Wednesday 26 December 2012

Daily Headlines: Wednesday, December 26, 2012

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December 26, 2012
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National

Pedestrian Rail Deaths Get Little Notice: Report

Around midnight on May 30, 2012, Mary Gaffney, 17, was struck and killed by a freight train in Riverdale Park, Md. She was taking a ...

30% Increase in Single Vehicle Claims on New Year's Day: Progressive

Single vehicle claims were up 30 percent on New Year's Day 2012, when compared to the same day of the week two weeks prior to and after New ...

IDP Names Carlino as New CEO

IDP Insurance Data Processing named David Carlino its new CEO. Carlino will be responsible for the company's overall business strategy and ...

2012 a Year of Firsts for PLRB/LIRB

The Property Loss Research Bureau and Liability Insurance Research Bureau year end review revealed some highlights of 2012. Among them: An ...
East

New Jersey Court: Pet Sitter Can Sue Dog's Owners Over Bite

A New Jersey appellate court says a woman injured by a dog she was being paid to watch can sue the animal's owners. The Star-Ledger reports ...

GEICO Names Connor AVP of Regional Claims in Virginia

Jeremy Connor, formerly of South Setauket, N.Y., was recently named assistant vice president of regional claims operations at GEICO's ...

Student Settles Vermont School Bullying Lawsuit

A former middle school student who sued the Burlington, Vt., school district in a bullying case has agreed to settle for $25,000. Henry ...
Midwest

Authorities: Three Set Deadly Indiana Blast for Insurance

Three people charged in a gas explosion that devastated an Indianapolis neighborhood deliberately set up the deadly blast to collect a big ...

Former Illinois Policeman Accused of Worker's Comp Fraud

A former police officer in a southwestern Illinois village is accused of collecting nearly $190,000 in fraudulent worker's compensation ...

Report Finds Indiana Average in Crisis Readiness

Deadly disease outbreaks, vaccination shortages and massive tornadoes are all scary thoughts. The question is: Is Indiana prepared for ...

Wisconsin Capitol Contractor Fired for Staining Marble

Wisconsin officials have fired a cleaning company they believe was responsible for damaging or staining marble floors in the Capitol. A ...
Southeast

Fitness Tests Ahead for Mississippi City Firefighters

The City of Olive Branch is planning to require all firefighters to take physical fitness tests. The Commercial Appeal reports that, until ...

Jury: West Virginia Doctor, Lawyers Filed False Claims

A West Virginia radiologist and two Pennsylvania attorneys who were involved in thousands of asbestos lawsuits have been found guilty of ...

Alabama Woman Sleeps Through Tornado Ripping Off Roof

An Alabama woman said Friday she fell asleep on the couch and didn't realize a tornado had ripped off part of her roof and damaged most of ...
South Central

Woman Charged With Stealing From Oklahoma Farm Bureau

A former secretary with the Oklahoma Farm Bureau is charged with embezzling from the organization. The Oklahoma Insurance Department says ...

Judge OKs Settlement in BP Gulf Class Action Suit

A federal judge has given final approval to BP's settlement with a bulk of businesses and individuals who lost money because of the 2010 ...
West

Feds Pledge $1M to Utah for Flood Damage

The federal government is offering more than $1 million to help cover damage caused by flooding earlier this year in Southern Utah. ...

Effort to Centralize 911 Data in California Stalls

California's effort to collect information on 911 medical responses around the state is foundering because of flawed data, aging computers ...

NORAD Trademarks Santa Tracking Operation

The U.S. military has clamped a trademark on its wildly popular NORAD Tracks Santa operation and licensed a private company to sell ...

Alaska Officials Spreading Avalanche Safety Tips

Avoiding avalanches is all about awareness. "You gotta have your head in the game," advised avalanche expert Blaine Smith, a trails planner ...
International

Another Billion Dollar Year in Severe Weather Damages for Canada's Insurers

For the third time in the last four years, Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC) reports that the estimated insured damage caused by severe ...

West Antarctica Warming More Quickly Than Expected

In a discovery that raises further concerns about the future contribution of Antarctica to sea level rise, a new study finds that the ...

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