June 13, 2013
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Today's HeadlinesNational Hepatitis A Linked to Frozen Berries Sickens 87The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says an outbreak of hepatitis A linked to a frozen berry mix sold at Costco has grown to 87 ... Safety Firm Bolsters Battery Standards After Boeing CrisisUnderwriters Laboratories, a 119-year-old U.S. company that develops product safety tests, is strengthening its lithium-ion battery ... Chemical Makers Lose Court Challenge to Train Safety RulesChemical shippers failed to show any business harm from a regulation requiring railroads to deploy new train-safety technology, a U.S. ... Commercial Insurance Reserve Deficiency Supports Continued Rate IncreasesA study compiled by Aon Benfield Analytics reveals that commercial lines moved to an overall deficiency position of $0.9 billion at year ... East More Than 1,000 Cited in Delaware Seatbelt CrackdownDelaware officials say officers issued 1,010 citations during the annual "Click It or Ticket" campaign last month. The Office of Highway ... Rhode Island Hospital Loses $1.3M Slip-and-Fall CaseA Central Falls, R.I., woman has been awarded $1.3 million in judgment against Hasbro Children's Hospital. Attorney Ronald Resmini tells ... Database Provides Information on Maryland Attorneys' WorkInjury lawyers in Maryland now have what may be the legal profession's equivalent of a rap sheet. Byron B. Warnken has created a website ... Midwest Researchers Examine Impact of Differential Speed Limits on State FreewaysYears of research have produced mixed views on whether different freeway speed limits for cars and trucks make roads safer, but Wayne State ... Sioux Falls Ice Storm Cost Estimated at $9MSioux Falls, S.D., officials estimate that it cost the city $9 million to respond to a three-day ice and snow storm in April and clean up ... Suit Filed Over Fatal Southwest Missouri Plane CrashA new lawsuit blames pilot "negligence and carelessness" for causing a southwest Missouri plane crash that killed five people. The suit was ... Company Agrees to Fines Over Indiana Worker's DeathA construction company has agreed to pay $16,000 in fines for safety violations following the death of a worker at a northern Indiana ... Southeast Alabama Board OKs Money to Fix Tornado SirensAuthorities are trying to find money to help fix the outdoor weather sirens in Calhoun and Talladega counties. The Alabama Regional ... 11K Citations Issued in North Carolina During Traffic StopsState officials say nearly 11,000 drivers and passengers were cited for seatbelt and child passenger safety violations during the 20th ... Investigators Rule Georgia Gas Explosion AccidentalThe Georgia State Fire Marshal's office has ruled that an explosion at a gas company in Coffee County that left two employees injured was ... Mississippi Town Building Storm ShelterThe town of Merigold, Miss., is building a storm shelter that will have a capacity of 800-900 people and will be completed by December. ... South Central Claims Pros' Own Survival Skills Tested While Aiding Oklahoma Tornado VictimsMichael Pelonero came to Moore to help victims of the May 20th tornado. But he hadn't planned on trying to outrun one. When a massive EF-5 ... FEMA Denies Texas Aid Bid to Rebuild After Fertilizer BlastThe Federal Emergency Management Agency said it won't provide U.S. aid to help rebuild the town in Texas where an April fertilizer plant ... Insurance Claims From May Oklahoma Tornadoes Top 60,000The Oklahoma Insurance Department says more than 60,000 claims have been filed from tornadoes that raked the state last month, with total ... White House Expands Disaster Declaration in OklahomaGov. Mary Fallin says President Barack Obama has approved her request to expand the disaster declaration in Oklahoma due to tornadoes. ... Beach Erosion Remains A Huge Texas ProblemThe five-year anniversary of Hurricane Ike is still several months away, but the effects of what the historic storm did to the Texas ... West Colorado Man Who Faked Driving Tests Gets Prison SentenceA federal judge has sentenced a Colorado man to 30 months in prison for falsifying driving tests to get driver's licenses for unqualified ... Colorado Wildfire Forces Prison EvacuationA wildfire forced the evacuation of more than 900 prisoners at a state prison outside Colorado Springs early Wednesday, one of four blazes ... 1 Person Killed in 26-Car Nevada Sandstorm PileupTwenty-six vehicles slammed into each other during a sandstorm in rural Northern Nevada, killing one person, seriously injuring several ... Judge Upholds $23M Award in California Bed Sore DeathA Sacramento, Calif., judge has upheld a $23 million jury award over the bed sore death of a woman at a Northern California assisted living ...  International EIB Weighs Flood Aid Similar to 1 Billion Euros Offered in 2002The European Investment Bank is considering loans to countries affected by heavy flooding that could be on the scale of the 1 billion euros ... Fukushima Plant Steps Closer to Fuel Rod RemovalMore than two years after Japan's nuclear disaster, damaged vehicles, twisted metal and other debris remains strewn about the Fukushima ... Connect with Claims Journal
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