August 30, 2012
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Today's HeadlinesNational Early Isaac Losses Estimated at $1.5BHurricane 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 SafetyHead 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 RiskSherwin-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: AIRIsaac has made two separate landfalls, both as a Category 1 hurricane, according to catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide. The first ... East Pastor Steers Megabus to Safety on Pennsylvania TurnpikeA 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 LeakA 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 SuitAn 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 $932,000Norfolk Southern Railway Co. has been ordered to pay two whistleblowers $932,000. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration ... Midwest Ohio Man Pleads Guilty to Scamming Storm VictimsA 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 AgainFor 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 DogsA 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 InjuryA Hennepin County jury has cleared a former Sartell, Minn., police officer accused of negligence by a man who says he was injured in a ... Southeast Alabama Beaches Getting Back to Normal After IsaacHurricane 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 HospitalAllstate 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 FireInvestigators have determined that a fire at filmmaker Tyler Perry's Atlanta studios was caused by careless smoking. Capt. Marian McDaniel ... South Central Texas Man Drove Bulldozer into Auction HouseAn 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 ChecksWeekly housing assistance checks for residents evacuated because of a large sinkhole in Assumption Parish, La., will not be distributed ... Disaster Fund Activated for IsaacUnited 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 ... West California Insurance Commissioner’s Annual Report Details Consumer ProtectionThe 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 DeathThe 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 CrashFamily 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 FireFire investigators are blaming candles left burning on a second-story deck for a fire that destroyed six Utah apartments over the weekend. ... International CCRIF Reports Minimal Damage; No Payouts Due to IsaacThe Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility has reported that, while some of its members were impacted by tropical storm Isaac, most ... Connect with Claims Journal
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