps can help protect some of ... Sherwin-Williams Recalls Acrylic Paint Cans Due to Fire Risk Sherwin-Williams Co. said Tuesday that it is recalling about 98,400 cans of acrylic paint because some of the canisters are leaking, ... Two Landfalls by Hurricane Isaac Cause Severe Flooding in Louisiana: AIR Isaac has made two separate landfalls, both as a Category 1 hurricane, according to catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide. The first ... More National News East Pastor Steers Megabus to Safety on Pennsylvania Turnpike A Pittsburgh,, Pa., pastor who recently got his commercial driver's license is being credited with steering a Megabus to safety when its ... Faulty Forklift Blamed for Virginia Carbon Monoxide Leak A propane-powered forklift is being blamed for a carbon monoxide leak that sickened four workers at a seafood processing plant in Hampton, ... Pennsylvania Hospital Settles Organ Donor Suit An Ohio couple has settled their lawsuit against a northwestern Pennsylvania hospital they accused of killing their son to harvest his ... OSHA Fines Virginia Railroad Company $932,000 Norfolk Southern Railway Co. has been ordered to pay two whistleblowers $932,000. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration ... More East News Midwest Ohio Man Pleads Guilty to Scamming Storm Victims A man accused of ripping off storm victims in Ohio and Kentucky has pleaded guilty to nine counts of theft. Ohio Attorney General Mike ... Copper Thieves Hit Nebraska Church Again For the third time this year, thieves have stolen more copper downspouts from an Omaha, Neb., church. Officials with First Christian Church ... Donor Gives $20K to Replace Indiana Police Dogs A businessman has donated $20,000 to a central Indiana city toward replacing two police dogs that died from violent confrontations in the ... Jury Clears Former Minnesota Officer in Police Chase Injury A Hennepin County jury has cleared a former Sartell, Minn., police officer accused of negligence by a man who says he was injured in a ... More Midwest News Southeast Alabama Beaches Getting Back to Normal After Isaac Hurricane Isaac has dumped more than five inches of rain on the Alabama coast and knocked out power to some residents, but it hasn't ... Allstate Sues Florida Brain Injury Hospital Allstate Insurance Company is suing a southwest Florida hospital that treats brain injured patients, alleging the hospital billed the ... Careless Smoking Cause of Tyler Perry Studio Fire Investigators have determined that a fire at filmmaker Tyler Perry's Atlanta studios was caused by careless smoking. Capt. Marian McDaniel ... More Southeast News South Central Texas Man Drove Bulldozer into Auction House An apparent disgruntled worker has been blamed for driving a bulldozer into a Houston auction house and causing $1.5 million in damage. ... Isaac Delays Louisiana Parish’s Distribution of Sinkhole Checks Weekly housing assistance checks for residents evacuated because of a large sinkhole in Assumption Parish, La., will not be distributed ... Disaster Fund Activated for Isaac United Ways of the Gulf Coast says it has activated the United Way Gulf Coast Disaster Fund. A spokeswoman said money from the fund will be ... More South Central News West California Insurance Commissioner’s Annual Report Details Consumer Protection The California Department of Insurance has issued California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones' annual report for 2011 that details ... New Mexico Court Upholds $10M Punitive Damages in DWI Death The state Court of Appeals has upheld $10 million in punitive damages for the family and estate of an Albuquerque man killed by a drunken ... Family Members Sue Over Idaho Helicopter Crash Family members of two Idaho Fish and Game Department employees killed in a 2010 helicopter crash are suing the owners of the helicopter and ... Unattended Candles Blamed for Utah Apartment Fire Fire investigators are blaming candles left burning on a second-story deck for a fire that destroyed six Utah apartments over the weekend. ... More West News International CCRIF Reports Minimal Damage; No Payouts Due to Isaac The Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility has reported that, while some of its members were impacted by tropical storm Isaac, most ... More International News Connect with Claims Journal

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Daily Headlines: Wednesday, August 29, 2012

