August 14, 2012
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Today's HeadlinesNational USFA: Clothes Dryer Fires Cause $35M in Property LossesAn estimated 2,900 clothes dryer fires in residential buildings are reported to U.S. fire departments each year and cause an estimated $35 ... IIHS: Luxury Cars Lag in SafetyOnly 3 of 11 midsize luxury and near-luxury cars evaluated earn good or acceptable ratings in the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's ... GM Recalls 10,315 Vans in Cold Weather AreasGeneral Motors Co is recalling 10,315 Chevrolet Express and GMC Savana vans from model years 2003-2004 in 20 cold-weather U.S. states and ...  East Maine Highway Deaths RisePublic safety officials say the number of highway deaths in Maine is up 50 percent over last year. The Bureau of Highway Safety says 97 ... Connecticut Seeks to Dismiss $150M Claim by Chimp VictimConnecticut's attorney general is asking a state official to dismiss a claim filed by a woman who was severely disfigured by a chimpanzee ... Vermont Woman Charged With Drunken Driving With 4-Year-OldA four-year-old boy from North Thetford, Vt., has been taken into state custody after police say he was found in a car driven by a drunken ... Virginia Woman Sentenced for Insurance FraudA Schuyler, Va., woman convicted of selling fake insurance policies will spend more than two years in prison. Forty-year-old Mae Anne ... Midwest Michigan Court: Icy Lot Couldn’t Be Avoided at UP LodgeA woman who was just days away from leaving a job at an Upper Peninsula lodge can sue her former employer over her broken leg in an icy ... Several Hurt in Coach Crash at Indiana State FairAuthorities say several people have been hurt after a stagecoach overturned at the Indiana State Fair. Fair spokesman Andy Klotz says five ... Ex-Nebraska Beauty Queen Sues Over Bull AccidentA former beauty queen in western Nebraska is suing Scotts Bluff County officials over injuries she suffered when a bull charged her at the ... Sedgwick Announces Job Openings at Two New Midwest OfficesSedgwick Claims Management Services, Inc. announced the planned opening of two new Midwest service centers, located in New Albany, Ohio, ... Southeast Georgia County Police Launching Traffic CrackdownPolice in Savannah-Chatham County, Ga., are launching a 90-day blitz to crack down on traffic violations. The Savannah Morning News reports ... Injured Margaritaville Employee StableAn entertainer injured at Margaritaville Casino in Biloxi, Miss., is stable and alert at an area hospital. Casino spokeswoman Georgina ... Mississippi Valley State University Recognized as Disaster ResistantMississippi Valley State University says it's getting federal recognition as a disaster resistant university. It says that at a hearing ... South Central Texas Auto Complaints Hit Record LowTexas motorists filed the fewest number of complaints against their automobile insurance company since the records began at the Texas ... Thieves Stealing 3rd Row Seats From Dallas SUVsPolice in a wealthy Texas enclave are reporting a rash of SUV break-ins in which thieves are stealing third-row seats. University Park ... The Republic Group Names Wiedmeyer Vice President of ClaimsThe Republic Group named Timothy R. Wiedmeyer to serve as the companies' vice president of claims. Wiedmeyer previously served as vice ...  West California Fire Fee Ignites Anger as Bills Go OutMore than 800,000 Californians who own property in wildfire country will begin receiving bills this week for a new annual fire-protection ... Event Causes $10,000 in Damage to San Diego Landmark PondsSan Diego, Calif., police are investigating a huge water-gun fight that left landmark lily ponds at Balboa Park trashed, bashed and partly ... Auto Insurance Rate-Setting System Center of Calif. Ballot CaseA court case in California involving a ballot measure that voters will decide on in November highlights the way the state allows insurers ... International Animals Break Out of German Wildlife ParkA kangaroo is on the lam in Germany after breaking out of a wildlife park, with a fox and a wild boar his suspected accomplices. Michael ... Iran Villages in Rubble as Quake Death Toll RisesIran Monday raised its earthquake death toll to 306, a day after rescuers called off the search for survivors from the rubble of their ... Connect with Claims Journal
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