Friday 10 May 2013

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May 10, 2013
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National

Crash Course

Today's crash forensics field is a high-tech industry with near-perfect accuracy capabilities. So why aren't adjusters and insurers tapping ...

Wrigley Pulls Caffeinated Gum from Market

A Food and Drug Administration investigation into the safety of caffeine-added foods has prompted Wrigley to take its new caffeinated gum ...

Senate Working on Drug Compounding Regulation Bill

U.S. senators appeared close to finalizing a bill that would require pharmacies that compound and sell sterile drugs across state lines to ...
East

Connecticut House OKs Bill Banning Steering of Customers by Repair Shops

Connecticut lawmakers are advancing a proposal to expand a ban on auto damage appraisers steering customers to specific repair shops to ...

Connecticut Tries Again to Curb Post-Storm Price Gouging

Some members of the Connecticut Senate hope the third time will be the charm and the General Assembly will pass legislation extending a ban ...

Rhode Island Considers Driver's Licenses for Illegal Immigrants

Lawmakers in Rhode Island are considering a proposal to allow immigrants to obtain driver's licenses regardless of their legal status. The ...

Vermont Town Unhappy with FEMA Partial Aid for Irene Damage

The federal government will pay only $1.5 million of the $3.9 million the town spent on emergency work for damages from Tropical Storm ...
Midwest

Wisconsin Assembly Passes Asbestos Claims Bill

The Wisconsin Assembly has passed a bill opponents say would slow asbestos-exposure lawsuits. The measure would require plaintiffs to ...

Facebook, Chicago Settle 'Timeline' Copyright Claim

There's a settlement in a lawsuit against Facebook Inc. in which Timelines Inc. alleges the media giant violated its trademark of the word ...

Minnesota, North Dakota Oil Pipeline Restarted After Leaks

Enbridge Inc. has resumed shipping crude oil through a pipeline between western North Dakota and northern Minnesota after leaks forced it ...

Indiana City Flooding Caused $2.5M Damage, Displaced 5% of Residents

The mayor of the central Indiana city of Tipton says recent flooding has caused more than $2.5 million in property damage and a loss of as ...

Detroit Arson Ringleader Gets 137 Years in Prison

A Detroit federal judge has sentenced a man to 137 years in prison for leading an arson ring that prosecutors say led to the destruction of ...

Iowa House Passes School Employees' Background Check Bill

Public school districts would be required to conduct background checks on all employees and potential new hires under a bill unanimously ...

FBI Says Terror Plot Thwarted in Minnesota

The defense attorney for a man arrested in what the FBI has called a thwarted terror plot said authorities have given the public ...
Southeast

Flag-Stomping South Carolina Teacher Gets $85K Not to Sue School

A South Carolina high school teacher removed from the classroom when he stomped on an American flag while discussing freedom is being paid ...

FDA Inspection Triggers Recall by Florida Compounding Pharmacy

The Food and Drug Administration is warning doctors and pharmacists to avoid drugs made by a Florida specialty pharmacy called The ...

TVA: No Problems Found in Nuclear Plant Safety Tests

Tennessee Valley Authority officials say tests of safety systems at its newest nuclear reactor have not detected any problems despite ...

Alabama Couple's Wedding Ring Found with Help from Fans, Facebook

A couple celebrating their first anniversary had nearly given up hope of finding their lost wedding band. Rob and Dari Roden had attended ...
South Central

Health Concerns Remain in Area of Arkansas Oil Spill

Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel said he's concerned about the public health implications of an oil spill earlier this year in ...

Officials in Lubbock Work to Stop Chemical Leak

Hazardous materials experts have begun work to stop a chemical leak at an agricultural company in West Texas that forced the evacuation of ...

Louisiana's Vidalia Targets Uptick in Traffic Accidents: 75 in 3 Months

Vidalia Police Chief Arthur Lewis says a planned crackdown on traffic violations in his city is aimed at trimming accident rates. The ...

Dallas-Based Lime Co. Settles Over Mine Manager's Death

The U.S. Department of Labor says Dallas-based U.S. Lime Co. has agreed to a settlement in the May 2010 death of a maintenance manager at ...
West

San Francisco Bay Bridge Repair Could Cost $5M-$10M

The planned repair for broken seismic safety rods on the new span of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge could cost between $5 million and ...

Settlement Reached in Deadly New Mexico DWI Crash

A wrongful death lawsuit has been settled in the case of a girl killed when her family's van was hit by a vehicle driven by a Santa Fe ...

Jury Awards Family $8.8M in Killing by California Police Officer

A jury has awarded $8.8 million to the family of a robber who was shot and killed by a police officer east of Los Angeles in Culver City. ...
International

'Legal Tourists' Flock to London's Courts to Settle Disputes

Foreigners brought almost two-thirds of all lawsuits heard in London's leading commercial court over the last five years, according to a ...

Fire Hits Renault-Nissan Parts Warehouse in India

A warehouse supplying parts to Nissan Motor Co. Ltd.'s and Renault SA's factory in India was almost destroyed by fire on Thursday, a Nissan ...

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