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August 29, 2012

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Today's Headlines National Driver Inexperience, Forgetfulness Drive RV First Party Claims First party insurance claims involving recreational vehicles (RV) can often be traced to driver inexperience and forgetfulness. "The ... SNL Gauges Isaac’s Potential Damage Impact While the U.S. hurricane season has been relatively benign, it appears that Isaac could cause some damage, with the storm on course to hit ... Warm Arctic Sets Record for Summer Sea Ice Melt Scientists say critical ice in the Arctic Ocean melted to record low levels this overheated summer. The National Snow and Ice Data Center ... Government Audit Proves Bird Strikes on Rise A government audit critical of the Federal Aviation Administration's efforts to monitor birds at the nation's airports is being welcomed by ... The Hartford Promotes Bateman To SVP and Controller Conn.-based insurer, The Hartford promoted Robert Bateman to senior vice president and controller of the company. Bateman succeeds Beth ... More National News East Virginia Museum Closed by Flooding to Reopen The Virginia Living Museum is reopening following a cleanup from flooding. Museum executive director Page Hayhurst says the flooding from a ... U.S. Toymaker May Settle Lawsuit Against Lady Gaga The toy company behind the Bratz doll line says it's working toward settling a New York lawsuit accusing Lady Gaga of sabotaging a deal to ... Family Sues Over Mold in Virginia Military Housing Another mold-related lawsuit has been filed against the company that manages rental housing for military families in Hampton Roads. Natasha ... New Maryland Law Will Require Helmets for Moped Drivers Maryland State Police are notifying residents that a new law will require motor scooter and moped operators and riders to wear a helmet and ... More East News Midwest Broken Water Main Floods Missouri Homes A broken water main is blamed for flooding basements of several homes in a St. Louis, Mo., suburb. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that ... Study Illustrates Impact of Opioid Use on Workers’ Comp Claim Costs in Michigan The use of long-acting opioid medications for treatment of chronic pain is a significant driver of medical indemnity expenses in workers' ... Popular Wisconsin Restaurant Destroyed by Fire A popular Platteville, Wis. restaurant has been destroyed by a fire that took nine hours to knock down. The Wisconsin State Journal reports ... Smoking Cited for 10-Story Indiana Apartment Building Fire Fire investigators in Evansville, Ind., say smoking materials in a bed caused a smoky blaze that forced the evacuation of a 10-story ... More Midwest News Southeast Kentucky Court Rules Landlord Not Liable Under Dram Shop Act An attempt to hold a commercial landlord liable under Kentucky's Dram Shop Act faltered earlier this month, when the Kentucky Court of ... Carolina Troopers Stage Joint Checkpoint on Border Police in North Carolina and South Carolina are trying to show that traffic safety has no borders. South Carolina troopers are joining ... Mississippi College Develops Hurricane Model Isaac is giving a team at Jackson State University the opportunity to test a tracking model that can predict a storm's path with accuracy ... Fire Hits Tyler Perry Studios in Atlanta Officials are investigating a fire at filmmaker Tyler Perry's Atlanta studios, the second blaze in the past four months at the filming ... More Southeast News South Central Louisiana Parish Jurors Settle Debris Lawsuit The West Feliciana Parish Police Jury has voted to give its attorney the authority to settle lawsuits related to Hurricane Gustav debris ... Smart Meter Movement Stirs Rowdy Debate in Texas Thelma Taormina keeps a pistol at her Houston-area home to protect against intruders. But one of the last times she used it, she said, was ... Texas Gas Line Explosion Injures 4 Workers Officials say four utility workers have been hurt in a natural gas pipeline explosion and fire at a rural North Texas construction site. ... More South Central News West Colorado County Replacing Arena Following Lawsuit Larimer County, Colo., is replacing an arena and livestock pavilions with money from a settlement with contractors over damage from a ... Phoenix Woman Sentenced in Insurance Fraud Case Authorities say a Phoenix, Ariz., woman accused of defrauding a health and life insurance company of nearly $690,000 in fake chiropractic ... Chevron Will be Held Accountable for Refinery Fire Agencies investigating the Chevron Corp. refinery fire have told Richmond, Calif., residents that the petroleum giant will be held ... Judges Tout Wikipedia in 'Jet Ski' Exclusion Ambiguity A Utah Court of Appeals ruled the term "jet ski" to be ambiguous as an exclusion in a homeowners' policy, and to back up its decision ... More West News International Arsonists Blamed in Major Fire in Central Spain A wildfire that forced the evacuation of 2,000 people just west of Madrid may have been started by several people working together, ... Keep Off Roads on September 1st Warns AXA As holidaymakers head home after the summer, UK insurer AXA car insurance claims data reveals that September 1st has been the worst day of ... Christopher Downey Named Head of Global Casualty for Montpelier Re Montpelier Reinsurance Ltd., the Bermuda-based subsidiary of Montpelier Re Holdings Ltd., named Christopher Downey head of Global Casualty ... More International News Connect with Claims Journal

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Daily Headlines: Tuesday, August 28, 2012

