May 31, 2013
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Today's HeadlinesNational Recent Wrecks Belie Improving Rail Safety RecordIt's easy to think the railroads are unsafe when there are pictures of burning, derailed cars on the nightly news. But the nation's ... Motorcycle Injuries Worsen With Weaker Helmet LawThe average medical claim from a motorcycle crash rose by more than one-fifth last year in Michigan after the state stopped requiring all ... U.S. vs. European Hurricane Model: Which is Better?When forecasters from the National Weather Service track a hurricane, they use models from several different supercomputers located around ... HCC Insurance Holdings Announces Launch of Construction Property Risks DivisionHCC Insurance Holdings announced the hiring of Francis P. Tricamo, Sr. to lead the Company's new Construction Property Risks Division based ... East New York Report Finds 'Shocking' Violations in Day CaresAn investigative report of day care centers statewide finds "shocking" violations and inadequate oversight of persistent violators. Most ... Gas Suspected in New York City House CollapseAuthorities are investigating whether recent work on a furnace and water heater caused a fire and partial collapse at a home in an area of ... Officials to Seek More Spending After Connecticut CrashSeveral Connecticut officials are calling on the federal government to spend more on rail safety and reliability following a commuter train ... Maine Crime Down, Pharmacy Robberies Hit New HighMaine's crime rate fell slightly in 2012, but robberies showed a sharp increase because of the record number of pharmacy robberies. The ... Midwest Illinois Zoo Reopens After Storm DamageThe Henson Robinson Zoo in Springfield, Ill., is back open after a storm blew down branches and trees and damaged at least two exhibits. ... Michigan Fails to Inspect Dairy Farms, GroceriesAuditors say a Michigan agency failed to routinely inspect dairy farms, grocery stories and food processing plants for safety. An audit ... Broken Pipe Blamed for Indiana SinkholeCrews in Fort Wayne, Ind., have started working to repair a broken sewer pipe that created a 20-feet-deep sinkhole in a flood levee. City ... Iowa at Tipping Point for Major Flood EventIt's the wettest spring on record in Iowa, and all that rain has set the stage for a potential major flood. The average rainfall of 16.4 ... Southeast Florida's 2nd Largest Insurer Fined Nearly $1.3M for Claims Payments DelaysFlorida's second largest property insurer is being hit with a fine of nearly $1.3 million. Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty ... Alleged Leader in Florida Fraud Competent for TrialThe alleged leader of an $800 million South Florida insurance fraud scheme was found competent to stand trial Wednesday despite severe pain ... $700K Award in Mississippi Police Chase Case Thrown OutThe state Court of Appeals has thrown out a $700,000 judgment against the city of Jackson involving an accident during a police chase in ... Mississippi Alligator Infestation Lawsuit ReinstatedTom Christmas and his wife argue that they didn't discover the 84-plus alligators on land next to their homestead until four years after ... Nearly 1,000 West Virginia Bridges Structurally DeficientFederal highway data show that nearly 1,000 bridges in West Virginia are structurally deficient. On a sufficiency scale of 0 to 100, the ... South Central Tornadoes in Oklahoma, Arkansas Injure at Least FiveSevere storms spawned a dozen reported tornadoes in Oklahoma and Arkansas on Thursday, injuring at least five people and sending residents ... Man Dies in Texas Construction AccidentPolice say a Texas construction worker at a site in College Station has died after being pinned to the ground by two 1,500-pound, ... Insurance Officials, NICB Work to Prevent Insurance Fraud Following Oklahoma TornadoThe Oklahoma Insurance Department and the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) are working together to make sure victims of the May 20 ... West Nearly 560 DUI Arrests in Arizona During HolidayAuthorities say nearly 560 people around Arizona were arrested on suspicion of drunken driving over the long Memorial Day holiday weekend. ... California Agency Failed to Collect Millions in Cleanup FeesPolluters liable for $100 million in cleanup fees for contaminated properties were never billed, and instead California taxpayers were ... Bike Rider Sues Santa Fe After Railroad AccidentA man who says he was injured when his bicycle wheel got caught in a railroad crossing groove is suing the city of Santa Fe and the state ... Colorado Driving School Linked to 2 Fatal CashesCourt documents say two people involved in fatal crashes took driving tests from a Colorado school whose owner was charged with falsely ... International Nestle to Boost Study of Harmful Food InfectionsNestle SA, the world's biggest food and drink company, is boosting research to tackle the threat of ever-stronger strains of bacteria and ... Flaming Car Driven to Fire Station in AustriaSome Austrian firefighters didn't have to leave their station to deal with a recent alarm. The blaze came to them instead. Fireman Roland ... Connect with Claims Journal
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