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October 5, 2012
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National

Consider Medical Specialist Expertise Carefully in Crash Injury Cases

It is a common error that an attorney retains the wrong type of expert to testify in a lawsuit. This error is particularly common when the ...

U.S. Lawmaker Cites New Cyber Threats to Financial Networks

The head of the House of Representatives Intelligence Committee said on Thursday that significant new cyber threats to U.S. financial ...

Honda Recalls 820,000 Civics and Pilots

Honda says it is recalling more than 820,000 Civic compact cars and Pilot SUVs because the headlights can fail. The recall affects Civics ...

Report: Additional FAA Efforts Could Mitigate Safety Risks

Though the number of non-fatal and fatal general aviation accidents decreased between 1999 and 2011, there were still more than 200 fatal ...

Founders Promotes Nielsen to Commercial Claims Vice President

Matthew J. Nielsen was promoted to vice president of commercial claims at Founders Insurance Company, a member company of Des Plaines, ...
East

Vermont Police Say 'Huffing' is Part of Larger Problem

The police chief in Rutland, Vt., says the death of a teenager in a crash allegedly caused by a man huffing chemicals has the city ...

Second Gator Found in New York Supermarket Parking Lot

An alligator has been found in a supermarket parking lot on New York's Long Island, just a day after another gator was discovered in the ...

New York 9/11 Judge OKs $6B vs. Iran, Taliban, al-Qaida

A New York federal judge who found Iran, the Taliban and al-Qaida culpable in the 2001 terrorist attacks has approved a $6 billion default ...

Virginia Agent Arrested for Allegedly Embezzling Premium Payments

Virginia authorities announced a local insurance agent is facing a handful of federal charges related to fraud. Graham Hutson Messer, 32, ...
Midwest

FDA: Indiana Farm Tied to Salmonella Outbreak Was Unclean

A federal inspector found two strains of salmonella and unclean conditions at an Indiana cantaloupe farm's fruit-packing plant during ...

Missouri Appeals Court Orders New Trial in Tobacco Case

A Missouri appeals court has ordered a third trial in an Independence family's lawsuit against tobacco company Brown & Williamson. The ...

Evacuees Return as Minnesota Wildfire is Contained

Evacuees have returned to their homes in a small northwestern Minnesota town after fire crews contained a rapidly-spreading wildfire fueled ...

Minnesota Power Plant Repairs Could Cost $200M

Xcel Energy Inc. says it will cost as much as $200 million to repair the damage from a catastrophic turbine failure at Minnesota's largest ...
Southeast

Georgia Roofer Suffers Fatal Fall

Authorities say a roofing worker fell 20 feet to his death while working at a Columbus, Ga., warehouse. Muscogee County Deputy Coroner ...

Mother of East Carolina University Coed Killed in Wreck Sues Sorority

The mother of an East Carolina University student killed in a wreck is suing a sorority, citing hazing as a factor in her daughter's death. ...

Toyota Holding Defensive Driving Program in Kentucky

Toyota is holding a free 2 1/2-hour defensive driving program for teens and their parents during several sessions this weekend in ...

Plaintiffs Seek Damages in Mississippi Contamination Case

Eleven plaintiffs, including a Hattiesburg church, have filed a lawsuit in an ongoing dispute over pollution from the old Hercules ...
South Central

Spill Reported From Oil Platform in Gulf

The Coast Guard says an estimated 76 gallons of crude oil spilled from an oil platform operated by Apache Corp. off the coast of southeast ...

Slain TV Anchor's Mom Can Sue Arkansas Hospital

The mother of a slain Little Rock, Ark., TV anchor can proceed with a lawsuit claiming outrageous behavior by a hospital and three workers ...

Oklahoma Man Crushed to Death at Cattle Sale

Authorities say a Stephens County man was crushed to death by a cow during a cattle sale in Jefferson County, Okla. Authorities say ...
West

Jury Awards $10.2M To Dirt Bike Rider For Knee Injury

A superior court jury in central California has awarded a man $10.2 million in damages that resulted from dirt bike collision in 2007 with ...

Bad Breakup Leads to Lingerie Store Arson

A Southern California woman has been charged with trying to torch a lingerie store where her ex-boyfriend bought underthings. Prosecutors ...

Fire at Idaho Falls Straw Maze Causes $100K in Damage

A fire burning in a straw bale maze in Idaho Falls caused an estimated $100,000 in damage and was expected to continue to burn into ...

Clark County Asks Nevada For Disaster Aid After Floods

Clark County commissioners are asking the state of Nevada for disaster relief funds in the aftermath of flash floods that killed two people ...
International

Nadine Among Top 5 Longest Lasting Tropical Storms

Tropical Storm Nadine has become one of the top five longest-lasting cyclones in the Atlantic Ocean after forming more than 20 days ago. ...

686 Websites Selling Counterfeit Medicine Seized

In the largest operation of its kind, 100 countries took part in an international week of action targeting the online sale of counterfeit ...

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