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August 28, 2012

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Today's Headlines National Insurer Ranks Cities with the Safest Drivers This year's top honor of "America's Safest Driving City" is Sioux Falls, South Dakota, the average driver will experience an auto collision ... Tropical Storm Isaac Takes Aim at New Orleans Tropical Storm Isaac had nearly reached hurricane strength as it bore down on the U.S. Gulf Coast on Tuesday and appeared to be taking ... AIR: Crop Insurance Claims Expected to Exceed $13 Billion The drought in the U.S. agricultural heartland continues to deteriorate crops in the Corn Belt with no meaningful precipitation relief in ... More National News East After the Rain: Irene’s Lessons to the East Coast Antonia Schreiber is taking no chances on the next big storm. The remnants of Hurricane Irene turned the 200-year-old building that housed ... Sandusky Victim Sues Penn State A young man who testified against Jerry Sandusky sued Penn State on Friday, blaming the university for how its top officials dealt with ... Virginia Launches Pesticide Safety Website Virginia has launched a website to assist homeowners, gardeners and others on the safe use of pesticides. The resource is the work of the ... New York Teen Suffering From Cerebral Palsy Wins Lawsuit The family of a Staten Island teen suffering from cerebral palsy won a multi-million dollar lawsuit filed against the hospital where the ... More East News Midwest Man Pleads Guilty in Missouri Insurance Agent’s Death A 33-year-old St. Louis man has pleaded guilty in the 2007 death of a Missouri insurance agent. Cleo S. Hines pleaded entered guilty pleas ... Drunk Driver Hit Nebraska Building An Omaha, Neb., man is facing drunken driving charges after crashing into a building. Police said the 23-year-old driver crashed into a ... Nebraska Deputy Rearends Sports Car He Pulled Over A Red Willow County Sheriff's deputy who pulled over a Corvette for a traffic violation created a traffic breach of his own when he ... Kansas Slaughterhouse Settles Class-Action Lawsuit A class-action lawsuit by workers at a south-central Kansas slaughterhouse has been settled in mediation. No details of the settlement in ... More Midwest News Southeast Isaac Aims at Gulf Coast After Raking Florida Tropical Storm Isaac rolled over the open Gulf of Mexico on Monday, where it was expected to grow into a hurricane before hitting land ... Alabama Coast Under Evacuation Order for Isaac Coastal Alabama is under a mandatory evacuation order as Isaac churns through the Gulf of Mexico. Gov. Robert Bentley ordered residents of ... Citizens Readies Teams of Adjusters to Respond to Isaac Damage Citizens Property Insurance Corporation says teams of adjusters are preparing to assess damage caused Tropical Storm Isaac. In a statement ... Mississippi Woman Alleged to Be Habitual 'Slip and Fall' Claimant A Southaven, Mississippi woman has been arrested for fraud and charged as a habitual offender. Authorities accuse her of faking a fall at ... More Southeast News South Central SeaWorld San Antonio Electrical Worker Killed An employee of Texas' Seaworld San Antonio has died after apparently being accidentally shocked while working on a heating and air ... Arkansas Flood Town Developing Flood Warning System Hot Springs, Ark., is testing a siren and voice warning system to alert people to flooding in the resort city's downtown area. Public Works ... Louisiana Man Claims Detectives Forced Him to Confess A Marrero, La., man accused of setting an apartment on fire that killed three people, including his 19-month-old daughter, is asking a ... More South Central News West Coverage for Diminished Value Following Post-Crash Repairs Debate Continues In the past decade, many courts and state legislatures have considered the issue of whether automobile policies provide coverage for ... California Workers' Comp Losses, Expenses Reach Over $12B A report issued last week by the California Workers' Compensation Institute shows workers' comp insurers' loss and expense payments ... 49ers, NFL Sued By Fans Attacked During San Francisco Game Two San Francisco 49ers fans who were attacked during a preseason home game against the rival Oakland Raiders have sued the team, parking ... Rolling Log Injures Utah Firefighter in Idaho A member of an elite Utah-based hotshot crew has been hospitalized in Boise after a large log rolled over him while he worked to build a ... Swarm of Earthquakes Strikes Southern California: AIR A swarm of low to moderate magnitude earthquakes has hit Southern California, approximately 30 miles north of the Mexican border, according ... More West News International Haiti Death Toll Jumps to 19 After Tropical Storm A government official says that Haiti's death toll from Tropical Storm Isaac has jumped to 19. Marie Alta Jean-Baptiste of the country's ... Death Toll Rises to 41 in Venezuela Refinery Blast The death toll has risen to 41 after an explosion tore through Venezuela's biggest oil refinery and ignited still burning fires. Hospital ... More International News Connect with Claims Journal

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