June 17, 2013
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Today's HeadlinesNational Utilizing the 'Place of Injury' Test Regarding Territorial Limitation Clauses in Insurance PoliciesTerritorial limitation clauses can be found universally in domestic and international insurance policies. Under this coverage restriction, ... Toyota Gets More Time to Win Approval of $1.1 Billion PactToyota Motor Corp. and lawyers suing the company were given more time to win final approval of a $1.1 billion settlement of claims that ... GM Recalling 193,652 SUVs for Fire RiskGeneral Motors is recalling more than 193,652 SUVs from the 2006 and 2007 model years because a circuit board in the driver's door could ... Andrew Torrance Named President and CEO of Fireman's FundAndrew Torrance has been named the new president and chief executive officer of Fireman's Fund Insurance Company. He is expected to assume ... Officials Push Cellphone Makers to Add Theft DeterrentsU.S. state and city officials are banding together to pressure cellphone makers to adopt technology, including a "kill switch" to disable ... FDA Urges Protection of Medical Devices From Cyber ThreatsThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration, citing potential cyber threats to medical devices, on Thursday urged medical device makers, ... East Connecticut Chimp Victim is Denied $150M State LawsuitA Connecticut woman disfigured by a friend's pet chimpanzee in 2009 was denied permission Friday to sue the state for $150 million on her ... Pennsylvania Company Recalls 165,000 Baby ReclinersA children's product maker is recalling about 165,000 baby recliners linked to at least five infant deaths and dozens of reports of ... Disbarred Massachusetts Lawyer Faces Larceny ChargeA disbarred Lawrence, Mass., attorney has been indicted on charges that he stole more than $900,000 from clients. The state attorney ... FEMA to Release New Flood Maps for New JerseySuperstorm Sandy victims in New Jersey who are weighing whether to rebuild or relocate will soon get more information that should help them ... 'Happy Birthday to You' Copyright Suit Filed in New YorkA production company making a documentary about the song "Happy Birthday to You" is challenging the copyright to the famous jingle. Good ... Philadelphia Building Inspector Kills Self After Deadly CollapseA veteran Philadelphia building inspector who apparently committed suicide had inspected the site of a deadly building collapse twice in ... Midwest South South Dakota, Minnesota Troopers Make 188 Arrests in I-90 OperationOfficials say highway patrol troopers from South Dakota and Minnesota have made 188 arrests and issued 522 warnings during a joint ... Ohio Man Convicted of Workers' Comp FraudA Dennison, Ohio, man has been convicted of workers' compensation fraud after he was found working while receiving workplace injury ... Indiana Man Goes Underground for Storm SafetyJacques Bell has seen some bad weather in his time; after all, he's lived in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Indiana, all states that ... Indiana to Take Part in Sober Boating EffortIndiana conservation officers will be taking part in a national campaign aimed raising awareness of the dangers of boating under the ... Southeast Tiny Planes, Subs From Florida College Could Be Next Hurricane HuntersKamran Mohseni envisions a day when the unmanned vehicles in his laboratory at the University of Florida will swarm over, under and through ... South Carolina Tipsters Who Report Drunk Drivers Could Get $100Tipsters who report drunken drivers in Columbia, S.C., can get a $100 reward under a new initiative. The Report A Drunk Driver program was ... Audit: Enforcement Weak for North Carolina Elevator ViolationsA state audit says North Carolina elevators found to have safety violations rarely get follow-up inspections and owners often escape having ... Mississippi Man Sentenced for Insurance FraudA 35-year-old D'Iberville, Miss., man has been sentenced to prison and ordered to repay over $6,000 to Nationwide Insurance Co. for ... South Central Louisiana Radio Operators Plan Hurricane Season DrillAmateur radio operators in southwest Louisiana will prepare for emergency work during a hurricane season drill June 22-23. The Southwest ... Farmers Scuffle Through Record South Texas DroughtSouth Texas is in the midst of its worst-ever drought. While swaths of the state have somewhat recovered from the historic dry spell of ... NTSB Hearing Set on Cause of Oklahoma Train CollisionThe National Transportation Safety Board plans to meet this week to determine the probable cause of a head-on train collision in the ... OSHA Probing Deadly Blast at Louisiana Chemical PlantThe Labor Department's Occupational Safety and Health Administration is investigating an explosion at a south Louisiana chemical plant that ... West Claims Seek Payment for Damages From 2011 New Mexico FireThe federal government is being asked to cough up more than $60 million for damages from the 2011 Las Conchas fire and subsequent flooding ... New Maps Show Less High Ground in Northwest Oregon TsunamiNew tsunami maps being reviewed in northwest Oregon show there's less high ground than previously thought if residents have to flee the ... Alaska Police Officer's Distracted Driving Trial BeginsA man whose truck was T-boned in a collision with an Anchorage, Alaska, police officer running a red light testified Wednesday that the ... Giants Fan Beaten at Dodger Stadium Returns HomeA San Francisco Giants fan who suffered brain damage after a beating at Los Angeles Dodger Stadium has returned home after two years in ... Hawaii Employee Says Firing Followed Safety ComplaintAn employee of a Maui nonprofit corporation that provides housing for low-income and elderly people says she was terminated because she ... Colorado Wildfire Doubles in Size: AIR WorldwideEarlier this week, wildfires--exacerbated by unseasonably warm temperatures and windy conditions-- broke out in the forested terrain of ... International Swedish Fire Department Shows Interest in Idaho BoatsAn economic partnership representing companies in north central Idaho and southeastern Washington is trying to sell boats to the ... Hundreds Sickened in Bangladesh Garment FactorySeveral hundred garment workers were sickened at their factory outside Bangladesh's capital on Sunday, apparently after drinking water ... Connect with Claims JournalClaims Journal TV
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