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April 3, 2013
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National

Expert Shares Tips on Successfully Mediating Claims

James Curry, a presenter at this year's Combined Claims Conference in Long Beach, Calif., practiced in-house insurance defense work for 35 ...

Subaru Recalling Vehicles to Fix Brake Problem

Subaru is recalling thousands of Legacy and Outback all-wheel-drive vehicles in the U.S. because the brake lines can rust and leak fluid. ...

Reports of Hospital Mistakes Now Available Online

At St. Charles Medical Center in Bend, employees failed to notice that a cleaning machine was accidentally reprogrammed to leave out the ...

ISO Introduces Telematics-Based GeoMetric Rating Rule for Automobile Risks

ISO has filed its first vehicle telematics-based rating rule in 33 states and received approvals in 19 states. The optional GeoMetric ...
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East

Suit Says Huffington Post Founder Trashed New York City Loft

A lawsuit accuses Huffington Post founder Arianna Huffington of trashing a New York City loft that she leased from a documentary filmmaker. ...

Lawsuit Says Eli Lilly Thieves Had Security Report

A federal lawsuit contends that thieves who broke into an Eli Lilly and Co. warehouse in Connecticut three years ago and stole more than ...

Fire Extinguisher Sickens 7 in Atlantic City

Seven people have been taken to a hospital after a man discharged a fire extinguisher in Atlantic City's Public Safety Building. People are ...

Fire Marshal Probes Blaze at Vacant Penn Glass

A state police fire marshal was investigating a fire that heavily damaged a vacant, family-owned glass plant in southeastern Pennsylvania. ...

New Trial Allowed for Man Paralyzed in Accident

A Rhode Island judge has granted a new trial to a man who unsuccessfully sued the state for $40 million after he was paralyzed in a dive ...
Midwest

Report: Michigan a Leader in Outdated Gas Lines

Michigan is one of the nation's leaders in the amount of outdated, leaky cast-iron and wrought-iron natural gas pipes, according to a ...

Bill for Damaged Marble at Wisconsin Capitol is $18,000

A cleaning company blamed for damaging the state Capitol's marble floors is being asked to pay a total of $18,000 for repairs. A Wisconsin ...

Ohio Truck Driver Sentenced for Workers' Comp Fraud

An Ohio man was sentenced for continuing to work as a truck driver while receiving workers' compensation benefits for a prior workplace ...

More Than 1,600 Arsons Scar Michigan City's Landscape

William Iser waits and wonders: Will his home be next? He watched as his street slowly became a shell of what it was. Firefighters were ...
Southeast

Firefighters Contain Damage to 2 Boats at Tennessee Marina

Two boats have burned at a state park marina on the Tennessee River, but firefighters prevented the flames from spreading to others. ...

Bolivia Firm Offers $25K Reward in Florida Gold Theft

A Bolivian company is offering a $25,000 reward for the return of 110 pounds of gold flakes stolen last fall in South Florida. An employee ...

Senate OKs Bill to Change Injured Workers' Fund

Legislation that seeks to change the way injured workers' claims are considered passed the Senate Monday evening despite opponents who say ...
South Central

Nearly 40% of Residents Admit Being Scared by Texas Weather

Thirty-seven percent of Texans say Lone Star State spring storms scare them, and more than a third say they feel the weather is getting ...

Oklahoma Co-Workers Charged with Workers' Compensation Fraud

Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt's Workers' Compensation Fraud Unit has filed charges against three co-workers from Tulsa. Andrew ...

Texas Man Indicted in Premium Fraud Case

A Travis County grand jury indicted an Irving man on workers' compensation fraud-related charges, according to Texas Mutual Insurance ...
West

The Insurer's Duty to Provide Independent Counsel in California

This is part one of a three part series focusing on an insurer's duty to provide independent counsel in Alaska, California and Illinois. ...

3 Northwest Universities Teaching Teachers About Tsunamis

Three Northwest universities share a $625,000 National Science Foundation grant to train educators from Washington and Oregon coastal ...

Marijuana DUI Bill Advances in Colorado After Delay

Marijuana blood limits for Colorado drivers are closer to approval. A House committee approved the bill Monday after a month-long delay. ...

Bail $3.5M for Teen in Nevada Crash That Killed 5

A judge set bail at $3.5 million for a California teenager accused of driving under the influence and causing a weekend crash that killed ...
International

Drug Maker Novartis Loses India Patent Battle

India's Supreme Court on Monday rejected drug maker Novartis AG's attempt to patent an updated version of a cancer drug in a landmark ...

Death Toll in Tanzania Building Collapse Close to 30

The death toll from a building that collapsed in Tanzania's largest city rose to 30 early Monday, according to a government agency ...

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