January 7, 2013
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Today's HeadlinesNational Highway Vehicle Fires Account for $1.1B in Property Loss Each Year: USFABetween 2008 and 2010, there were roughly 194,000 highway vehicle fires each year in the United States, according to a new report examining ... FDA Proposes New Food Safety RulesU.S. regulators proposed new food safety rules on Friday that aim to make food processors and farms more accountable for reducing foodborne ... GM Recalls 69,000 Vehicles That Could Roll AwayGeneral Motors is recalling more than 69,000 full-size trucks and vans globally that could roll away after being parked due to a potential ... Liberty Mutual Offers Alternative Resolution Program For Disputed Sandy ClaimsAn innovative option to resolve complex Sandy claims is being offered to personal and commercial Liberty Mutual insurance customers: ... East New PIP Rules in Effect After New Jersey Court Denies Stay RequestNew Jersey's Superior Court has denied a medical group's request for a stay of the new motor vehicle personal injury protection (PIP) ... Owner of Burned Vermont Building Hopes to RebuildThe owner of a historic St. Johnsbury, Vt., building severely damaged by fire last month wants to rebuild. Owner Bruno Ravel is still too ... Safety Barriers Considered After New York City Subway DeathsEvery day, throngs of riders stand on the edge of danger in the nation's busiest subway system, waiting on platforms with nothing between ... Rhode Island Legislator Sentenced for Underpaying Tax for His Adjuster FirmThe deputy speaker of the Rhode Island House of Representatives has been sentenced to serve time in federal prison for tax fraud involving ... Lawyer Drops $100M Claim Against Connecticut in School ShootingA $100 million legal claim filed against the state of Connecticut in the wake of the deadly Newtown elementary school shooting has been ... Midwest Missouri Lawmakers to Pursue Medical Liability LimitsMissouri lawmakers have their eyes on reinstating liability caps for medical malpractice cases after the state Supreme Court struck down ... Drug Felon to Sue Nebraska, Officials Over Hail DamageA 22-year-old Scottsbluff, Neb., man convicted last year of receiving illegal drugs through the mail plans to sue the state and local ... Indiana Mayor Wants Flood-Prone Golf Course ClosedLafayette's mayor is seeking to close a flood-prone city golf course that's become a financial drain on the Indiana city due to periodic ... Victim's Family Seeks Records in Rivera Air CrashThe family of a makeup artist killed in a plane crash that also claimed the life of singer Jenni Rivera is trying to force the aircraft's ... Southeast South Carolina Legislators Pledge to Tackle Cyber SecuritySouth Carolina legislators say they're willing to spend whatever it takes to prevent another massive security breach in state government, ... Work Accidents Kill 43 in West Virginia in 2011On-the-job incidents killed 43 workers in West Virginia in 2011, the third-lowest total since an annual federal census of workplace ... Federal Aid for Mississippi Christmas Storm Victims ApprovedMississippi's Emergency Management Agency says the U.S. Small Business Administration has approved disaster assistance for residents and ... Insurance Firm Donates $2.5M to West Virginia UniversityAn insurance company has donated $2.5 million to West Virginia's Marshall University to establish a research endowment. The university said ... Fired West Virginia Schools Superintendant to SueEx-schools superintendent Jorea Marple plans to sue the state Board of Education for what her lawyers are calling her illegal dismissal and ... South Central Texas Homeowners Pay Highest Insurance PremiumsAn industry group says Texas homeowners are paying the highest insurance premiums in the country. The report was released last month by the ... Doak: Oklahoma Quake Should Prompt Insurance ReviewOklahoma Insurance Commissioner John Doak says a small earthquake in southern Oklahoma should prompt homeowners and renters to consider ... Texas Couple Sentenced for Hurricane Ike FraudA husband and wife from Spring have been sentenced to federal prison after being convicted of defrauding the Federal Emergency Management ... West License Plate Scanners Spark Utah Legislative DebateLicense plate scanners in widespread use by law enforcement agencies hold the potential for misuse by divorce lawyers or police who use ... 2 Injured in Arizona Collision Involving PedicabA driver suspected of being impaired crashed his car into a pedicab in downtown Scottsdale after the Fiesta Bowl, leaving two Kansas State ... Inspectors Seize Counterfeit iPhone CablesAnchorage-based customs inspectors say they'll destroy more than 12,000 counterfeit iPhone connector cables and adapters seized last month. ... Spaceport Wants Protections From Tourist LawsuitsSpaceport America officials are urging legislators to limit potential lawsuits from wealthy outer space tourists who take off from New ... International Chinese City Cuts Off Water After Chemical LeakResidents in a northern Chinese city are without water after the local government cut off the supply because of industrial chemicals that ... Avalanche in Alps Kill 2 Skiers in ItalyRescuers have found the bodies of two Italian skiers who were killed by an avalanche in Italy's Alps. The Italian news agency ANSA said the ... Connect with Claims Journal
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