October 29, 2012
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Today's HeadlinesNational Crash Avoidance Technology: Embrace With CautionAs car makers introduce new vehicle crash avoidance technologies, questions are beginning to surface about whether the latest options can ... U.S. Insurers Prepare for Impact of Hurricane SandyInsurers say they are making the usual preparations for a hurricane - activating claims teams, staging adjusters near the locations most ... Fair Settlements Drive Increase in Overall Satisfaction with Auto Claims: StudyClaimant satisfaction with their auto claims experience has increased from last year, driven primarily by an improvement in their ... Powerful Hurricane Sandy Shuts Down the East CoastHurricane Sandy, the monster storm bearing down on the U.S. East Coast, strengthened on Monday after hundreds of thousands moved to higher ... U.S. Business Group Urges Regulation of Litigation FundersA business lobby group has called on the U.S. Congress to regulate companies that provide financing for commercial lawsuits, describing the ... PLRB/LIRB Large Loss Conference CanceledThe PLRB/LIRB Large Loss Conference, scheduled to be held in Washington, D.C., October 29 to October 31, has been canceled because of ... U.S. Regulators Probe Ford's Taurus, Sable for Throttle IssueU.S. safety regulators are investigating 310,000 Taurus and Mercury Sable cars built by Ford Motor Co over a problem that could cause the ...  East Virginia Governor Warns of Cold Snap After SuperstormVirginians who had to endure stifling heat after storms caused massive power outages last summer should prepare to hunker down against the ... Embezzlement Cases Rising in MaineThe number of embezzlement is on the rise in Maine. Between 1987 and 2002, no more than 20 people were arrested for embezzlement each year. ... Two East Coast States Get $550K Anti-Texting GrantsThe National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), part of the U.S. Transportation Department, said this month it is providing ... New York Auto Body Shop Suit Against Progressive Will ProceedA New York-based auto body shop has been allowed to move forward with its lawsuit that accuses Progressive Insurance Group Company and its ... Midwest Joplin Construction Tops $715M Since 2011 TornadoConstruction in Joplin, Mo., since the tornado is approaching three-quarters of a billion dollars. Since May 22, 2011, about $715 million ... Indiana Company Rebuilding Year After Big BlazeA year after a spectacular fire destroyed its main facility, a Fort Wayne, Ind., company has overcome a series of bureaucratic hurdles and ... Cause of Fire That Devastated North Dakota Town Not KnownThe wildfire that devastated the small southwestern North Dakota town of Bucyrus has been ruled accidental, but the cause likely will never ... News on Iowa City Landfill Fire 'Not Good'A city official says the damage from the Iowa City landfill fire is worse than expected. Project engineer Dan Scott told The Gazette that ... Southeast Man Pleads Not Guilty to Hurricane Katrina FraudA Mississippi man has pleaded not guilty to three federal crimes charging him with fraudulently obtaining more than $97,000 for a house he ... Alabama Woman Dies After Wheelchair AccidentA 94-year-old Alabama woman died after being injured when her wheelchair rolled down a hill and landed in a ditch full of water. A relative ... Mississippi Motorist Sentenced for Filing Duplicate ClaimsAuthorities in Mississippi announced this week that a local motorist will spend 12 months in jail for committing insurance fraud. Motorist ... Florida Supreme Court Gets Another Tobacco QuestionAn appellate court wants the Florida Supreme Court to resolve a question on punitive damages in cases involving sick smokers. A 1st ... South Central Researchers Looking into Tremors Near Louisiana SinkholeResearchers are trying to determine the cause of small tremors recorded in the past two weeks coming from the northwest corner of a salt ... Oklahoma DHS Settles Suit Of Mistaken Pickup of GirlThe Oklahoma Department of Human Services has agreed to pay $9,500 to settle a lawsuit filed after a temporary worker picked up the wrong ... Louisiana Sheriff: Efforts Made to Settle Ex-Inmate's ClaimsTangipahoa Parish Sheriff Daniel Edwards says he has made changes at the parish jail and fired a nurse in connection with allegations that ... West E. Coli Cases Linked to Pumpkin Patch in WashingtonHealth officials in southwest Washington are investigating one confirmed case and another probable case of E. coli-related illness in ... New Mexico Firm Cited for Death at Portales PlantAn Albuquerque plumbing company is contesting a citation issued by the New Mexico Environment Department for a March accident at a ... California Leads Nation in Exonerations of Wrongfully ConvictedA new research group finds that at least 200 wrongful convictions have been thrown out since 1989 in California, costing those convicted ... International Hurricane Sandy's Death Toll Rises to 65 in CaribbeanAs Americans braced Sunday for Hurricane Sandy, Haiti was still suffering. Officials raised the storm-related death toll across the ... Powerful Earthquake Off British Columbia Causes Little Damage: AIRAccording to catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide, a powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck off British Columbia's north-central ... Connect with Claims Journal
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