Tuesday 18 September 2012

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September 18, 2012
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National

Top 10 Car Technologies For Mature Drivers

Smart headlights, emergency response systems and reverse monitoring features rank highest in car technologies that benefit mature drivers, ...

Real Estate Matters Top List of Legal Malpractice Claims: Survey

For the first time since the American Bar Association began conducting surveys of legal malpractice insurance claims beginning in 1985, ...

No Early Link Between All-Metal Hip Implants and Cancer: Study

All-metal hip implants, which have been shown to have high failure rates and cause a host of other health problems, were not linked to ...

Insight Specialty Programs Announces New Appointments

New York-based Insight Specialty Programs (ISP), a developer and marketer of insurance, non-insurance and telematics products and services, ...
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East

New York State Police Taking Part in Child Safety Week

Law enforcement agencies across New York state are participating in National Child Passenger Safety Week. New York State Police, local ...

Q&A: Valuing Sexual Abuse Claims Not Simple

Penn State already faces four lawsuits over the Jerry Sandusky child sexual abuse scandal, and at least 20 people with potential claims ...

Shocking: New Jersey Charging Station in Flood-Prone Spot

Some people are finding something shocking about a new parking garage in Atlantic City, N.J. It comes with six charging stations for ...
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Midwest

Worker Crushed to Death at Ohio Cylinder Plant

A worker has been crushed to death at an Ohio cylinder plant after he got caught between two large rolls of steel. Worthington Industries ...

Minnesota Company Recalls Cantaloupe Packages

A Minnesota company is voluntarily recalling packaged fruit products containing cantaloupes because of a possible health risk. Cut Fruit ...

Superbug Kills Minnesota Boy

A deadly germ untreatable by most antibiotics has killed a seventh person at the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center in Maryland. ...

Fire Destroys South Dakota Honey Company Building

A weekend fire destroyed a building at the Taylor Honey Co. in the northeastern South Dakota town of Andover, but the company owner and ...
Southeast

Hurricane Isaac Washed Away Alabama's Sand Island

Sand Island along the Alabama coast has disappeared beneath the waves. The Sand Island Lighthouse is still standing alone in the water. But ...

Tennessee Insurance Agent Pleads Guilty to Stealing Premiums

A Dyersburg, Tenn., former insurance agent is scheduled for sentencing next month after she entered guilty pleas to felony theft charges. ...

Parties Ask for Stay in Mississippi Pier Lawsuit

The parties involved in a multimillion dollar lawsuit over the pier in Waveland, Miss., have asked a judge to temporarily stop proceedings ...
South Central

Traffic Safety Summit Set in Louisiana

A meeting focusing on traffic safety is set for Sept. 27 at the Houma-Terrebonne Civic Center in Houma, La. The session, planned for 8 a.m. ...

Louisiana Crossing Guard's Death Prompts Call for Signal

A school crossing guard's death in Evangeline Parish last week has prompted calls for a traffic signal at the intersection where the ...

Louisiana Highway 1 Vulnerable to Storm Surge

The two-lane stretch of Louisiana Highway 1 that cuts through the marshes of south Lafourche Parish is the only road to Port Fourchon, the ...

Wells Fargo Insurance Names McClure Southwest Regional Managing Director

In an effort to better serve its expanding customer base in the Southwest, Wells Fargo Insurance named Howard McClure regional managing ...
West

California Allows Emotional Distress Damages in Dog's Death

A California Appeals court recently decided that emotional distress is a viable claim when associated with a dog's injury. The appeals ...

Pilot Lands OK After Confusing Arizona Road With Airport

Arizona authorities say a pilot landed safely on a highway near the Grand Canyon after mistaking the roadway for part of a nearby airport. ...

Montana Supreme Court Denies Mental Evaluation in Hit-and-Run Case

The Montana Supreme Court has vacated a lower court order requiring a psychological exam for a woman seeking insurance benefits for a back ...

Alaska Borough to Present New Flood Risk Maps

Several properties in Salcha and South Fairbanks, Alaska, have been added to new federal flood risk maps for the Fairbanks North Star ...
International

Claimspro International Appoints Millar Managing Director

Claimspro International (CPI), an independent division of SCM Insurance Services (SCM) offering international loss adjusting services to ...

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