Top 10 for the Past Week | 1. | Close-Plane Mishap Rattled Air Traffic Controllers
Sep 7, 2012 -- Air-traffic controllers were rattled after mistakenly flying three planes too close together in the skies near the nation's capital, a federal report released Wednesday says, describing a chaotic scene in an airport tower during those minutes. The ... | | 2. | Texas Man Gets 80 Years for 9th DWI Conviction
Sep 6, 2012 -- A North Texas man has been sentenced to 80 years in prison for his ninth driving while intoxicated conviction. A jury in Fort Worth sentenced 50-year-old Miguel Medrano in the 2010 case. Prosecutors say Medrano had been drinking at a restaurant ... | | 3. | Thousands File Flood Insurance Claims After Isaac
Sep 6, 2012 -- Thousands of flood insurance claims are being filed in the wake of Hurricane Isaac, a slow-moving storm that hammered several parishes in southern Louisiana with prolonged, drenching rains and tropical-storm force winds, leaving water damage in ... | | 4. | Annual Award Honors the Most Unusual Pet Insurance Claim of the Year
Sep 6, 2012 -- A dog bitten by a turtle, a hound found hanging around the barbecue grill and a cat that went for a ride after getting stuck in a car engine are among the nominees announced by Veterinary Pet Insurance Co. (VPI) for its Hambone Award honoring the ... | | 5. | World First: DNA Dog Sniffs Out Stolen Metal
Sep 6, 2012 -- The first detection dog in the world to be trained to sniff out forensic markings on stolen metal is set to help police officers crack down on metal theft in the UK. Instead of locating drugs or human remains, a two-year old black Labrador called ... | | 6. | Natural Gas Driller and Insurer Dispute Coverage for Fracking Claim
Sep 5, 2012 -- One of the first lawsuits implicating insurance coverage for a fracking-related claim is under way in Ohio. Warren Drilling Co., Inc. v. ACE American Ins. Co., No. 2:12-cv-425 (S.D. Ohio 2012) will be the first case to determine how insurance ... | | 7. | Company Offers Calculator to Estimate Salvage Value
Sep 5, 2012 -- Responding to adjuster requests for a quick and easy way to find out an item's salvage value, Tru-Markets, an investment recovery company, has developed the first estimating calculator for commercial salvage. "We've been conducting a series of ... | | 8. | Crash Involving 100-Year-Old Driver Rekindles Age Debate
Sep 5, 2012 -- Jack Wyard is 92 and sees no reason to surrender his car keys, not to mention the freedom they give him to get up and go anywhere he wants, whenever he wants. After all, he said, two years ago he got a perfect score on his written test to renew his ... | | 9. | Lawmakers Pass Workers' Compensation Changes
Sep 5, 2012 -- Lawmakers approved a series of changes to California's workers' compensation system late Friday, sending Gov. Jerry Brown a 170-page bill that arose in the final days of the legislative session. The Senate passed SB863, 34-4, hours after the ... | | 10. | Michigan Court Backs Man Hurt on Stolen Motorcycle
Sep 5, 2012 -- A Detroit, Mich., man who didn't know he was riding a stolen motorcycle can pursue benefits from the owner's insurance company for severe injuries suffered in a collision. The Michigan appeals court overturned a Wayne County judge's decision in an ... | Popular Videos | |
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