Tuesday 28 August 2012

Daily Headlines: Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Claims Journal Daily Headlines
August 28, 2012
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...

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