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September 24, 2012

Top 10 for the Past Week

1.Adjuster Education Options Grow
Sep 21, 2012 -- Undergraduate programs aren't the only educational choices available to claims adjusters. Colleges are beginning to respond to the need for additional skill sets. So says Peter Kochenburger, executive director of University of Connecticut's ...
2.Medicare Set Asides Still a Cause of Confusion in Liability Claims
Sep 20, 2012 -- Though regulation was enacted 30 years ago to recover funds erroneously paid by Medicare, confusion remains as to how to handle liability claims involving Medicare eligible claimants. The government is now attempting to clear up some of the ...
3.North Texas Woman Accused of Prank, $6K Damage
Sep 20, 2012 -- A North Texas woman has been charged in an alleged neighborhood prank using raw chicken, mustard and peanut butter to cause $6,000 in damage. Tara Mauney of Colleyville has been charged with felony criminal mischief in the July incident. She's free ...
4.Villages Slowly Vanish as Lakes in the Dominican Republic Grow
Sep 19, 2012 -- No one thought much about it when the largest lake in the Caribbean began rising in a year of heavy rains. But then it never stopped. Lake Enriquillo in the Dominican Republic has doubled in size over the past eight years, swallowing thousands of ...
5.Family of Joplin Tornado Victim Sues Wal-Mart
Sep 19, 2012 -- The wife and daughter of man killed inside a Walmart store when a massive tornado hit Joplin are suing. The Joplin Globe reported that the wrongful death lawsuit names as defendants Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and the store's manager. The case was ...
6.State by State Look at Driving Rules for Older Drivers
Sep 19, 2012 -- A 50-state look at the varying rules across the nation governing drivers' licenses for older adults. ALABAMA: Licenses are renewed every four years for all drivers, with no additional requirements for older drivers. A legislative committee ...
7.Top 10 Car Technologies For Mature Drivers
Sep 18, 2012 -- Smart headlights, emergency response systems and reverse monitoring features rank highest in car technologies that benefit mature drivers, according to researchers at The Hartford and the AgeLab at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). ...
8.Q&A: Valuing Sexual Abuse Claims Not Simple
Sep 18, 2012 -- Penn State already faces four lawsuits over the Jerry Sandusky child sexual abuse scandal, and at least 20 people with potential claims have already surfaced. It's unclear how many will press claims against Penn State or whether more will surface. ...
9.Superbug Kills Minnesota Boy
Sep 18, 2012 -- A deadly germ untreatable by most antibiotics has killed a seventh person at the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center in Maryland. The Washington Post reported the death Friday. NIH officials told the paper that the boy from Minnesota died ...
10.California Allows Emotional Distress Damages in Dog's Death
Sep 18, 2012 -- A California Appeals court recently decided that emotional distress is a viable claim when associated with a dog's injury. The appeals court found that California law allows a pet owner to recover for mental suffering caused by another's ...

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