September 20, 2012
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Today's HeadlinesNational Medicare Set Asides Still a Cause of Confusion in Liability ClaimsThough regulation was enacted 30 years ago to recover funds erroneously paid by Medicare, confusion remains as to how to handle liability ... Teens Mirror Parents' Distracted Driving Habits: SurveyA new survey finds that 66 percent of teens believe their parents follow different rules behind the wheel than they set for their young ... No FAA Emergency Directive on Boeing Jets, GE EnginesThe U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said on Wednesday it would stop short of issuing an emergency directive on recently identified ... U.S. Urged to Set Standards for Arsenic in RiceConsumer groups are pressuring the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to set federal guidance on allowable levels of arsenic in rice, ... East Vermont Sheriff Gets Education Grant for Young DriversThe Caledonia County Sheriff's Department and St. Johnsbury Police Department are going to teach young Vermont drivers about the dangers of ... 8 New Civil Suits Allege Philadelphia Priest AbuseEight more priest-abuse lawsuits were filed Tuesday against the Archdiocese of Philadelphia and its priests, including a jailed Roman ... Massachusetts Woman Charged With 46 Counts of Insurance FraudA Rockland, Mass., woman has been indicted in connection with a scheme to fraudulently collect insurance payments of more than $28,000. The ... New Hampshire Supreme Court Upholds Personal Injury Lawyer DisbarmentThe New Hampshire Supreme Court is upholding the disbarment of a personal injury lawyer who made a settlement demand without his clients' ... Midwest Lawsuit Resulting From 2003 Chicago Derailment SettledA suburban Chicago woman who was injured when a Metra commuter train derailed has settled a personal injury lawsuit with the transit ... Kansas Inflatables Operator Faces Third ChargeA man who operates a Wichita, Kan., inflatables company where a child died faces a third charge of running the business without proper ... Settlement Approved in Fatal Missouri Natural Gas BlastRelatives of a Columbia couple killed in a 2008 natural gas explosion have finalized their settlement with Ameren Missouri. The Columbia ... EPA: Spontaneous Combustion Caused Northern Indiana FireSpontaneous combustion caused by a contractor placing chemicals too close together led to a chemical fire at an abandoned factory that ... Southeast West Virginia Safety Effort Targets Texting While DrivingWest Virginia officials are planning a safety awareness campaign targeting texting while driving. Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin is scheduled to ... Kentucky Man Driving Lawnmower Charged With DUIPolice in Winchester, Ky., say they've arrested a man for driving a riding lawn mower while intoxicated. The Winchester Sun reports ... Homeowners Association Members Face ViolenceDisagreements that boil over into shouting matches, finger-pointing and even fistfights are often part of neighborhood homeowners ... Florida Woman Sues U.S. Marshals for $10 MillionA South Florida woman wounded when U.S. Marshals opened fire on a suspect is suing the agency for $10 million. Janira Calderin was struck ... South Central Oklahoma Builder Accused of Defrauding HomeownersA dozen counts of home repair fraud have been filed against a Muskogee, Okla., builder accused of defrauding homeowners. Charges were filed ... North Texas Woman Accused of Prank, $6K DamageA North Texas woman has been charged in an alleged neighborhood prank using raw chicken, mustard and peanut butter to cause $6,000 in ... BP Agrees to Relax Requirements for ClaimsBP has agreed to relax several documentation requirements regarding the submission of claims filed after the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of ... West More Than 2M California Homes Exposed to High Wildfire DangerMore than two million California homes face extreme wildfire hazards, according to new research by the insurance industry. Analysis by the ... Injury Wrecks Up 45 Percent on Nevada Interstate Under ConstructionTraffic accidents have been on the rise on a busy stretch of Interstate 80 in Reno since a major construction project began more than a ... Fire Causes $2M in Damages to Idaho Hop ShedFire officials in Wilder, Idaho, are puzzling over the cause of a fire that destroyed an estimated $2 million worth of hops and machinery ... International Japan Launches New Nuclear Safety AgencyJapan has launched a new nuclear oversight agency following criticism that collusion between regulators and plant operators contributed to ... 26 Killed in Mexico Pipeline Fire Near U.S. BorderA big fire erupted at a natural gas pipeline distribution center near Mexico's border with the United States on Tuesday, and 26 people were ... XL Opens New Insurance Office in FranceXL Group announced the opening of a new insurance office in Lyon. The office will be able to respond to the needs of a solid base of ... Connect with Claims Journal
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