Monday 11 February 2013

Daily Headlines: Monday, February 11, 2013

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February 11, 2013
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National

New Twist on the Question of an Insurer's Duty to Defend Criminal Proceedings

Before the duty to defend arises, three conditions must be met: (1) it must be established that the policy contains a contractual agreement ...

Feds May Expand Pontiac Brake Light Recall

A federal safety agency is looking at expanding a small recall of Pontiac G-6 midsize cars so it includes up to 550,000 vehicles. General ...

Claims Conference to Feature Northeast Hurricane Expert

CUNY's Dr. Nicholas Coch looks at the art and science of anticipating the next Sandy. Superstorm Sandy may be history, but coping with its ...

Corporations Charged for Allegedly Importing Hazardous Toys From China

Five individuals and five corporations have been charged for allegedly importing hazardous and counterfeit toys from China for sale in the ...

Mitchell Announces New Collision Analytics Program

Mitchell, a provider of technology, connectivity and information solutions to the property/ casualty claims and collision repair ...
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East

Blizzard Hammers Northeast, Nine Dead, 700,000 Lose Power

A blizzard packing hurricane-force winds hammered the northeastern United States on Saturday, cutting power to 700,000 homes and ...

Indicted Maine Ex-Official Received Workers Comp

A former Maine official facing federal extortion, tax evasion and fraud charges has reportedly received federal workers compensation ...

Worker Hurt When Crane Topples in Southern New Jersey

A tree trimmer is recovering from a leg fracture when a crane toppled in southern New Jersey. Haddonfield Fire Chief Joe Riggs tells The ...

MACRMI Launches Medical Liability Website

The Massachusetts Alliance for Communication and Resolution following Medical Injury (MACRMI), an organization formed in 2012 and dedicated ...

Huge Storm Blankets Northeast With Two Feet of Snow

A behemoth storm packing hurricane-force wind gusts and blizzard conditions swept through the Northeast overnight, where more than 650,000 ...

New York High Court Says Trial Must Decide Travelers Asbestos Award

New York state's highest court on Thursday said a trial must determine whether Travelers Cos deliberately structured a nearly $1 billion ...
Midwest

Nebraska Lawmakers Peddling Traffic Safety Measures

Nebraska lawmakers will consider a series of measures aimed at seatbelt violations and texting while driving. A committee will hear three ...

More Than 40 Safety Signs Stolen in Northwestern Missouri County

Authorities say someone is going to a lot of trouble to steal safety signs along roads in Buchanan County, Mo. Bill Brinton, emergency ...

Ohio Attorney Who Employed Injured Worker Guilty of Workers' Comp Fraud

An investigation conducted by the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation (BWC) found a Medina attorney conspired to commit fraud by employing ...
Southeast

Deadline Coming in Alabama, Mississippi for Disaster Loans

The federal Small Business Administration says March 11 is the deadline for disaster loan applications from people and businesses in 10 ...

Panel to Look at Tall Ship's Sinking During Sandy

A federal safety panel is opening a hearing into the fatal mystery of a replica 18th-century tall ship that sailed dead into the path of ...

Florida Hosts National Hurricane Exercise for Emergency Officials

Florida has hosted a five-day national hurricane exercise to test the ability of state, local, federal and private emergency responders to ...
South Central

Super Bowl Outage Traced to Faulty Device

The failure of a device meant to protect the power supply to the Superdome caused the Super Bowl blackout, the stadium's power company said ...

Farmers Insurance Pulling Out of Louisiana

Farmers Insurance Exchange, which has around 23,000 homeowner and 7,000 auto policies in Louisiana, is dropping those lines of business in ...

Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation 'Week of Giving'

Approximately 245 members of the Texas/Southeast Division of the Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation (IICF) volunteered during the ...
West

'Mr. Mold' Off the Job After Fraud Guilty Plea

The owner of an Oregon home-inspection business has admitted in court that he conducted several site reviews without proper training or ...

Scientists Back EPA on Libby Asbestos Risks

Federal officials say they anticipate finishing by late 2014 a risk study to guide the cleanup of a contaminated Montana mining town where ...

No Alarm Before California Cable Car Mishap

An alarm that alerts authorities about possible obstructions on San Francisco's world-famous cable car line didn't sound off before a cable ...

California Commissioner: $160M in Homeowner's Rate Reductions

An average of a 12.6 percent insurance rate reductions is in store for California homeowners insured with State Farm General Insurance Co., ...
International

Aftershocks Hamper Relief in Tsunami-Hit Solomons

Strong aftershocks rattled the Solomon Islands on Friday, hampering relief efforts to tsunami-ravaged villages and forcing the South ...

January Floods in Australia and Indonesia Result in $6B in Damage

Torrential monsoonal rains prompted severe flooding throughout the Indonesian capital of Jakarta, killing at least 41 people, according to ...

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