Tuesday 26 February 2013

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February 26, 2013
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National

Can an Excess Insurer Sue a Primary Insurer's Defense Counsel for Malpractice?

Courts are split on whether an excess insurer can sue the primary insurer's defense counsel for legal malpractice. There are two competing ...

Prediction Advances and the Role of Climate Change in Hurricane Forecasting

According to a public awareness project by the University of Illinois dubbed WW2010, in the early part of the century, coastal residents ...

NOAA Study: Hotter, Wetter Climate Slashes Labor Capacity 10%

Earth's increasingly hot, wet climate has cut the amount of work people can do in the worst heat by about 10 percent in the past six ...

Apple to Settle Lawsuit on Inadvertent App Purchases by Kids

Apple Inc has agreed to settle a class action lawsuit that said customers were charged when their children inadvertently downloaded certain ...
East

New Jersey Officials Say Safety Trumps Leafy on Parkway

The clearing of trees from the median of a 16-mile stretch of the Garden State Parkway is raising some eyebrows. Some motorists are ...

New Jersey Town Wants to Use 'Jersey Shore' Money for Seawall

The town that hosted MTV's "Jersey Shore" wants to leave a lasting legacy with money raised by the show's cast. Officials in Seaside ...

Rural Virginia Lags in Seatbelt Usage

Motorists and passengers in rural Virginia are less likely to wear seatbelts than those in other parts of the state, statewide surveys ...

New York City Seaport a 'Ghost Town' Months After Sandy

The historic cobblestone streets and 19th-century mercantile buildings near the water's edge in lower Manhattan are eerily deserted, a ...

Jury Awards $3.35M in Vaginal Mesh Case Against J&J

A jury on Monday said Johnson & Johnson should pay a South Dakota woman $3.35 million for failing to adequately warn her doctor of the ...
Midwest

Ohio City Reaps $3M From Traffic Cams in '12

The city of Toledo collected nearly $3 million from red-light or speed cameras in 2012 - and officials expect that number will be even ...

Missouri Texting While Driving Law Nabs Few Violators

A 2009 Missouri law that bans young drivers from using their cell phones to send text messages has led to few citations and remains ...

Deadliest Winter on Minnesota Ice Since 2006-07

Officials say this has been the deadliest winter on Minnesota ice in more than five years. The Department of Natural Resources says five ...

Illinois Fire Departments Receive $300,000 in Federal Grants

Six fire departments across Illinois will split nearly $300,000 in federal grants aimed at improving response to fires and other ...
Southeast

Florida High School Auditorium Repaired After Fire

The auditorium at St. Petersburg High School is open for business almost six months after a fire swept through the building. The Tampa Bay ...

Georgia Officials Rule Arson in Motel Blaze

The state Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner has ruled that an arsonist destroyed a motel in south Georgia. Commissioner Ralph Hudgens ...

Mississippi Brothers Face Charges for Katrina Fraud

Two brothers from Waveland, Miss., face charges that they lied to get federal money to repair and elevate a hurricane-damaged home after ...
South Central

Month, Year Less Deadly for Oklahoma Drivers

The Oklahoma Department of Public Safety says fewer people were killed in auto accidents in January than the same month last year and the ...

Louisiana Whistleblower Suits Say Military Parts Defective

A Slidell, La., machining company has supplied defective parts for military vehicles, lawsuits by former employees claim. The suits say ...

Troubled Scooter Company Facing Series of Problems

Residents in a Central Texas county are wondering about the future of one of its largest employers - a troubled power wheelchair and ...

Tracer Round Caused Texas Gun Range Fire

Authorities in Dallas say a fired tracer round may have sparked a four-alarm fire at a gun range near Love Field airport. The fire Sunday ...
West

Denver Program to Alert Drivers Getting Support

A Denver, Colo., program that sends out alerts to the public to be on the lookout for vehicles involved in serious hit-and-run crashes is ...

Alaska House Fire Starts With Oily Towels in Dryer

Juneau firefighters say they extinguished a house fire that had an unusual source. Officials from Capital City Fire Rescue say the ...

Washington Restaurant Closed After 22 Fall Ill

Health officials have closed a Vancouver, Wash., restaurant for at least two days after nearly two dozen people reporting becoming ill ...
International

Explosions at House in Vietnam Kill 10 People

Vietnamese state media say 10 people, including a family of seven, were killed in twin explosions at a house used to store materials for ...

Braemer Adjusting Boosts its Global Team

Braemar Adjusting continues its development and expansion, with the recruitment of experienced loss adjusters and new young talent across ...

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