January 8, 2013
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Today's HeadlinesNational U.S. Supreme Court Reviews Homeowner Suit as it Considers Class Action LimitsThe U.S. Supreme Court on Monday weighed whether to impose new limits on class action lawsuits, as it reviewed whether a homeowner's ... Safety Agency Proposes Sound Requirements for Green CarsU.S. auto safety regulators are proposing sound requirements for green cars that would make such vehicles easier to detect when they are ... Firefighter Deaths Caused by Vehicle Collisions Rise: USFAThe U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) reported a total of 83 on-duty firefighter fatalities as a result of incidents that occurred in 2012, ... East Pennsylvania Man Admits Setting House Fire for InsuranceA western Pennsylvania man faces up to 16 years in prison when he's sentenced in April for setting his house on fire for the insurance ... Massachusetts State Police Dissolve Auto Theft UnitThe commander of the Massachusetts State Police has disbanded the department's drug diversion unit and auto theft strike force and ... Maine Adopts Uniform Standard for 'Independent Contractor' ClassificationMaine has adopted a new, uniform standard for who can be classified as an "independent contractor" for workers' compensation and other ... Fishermen Hoping for Help With Sandy Storm LossesWhile Superstorm Sandy did highly visible damage to homes, boardwalks and roads, it also walloped the Northeastern fishing industry, whose ... Midwest Foodborne Illness Cases Present Complex Coverage QuestionsOne of the most heavily litigated insurance issues in coverage liability cases related to outbreaks of widespread foodborne illnesses is ... Finder of Lost Diamond Ring Sues Owner for RewardAn eastern Missouri woman who was arrested after finding a $20,000 diamond ring in a tanning salon and keeping it for nearly a month has ... Holiday Storms Have Limited Impact on DroughtHoliday storms that pounded much of the U.S. with snow and rain did little to ease the overall grip of the country's worst drought in ... 3 Kansas Families Sue After Kids Hurt on Monkey BarsThree Kansas families whose young children broke bones while playing on a Hutchinson elementary school's monkey bars have sued the school ... Ex-Fugitive Doctor Sentenced to Prison for FraudA Missouri doctor who spent a dozen years on the run from federal fraud charges in Illinois before being captured in Peru was sentenced ... Company Recalls Brownie Mix in 3 StatesAn Illinois-based company says it is recalling one lot of Food Club Chocolate Chunk Brownies Mix distributed to stores in three states from ... Southeast Florida's Citizens, Regulators Agree to Restrict Eligibility for New HO-8 PoliciesFlorida's state-backed property insurer and state regulators have cleared the path for the insurer to begin issuing a new HO-8 policy by ... Republican Senator Called for Swift Federal Aid After KatrinaU.S. Rep. Steven Palazzo says he voted against funding to pay the Hurricane Sandy flood insurance claims because of the deficit, but as the ... Semi Full of Bulls Crashes on Florida HighwayA semitrailer hauling 32 bulls slammed into a tree on I-75, snarling traffic on the highway and forcing Florida Highway Patrol officials to ... South Central Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner is Second in Use of State-Owned PlaneInsurance Commissioner John Doak has crisscrossed the state in state-owned aircraft on his mission to educate the public and reach out to ... Texas Weather Catastrophes Cause $2.3 Billion Losses in 2012Texas recorded seven catastrophic weather events in 2012 that resulted in $2.3 billion in insured losses. The Dallas/Fort Worth area ... Texas Surplus Lines Premium Exceeded $4 Billion in 2012Premium on policies reported to the Surplus Lines Stamping Office of Texas in 2012 totaled more than $4 billion, a record volume SLSOT ... 56 Carriers Deemed High Performers in Texas Work Comp SystemTexas workers' compensation system regulators report that 56 insurance carriers have been deemed high performers in the system. Announcing ... West Avalanche Warnings for Western ColoradoThe Colorado Avalanche Information Center says the danger of snow slides continues to be high in western Colorado. Backcountry travelers ... California Lawsuit Says Jailers Ignored Inmate Vomiting BloodThe family of a man who bled to death in the Sacramento County jail has filed a wrongful death lawsuit claiming jailers didn't help the ... Clothes Dryer Fire Fills Alaska Correctional Center Basement With SmokeA fire in a commercial clothes dryer filled the basement of a Fairbanks, Alaska, correctional center with smoke, but officials say no ... Alaska Oil Rig Reaches Safe Harbor After Week on RocksA Shell oil drilling rig that ran aground last week reached a safe harbor on Monday, where it will be examined to assess its seaworthiness ... International Officials Search for Casualties in Australia FiresOfficials searched Monday for bodies among the charred ruins of more than 100 homes and other buildings destroyed by wildfires in the ... Philippines Super Typhoon Bopha Causes Close to $950M in DamageThe December Global Catastrophe Recap report by Impact Forecasting reveals that Super Typhoon Bopha damaged or destroyed more than ... EagleView Technologies and Pictometry International Announce MergerEagleView Technologies, a provider of automated 3D measurement technologies and analysis and Pictometry International, a geo-referenced ... Connect with Claims Journal
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