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June 5, 2013
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National

How to Review Bodily Injury Demands

Effectively Investigating, Evaluating and Negotiating Your Way to a Competitive Advantage We see it time and time again, the stacks of ...

Chrysler Resisting U.S. Recall of 2.7M Jeep Vehicles

Chrysler Group LLC, in a rare move, is resisting a push by U.S. regulators to recall 2.7 million older model Jeep vehicles, saying on ...

Safety Regulators May Expand GM Air Bag Recall

U.S. safety regulators are checking to see if more General Motors cars should be recalled because the air bags won't inflate. The probe ...

NIOSH Announces New Center for Workers' Compensation Studies

Work-related injuries and illnesses pose immense burdens on workers, their families, their communities, and our economy. According to one ...

Lee Wright Joins DMA Specialty Claims Division as AVP

David Morse & Associates (DMA), a national claims services provider, announced the addition of Lee Wright as assistant vice president of ...

The Institutes Business Unit Launches New Website and CE Tracking Tool

CEU.com, a business unit of The Institutes, has launched a new website and continuing education (CE) tracking tool.  CE Navigator is a CE ...
East

New Position to Target Workers' Comp Fraud in Rhode Island

Officials in Rhode Island are creating a new position to prosecute fraud in the state's unemployment and workers' compensation program. The ...

Fire Probe in Pennsylvania Faults Command, Training

An independent investigation of a Pennsylvania house fire cites a lack of training, poor communication and inadequate supervision in the ...

Delaware to Increase Distracted Driving Enforcement

State law enforcement agencies will begin increased enforcement of distracted driving law. The Office of Highway Safety says the campaign ...
Midwest

The Insurer's Duty to Provide Independent Counsel in Illinois

Illinois law requires insurers to provide independent counsel for their insured when a conflict of interest arises. The duty developed from ...

Ohio Chiropractors Could Make Call on Concussions

A provision in bill being considered by the Ohio Senate would allow chiropractors to make the call on allowing student athletes with head ...

Missouri Airport Dealing With Storm Damage Again

For the second time in two years, Lambert Airport in St. Louis, Mo., is cleaning up after a tornado caused significant damage to Missouri's ...

KEMA Head: Time to Ponder Rules for Storm Spotters

The head of a group that represents Kansas emergency responders says it's time to consider rules for storm chasers in the wake of the ...
Southeast

West Virginia Woman Sentenced in Duplex Arson Conspiracy

A Logan County, W.Va., woman has been sentenced to three years and one month in federal prison for her role burning down a rental duplex to ...

Mayor Scolds Assisted Living Center CEO, Residents Moving to Hotels

More than 100 residents of an assisted living center in Chattanooga, Tenn., are being moved to hotel rooms. The move comes six days after ...

4 Llamas Involved in Car Crash in Southwest Florida

Four llamas were evaluated Monday at a southwest Florida veterinary hospital after being involved in a crash on Interstate 75, authorities ...

AIR Worldwide Updates Estimates of Insured Value of Coastal Properties

Catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide has released an update to its "The Coastline at Risk" report. The update presents and discusses ...
South Central

Louisiana Fire Department Receives Haz-Mat Grant

The Lafayette, La., fire department has received a $200,000 grant for its Haz-Mat Team for modern equipment that better identifies ...

Texas Part of Roadcheck for Commercial Vehicles

The Texas Department of Public Safety will take part in a nationwide commercial vehicle inspection program known as Roadcheck 2013. DPS ...

Amarillo Hailstorm Damage Estimated at $400M

A massive hailstorm that blanketed the Texas panhandle city of Amarillo on May 28 is proving costly. An estimated 35,000 vehicles and ...
West

Montana Tribal Judge Expunges DUIs of Senator's Brother

Months before a Montana state senator and Blackfeet leader allegedly fled a sheriff's deputy who suspected him of drunken driving, a tribal ...

Prison Guard Catches Idaho Inmate's Alleged Mail Fraud

It's clear that Mark Brown is a smart guy, maybe even borderline brilliant. But what's astounding is the way prosecutors say he apparently ...

Workers Removing Washington I-5 Bridge Wreckage

Workers are still removing pieces of Washington's Interstate 5 bridge that fell into the Skagit River on May 23 when an oversize truck hit ...

Arson Suspected in 8 San Bernardino Fires

Arson is suspected in eight fires reported over a six-block area of San Bernardino, Calif., including one blaze that destroyed a ...

Savage Leaving Oregon Insurance Commissioner Post

After nearly two years as Oregon insurance commissioner, Lou Savage is leaving the division to work on legal reform in emerging democracies ...
International

Locked Doors a Sign of China's Work-Safety Failings

A fire breaks out in a Chinese factory, and panicked workers discover one exit after another is locked. That describes not only the poultry ...

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