January 18, 2013
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Today's HeadlinesNational Almost 2M Pots and Pans Recalled Due to Fire and Burn HazardsAbout 1.7 million pots and pans part of the Royal Prestige 9-Ply Thermal Wall Cookware are being recalled voluntarily because the cookware ... After Another Emergency, US Grounds Boeing 787sLithium batteries that can leak corrosive fluid and start fires have emerged as the chief safety concern involving Boeing's 787 Dreamliner, ... Deficient Levees Found Across AmericaSeven years after Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans, inspectors taking the first-ever inventory of flood control systems overseen by ... East Virginia Robberies Cost Businesses More Than $47,000Prosecutors say a series of robberies by a suspect called the "fake beard robber" cost stores in Hampton Roads, Va., more than $47,000. A ... Vermont Officials Dealing With Out-of-Bounds SkiersVermont State Police and tourism and ski industry officials are trying to come up with a plan to deal with skiers who ignore warning signs ... Truckers Want Connecticut to Change De-Icing ChemicalA group representing trucking companies is asking Connecticut lawmakers to ban an ice-melting chemical the state uses on its roads, saying ... Massachusetts Lawyer Avoids Charges for Drinking PartyA prominent Boston-area defense attorney accused of being at home the night her teenage daughter hosted a drinking party will not face ... Midwest Michigan Jury Awards $650K to Teen Hurt in AccidentA Leelanau County, Mich., jury has awarded $650,000 to a teenager whose leg was crushed in a cherry orchard accident two summers ago. ... Des Moines Water Works Sues FEMA for Flood RepairsThe Des Moines Water Works is suing the Federal Emergency Management Agency in federal court, claiming the agency promised to pay millions ... Federal Appeals Panel Says Deaf Med Student Can SueA jury should be allowed to decide a deaf medical school student's discrimination lawsuit against Creighton University in Omaha, Neb., a ... 4 Years, 7 Months for Michigan Foot Doc's Insurance FraudFederal prosecutors say a judge has sentenced a Flint-area podiatrist to four years, seven months in prison for his role in a $1.6 million ... Nebraska Organic Inspector Wants Lawsuit DismissedA former organic inspector in Nebraska wants to dismiss a libel lawsuit filed by a farmer after his identification in a report to ... Cleveland Clinic Nurse Accused of Murder-for-Hire PlotAn Ohio man hatched a plot to kill a woman he was in a home-ownership dispute with, authorities say, by approaching an emergency room ... Iowa Gets Grant for Distracted Driving SimulatorsIowa officials are trying to increase awareness about the dangers of distracted driving. The state Department of Public Safety says ... Southeast Review: Travel Expenses of Florida Insurer ExcessiveA review by Florida's chief inspector general contends that employees at the state-created Citizens Property Insurance racked up excessive ... Conway Touts Kentucky Crackdown on Prescription AbuseKentucky is making progress in curbing an epidemic of prescription drug abuse, Attorney General Jack Conway told political leaders from ... Firefighters Will Hand Out Free Smoke Detectors After Deadly Georgia FireFirefighters plan to hand out free smoke detectors in the neighborhood where four children were killed in a fire at their duplex in ... South Central Texas Trade Group: Survey Shows Insurance Industry Doing It RightWhile tornadoes and hailstorms were pounding their way through the Dallas/Fort Worth area last year, consumers had confidence that their ... Arkansas Lawmaker Files Tort Reform Ballot MeasureAn Arkansas lawmaker is proposing a constitutional amendment to require those who file lawsuits found to be "frivolous" to pay court costs ... Heavy-Duty Restricted Guns Legally Sold in TexasIn a heavily guarded store just southwest of Houston, twin .50-caliber "Ma Deuce" machine guns rise up side by side from a mount that could ... TDI: Pre-Dispute Binding Arbitration Clauses Unfair to PolicyholdersPre-dispute mandatory binding arbitration provisions in insurance policies may be on their way out in Texas if state insurance regulators ... West California Study Finds Licensed Illegal Immigrants Would Lead to Fewer UM ClaimsA California study shows drivers' licenses for illegal immigrants would make streets safer. The Department of Motor Vehicles report says ... More Survivors Join Suit in Deadly Oregon Bus CrashThe legal problems are piling up for the Canadian tour company whose bus crashed on an icy highway in Eastern Oregon last month, killing ... In Avalanche Education, New Focus on Human FactorsAs more people are heading into the backcountry, avalanche educators say they're finding new ways to help recreationists stay alive in ... International Japan Official: Battery in 787 Swollen From OverheatingThe main battery beneath the cockpit of the Boeing 787 forced to make an emergency landing in Japan was swollen from overheating, a safety ... Connect with Claims Journal
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