Thursday 14 March 2013

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March 14, 2013
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National

Anti-Concurrent Cause Clauses at the Heart of Wind Versus Wave Debate

Seven years after Hurricane Katrina leveled much of the Gulf Coast and set off a legal tempest that matched the magnitude of the fury of ...

Pentagon Forming Cyber Teams to Prevent Attacks

The Defense Department is establishing a series of cyber teams charged with carrying out offensive operations to combat the threat of an ...

CEO says Carnival Looking at Changes Post-Triumph

Carnival Cruise Lines' highest priority is to look at "learnings and potential changes" that can be made in the wake of the Triumph cruise ...

Feds Could Add a Million GM Midsize Cars to Recall

Safety regulators in the U.S. are investigating whether to add more than a million General Motors midsize cars to a recall for brake light ...

AIG Names Cummings VP and Controller

American International Group, Inc. named Don W. Cummings vice president and controller. Cummings will assume responsibilities for the ...
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East

Virginia Holds Statewide Tornado Drill

The state Department of Emergency Management says more than 1 million Virginians participated in a statewide tornado drill. The drill was ...

New York State Releases Plans for $1.7B in Sandy Funds

Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced statewide plans Tuesday to use $1.7 billion in federal storm-damage funds for home repairs, government buyouts ...

FEMA: $2.7B Paid Out in New Jersey Flood Insurance Claims

The Federal Emergency Management Agency says it has made $2.7 billion in flood insurance payments to New Jersey claimants since Superstorm ...

Vermont to Help Buy Out Irene Damaged Homes

The state of Vermont is going to use grant money to help towns buy out homes destroyed or damaged by Tropical Storm Irene that are ...
Midwest

Indiana Crop Insurance Payouts for '12 Losses Top $1B

Indiana crop insurance payouts for losses during last year's drought have reached a record $1 billion. Purdue University said Tuesday that ...

Union Pacific Ordered to Reinstate Injured Worker

Union Pacific has been ordered to pay $350,000 and reinstate a worker who federal regulators say was fired after reporting an injury to the ...

Missouri Golfer Survives Fall Into Illinois Course Sinkhole

Suddenly being swallowed up by the earth on a golf course's fairway drove a wedge between Mark Mihal and a stellar round. The 43-year-old ...

Des Moines to Test Cameras in City Vehicles

The city of Des Moines, Iowa, will be installing surveillance cameras in 125 city vehicles to test whether the technology can hold ...
Southeast

West Virginia Seatbelt Bill Squeaks by House Committee

A West Virginia bill that would make failure to wear a seatbelt a primary offense has passed the House Judiciary Committee on a 13-11 vote. ...

Suspected Sinkhole Forces Out Florida Church

A suspected sinkhole is forcing a Naples, Fla., congregation from its church. Pastor Rick Shuck told WBBH in Fort Myers on Monday the ...

Half-Dozen Hurt in Alabama Beach House Deck Collapse

Several college students are recovering from injuries after a crowded deck collapsed at a beach house in Gulf Shores, Ala. WRKG-TV reports ...
South Central

Arkansas Senate OKs FOI Exemption for Accident Reports

The identities of minors involved in motor vehicle accidents could not be released to the public under an exemption to the Arkansas Freedom ...

Oklahoma Senate Votes to Privatize CompSource Agency

The Oklahoma Senate has approved legislation to privatize the state's nonprofit workers' compensation agency. The Senate passed the measure ...

More Charges Lodged in Louisiana 'Chop Shop' Bust

After discovering more car parts in a west Shreveport, La., warehouse on Monday, police have levied more charges against a man they say was ...
West

NICB Says Staged Accidents Targeting Big Rigs Could Turn Deadly

The National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) warned drivers in the Las Vegas area to be on the lookout for criminals targeting trucks in a ...

Washington Man Convicted of Insurance Fraud Over $200,000 Patio Cover

A jury on Wednesday convicted a Spokane, Wash. man of insurance fraud and attempted theft after claiming $200,000 for a snow-damaged patio ...

Space Industry Liability Bill Clears New Mexico Legislature

The Legislature gave final approval Monday to a proposal that Gov. Susana Martinez says is critical for New Mexico to develop a commercial ...

X Games Ends Snowmobile, Moto X Best Trick Events

The X Games will no longer feature snowmobile or Moto X best trick competitions. ESPN, which sanctions and televises the X Games, announced ...

Arizona Law on Medical Malpractice Suits Upheld

A new Arizona Supreme Court ruling upholds a state law that seeks to screen out flimsy medical malpractice suits by requiring that ...
International

British Insurers Proposals Target Whiplash Claims

Anyone claiming whiplash injury should be required to undergo examination by an accredited medical expert under proposals being pushed by ...

Bus in China Falls Off Bridge, Killing 14

Chinese authorities say 14 people were killed after a sleeper bus fell off a bridge in central Hubei province. Hubei Highway Police said on ...

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