October 2, 2012
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Today's HeadlinesNational National Wildfire Teams Getting Harder to FillOfficials with the National Interagency Fire Center are studying ways to boost recruitment for the teams that manage wildfires and other ... FDA Chief Says Scarce Funding Hobbles Sweeping Food Safety RegsThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration said it is having difficulty implementing expansive new rules to improve food safety, nearly two ... Loose Seats Prompts Grounding of 8 American Airlines PlanesAmerican Airlines said on Monday it has temporarily grounded eight planes to evaluate them after seats became loose on two flights in the ... Friday a Risky Day to Drive According to Claims DataNationwide Insurance analyzed claims data from 2012 and found that Friday may be the most risky day to drive to work, with its members ...  East Massachusetts Court Rules on Scope of Independent Contractor ExclusionA Massachusetts court recently ruled in favor of insurer Lloyd's in a dispute over a commercial property and general liability policy ... 291 Died in New York City Traffic Accidents Last Fiscal YearThe latest management report from New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg shows there were 291 citywide traffic fatalities for the fiscal ... Washington D.C. Man Stages Burglary for False ClaimsWashington, D.C., authorities said a local man was sentenced to a year of supervised probation, a suspended sentence of three years and a ... 4 Charged With Selling Counterfeit MerchandiseNew Hampshire police say they've seized half-a-million dollars in alleged counterfeit merchandise and arrested four people as part of an ... Claims Journal Featured Podcast
Midwest Report: Cook County Judges Sealed Hundreds of CasesCook County, Ill., judges have hidden hundreds of court files from public view since 2000, some without reason or proper justification, ... Iowa Hospitals Place Limits on PainkillersHospitals in the Des Moines, Iowa, area are imposing limits on painkiller prescriptions to limit abuse of the drugs. The Des Moines ... In Wake of Tragedy, Missouri Town Weighs Scooter LawLast month, a southeast Missouri college student died after being struck by a pickup truck while riding a scooter. Now, the Cape Girardeau ... Club Owners Sued in Fatal Missouri CrashThe owners of a defunct Springfield, Mo., nightclub are being sued for serving alcohol to a 19-year-old who was driving a car that crashed, ... Southeast South Carolina Erotic Dancer Not Covered by Workers' CompA South Carolina court has found that an erotic dancer who suffered a gunshot wound while performing is not eligible for workers' ... Kentucky Sheriff Settle Suit for $1.2MThe family of a southern Kentucky man has reached a $1.2 million settlement with a sheriff's office and deputy over a high-speed pursuit ... Kentucky Auction House Burns Down on Final DayAn auction house open for 50 years in Scottsville was destroyed by fire on its final day of business, and its owners say they had no ... BrickStreet Still Tops West Virginia Workers' Comp MarketBrickStreet Insurance is still the dominant workers' compensation insurer in West Virginia, despite competition from more than 200 other ... Homeowners Choice Expects to Hire as it Assumes Citizens PoliciesHomeowners Choice Property & Casualty Insurance Company, Inc. is set to assume 71,000 policies from Citizens Property Insurance ...  South Central Roof Caves in on Louisiana NightclubFirefighters say the roof of a Baton Rouge nightclub collapsed sometime early Sunday under the weight of a massive amount of collected ... Earthquake Protection Now Focus at Arkansas LakeWork at the future site of Bono Lake, Ark., is about to focus on protection from an earthquake. Pads that will eventually support a large ... Fire Destroys Factory in ArkansasAuthorities say an east Arkansas plastics factory was destroyed in a weekend fire. The K-Tops Plastics Manufacturing factory in Colt went ... West California's Governor Record 'Solid' on Insurance LegislationGov. Jerry Brown saw over a dozen bills related in some way to insurance come across his desk, with a bill to approve driverless cars, a ... Police: Drunk New Mexico Man Called Police on HimselfAuthorities say an Albuquerque man has been arrested for drunken driving - after he called police on himself. KRQE-TV reports that Antonio ... Cigarette Ashes Blamed in Las Vegas Apartment FireClark County, Nev., investigators say cigarette ashes that were improperly disposed of on a patio sparked a fire in an eight-unit apartment ... Feds Grant Hawaii $1.3M for Tsunami SirensThe U.S. Commerce Department says it will grant Hawaii $1.3 million to upgrade its disaster preparedness system and build new tsunami ...  International Truck Accident in Northern Mexico Kills 16 PeopleAuthorities in Mexico say a tractor-trailer has collided with a truck carrying members of three families, killing at least 16 people in the ... Pipeline Fire in Southeast Nigeria Kills 20A government spokesman says 20 people in southeast Nigeria died when a broken gasoline pipeline caught fire, burning alive those gathering ... Connect with Claims Journal
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