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October 12, 2012
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National

The Next Generation Adjuster: Millennials

Although the birth date range for millennials, sometimes called Generation Y or Gen Y, varies, a Deloitte Consulting LLP report puts the ...

2011 Fatal Work Injury Statistics: Slideshow

Read more on fatal injuries in the workplace.

Experts: Global Warming Means More Antarctic Ice

The ice goes on seemingly forever in a white pancake-flat landscape, stretching farther than ever before. And yet in this confounding ...
East

Pharmaceutical Firms Targeted in Meningitis Case Hire Defense Lawyer

The pharmaceutical companies at the center of the deadly meningitis outbreak have disclosed they hired a lawyer from a top white-collar ...

Stove Fire May Have Sparked Philly-Area Condo Fire

Officials in suburban Philadelphia say a kitchen fire may have sparked a four-alarm blaze that forced scores of people from a Montgomery ...

Maryland Woman Convicted of Disability Fraud

Prosecutors say a Maryland woman who collected federal disability benefits while operating a fitness center has been convicted of making ...

Lawsuit Involving Delaware Pedophile Pediatrician Settled

Attorneys for the state medical society and a southern Delaware hospital have settled a class-action lawsuit filed on behalf of victims of ...

Maryland Church Fire Causes $80,000 in Damage

Fire officials say a fire that caused $80,000 in damage to a Charles County, Md., church was intentionally set. The blaze was reported ...
Midwest

South Dakota Man Suing Menards Over Plywood Mishap

A Huron, S.D., man who says he was paralyzed when sheets of plywood blew off a loading cart and struck him in the head at the Menards store ...

Iowa Town Settles With DuPont Over Tree Damage

Cedar Falls, Iowa, has settled with DuPont over golf course trees damaged by the company's Imprelis herbicide. The Waterloo-Cedar Falls ...

Ohio Villagers Irate Over Camera Speeding Tickets

People aren't smiling about being photographed by a new camera system that has led to thousands of speeding citations in a small Ohio ...

Arson Likely in Northwest Minnesota Fire That Destroyed Several Homes

Fire investigators say a wildfire that destroyed several homes in the northwest town of Karlstad, Minn., this month was probably arson. The ...

Sentry Insurance Launches New Risk Management Information System

Stevens Point, Wis.-Sentry Insurance launched Sentry Insight, a risk management information system, to help companies and brokers manage, ...
Southeast

Dog Owner Sues Florida City for Pet's Death

The owner of a 12-year-old Golden Retriever who was shot to death by St. Petersburg, Fla., police in 2011 is suing the city. The Tampa Bay ...

Court Urges Change in Florida Workers Comp Law

An appellate court is urging the Florida Legislature to reconsider a state law that makes injured employees pay employers' legal costs if ...

Jury Sides With Alabama Firm in Suit Over Plane Crash

An Alabama jury has decided that Mobile-based Continental Motors is not responsible for an airplane crash that killed a Louisville, Ky., ...

West Virginia Business Court Headquarters Opens in Martinsburg

The West Virginia Supreme Court's first division to be located outside Charleston is open for business. The new business court division's ...

Atlanta Bridge Reopened After Damaged by Fire

Part of a bridge in downtown Atlanta, Ga., has been reopened after a fire damaged the structure and sent chunks of concrete raining down to ...
South Central

Arkansas to Add Cable Median Barriers to Freeways

The Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department says it will begin installing cable median barriers on nearly 400 miles of ...

Widower Files Suit Over Oklahoma State University Stadium Death

A Tulsa man has sued Oklahoma State University over the death of his wife, who fell down and hit her head while attending her grandson's ...

3 Renovation Workers Burned in Dallas House Fire

Emergency officials say three renovation workers have suffered significant burns in a Dallas, Texas, house fire. Dallas Fire-Rescue ...
West

Phoenix-Area Cities Working on Pedestrian Safety

Phoenix, Ariz., cities are retrofitting their wide, car-centric streets to improve bicycle and pedestrian safety and try to cut down on ...

Southern California Educator Arrested For Workers' Comp Fraud

A teaching assistant in Southern California has been arrested on several felony counts of workers' compensation fraud. Gerard Padilla, 45, ...

Actress Who Starred in 'Bad News Bears' Killed

Sammi Kane Kraft, whose baseball skills earned her the role of a youth league pitcher in the 2005 remake of "The Bad News Bears," has died ...

Los Angeles Freeway Construction Worker Crushed by Beam

The California Highway Patrol says a Los Angeles freeway construction worker has been crushed to death by a 3,000-pound steel beam that was ...
International

Business Process Outsourcing Firms Face New Risks, Sharper Contract Battles

A new research paper from global insurance broker Lockton and global insurance carrier AIG highlights new risks and identifies best ...

Hong Kong Woman Dies, 3 Hospitalized by Beauty Treatment

Hong Kong authorities said one woman has died and three others have been hospitalized after undergoing a beauty treatment involving blood ...

Report: Safety Systems for Afghan Bombs Inadequate

The official overseeing spending in Afghanistan is warning commanders that a safety system to protect U.S. troops from roadside bombs is ...

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