Thursday 13 September 2012

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September 13, 2012
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National

Community Associations Grow by Number and Exposure

In 2011, more than 62 million people lived in residential homes governed by a community association, including homeowners associations, ...

Nissan Recalls Cars for Steering Wheel Problem

Nissan Motor Co is recalling 51,000 cars globally, including 880 in Finland, to investigate a reported steering wheel problem, Finnish ...

U.S. Lawsuits Target Carnival in Italy Cruise Crash

Hundreds of passengers from the stricken Italian cruise ship Costa Concordia and up to 1,000 businesses on the island where it ran aground ...

University of California Sues Facebook, Wal-Mart Over Patents

A University of California patent licensee which has sued some of the biggest U.S. companies is taking on three more -- Facebook Inc, ...

Arbitration Forums Saves Insurers $6.6M in Fees in 2012

Insurance companies and self-insured participants in Arbitration Forums, Inc. (AF) programs will save $6.6 million in filing fees and other ...
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East

New Hampshire Road Fatalities Up This Year

Traffic fatalities have spiked in New Hampshire, prompting authorities to urge drivers to slow down and avoid dangerous activities such as ...

1960 Racing Corvette Spawns Pennsylvania Ownership Lawsuits

An ownership dispute over a 1960 Corvette that participated in a famous sports car race in France is fueling a pair of lawsuits. Tampa, ...

New York Man Files Suit Against City, Officers

A $40.5 million lawsuit claims a Yonkers, NY., police officer struck a man in the face with a baton and fractured his jaw while questioning ...
Midwest

Drought Could Hit Iowa Christmas Tree Supply

Christmas trees in Iowa and other Midwestern states could become the newest victims of the drought. The Des Moines Register reported Monday ...

Kansas State Gets Grant for Grain Dust Safety Course

Kansas State University is receiving a $120,000 federal grant to develop a training program on grain dust safety and explosion hazards at ...

Minnesota Woman Loses Music Downloading Appeal

A Minnesota woman accused of sharing songs online owes record companies $222,000 for willful copyright violations, a federal appeals court ...

South Dakota Day Care Death Sparks Civil Lawsuit

The parents of a 3-month-old girl who died at an in-home day care in rural Mitchell, S.D., are suing the owner of the day care. Parents Amy ...
Southeast

Thieves Steal Trailer, Delay School Construction

Construction on an eastern Kentucky school has been delayed by thieves who stole a trailer full of aluminum support bars. WKTY-TV in ...

South Carolina Councilman Named in Wrongful Death Lawsuit

An Anderson, S.C., councilman has been named in a wrongful death lawsuit in a wreck that killed a 70-year-old woman. The Anderson ...

West Virginia Supreme Court to Debut Business Court

The West Virginia Supreme Court will debut a business court division next month. Chief Justice Robin Davis announced Tuesday the new system ...

Report Identifies Florida Counties With Oldest Residential Roofs

The BuildFax Florida Roof Age Report, based on analysis of its historical residential building permit data, released its list of top 10 ...
South Central

6 Injured When Arkansas State University Stadium Bench Falls

Arkansas State University officials say five current and one former student were injured when the aluminum bench they were sitting on broke ...

11,000 in Louisiana Parish Seek FEMA Help

About 11,000 St. John the Baptist Parish, La., residents have asked FEMA to inspect their homes for flood damage from Hurricane Isaac. ...

Allstate Raising Louisiana Homeowner Rates

Allstate Corp. is raising rates for 144,000 Louisiana homeowners who get their insurance coverage from two Allstate companies. The company ...
West

Wildfires Pose Risk to Quarter-Million Western U.S. Homes

More than three-quarters of a million homes in the Western U.S. have a high risk of wildfire damage, according to a report released by ...

Turkish Pedicab Drivers Ordered to Leave U.S.

Federal immigration officials have ordered 24 Turkish students to leave the U.S. after they were found operating pedicabs illegally in ...

Alaska to Get $1M for Tsunami Debris Cleanup

Japan is providing money for cleanup of debris from that country's tsunami last year. KTUU-TV reports that Alaska will receive $1 million ...

Utility Hit With Lawsuit Over Utah Wildfire

Nearly 100 property owners are suing Rocky Mountain Power and blaming the utility for one of Utah's largest wildfires this year. The Wood ...
International

Secret Papers Released in 1989 UK Stadium Tragedy

British police tried to blame soccer fans to cover up mistakes that contributed to the deaths of 96 supporters who were crushed at a ...

Double Factory Blazes in Pakistan Kill 45

Factory fires in two of Pakistan's major cities killed 45 people and injured dozens more on Tuesday, including some who had to break ...

Liberty Mutual Continues Latin American Expansion

Boston-based Liberty Mutual Insurance Group continued expansion of its Latin American operations by entering Ecuador's insurance ...

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