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July 19, 2013
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National

Toyota Sudden-Acceleration Settlement Set for Final Approval

Toyota Motor Corp. is set for final approval of a settlement, valued at as much as $1.63 billion by plaintiff lawyers, with U.S. consumers ...

Whirlpool Must Face Group Suit Over Moldy Washing Machines

Whirlpool Corp. was ordered by a federal appeals court in Cincinnati to face a lawsuit by a class of consumers who say their front-loading ...

Auto Claims Satisfaction Remains Stable Despite Decline in Total Loss Satisfaction

Satisfaction with the auto claims experience held steady in the second quarter of 2013, compared with the first quarter. Small improvements ...

PLRB Expands Catastrophe Services Department With Newly Hired Expert

The newest member of the Property & Liability Resource Bureau's Catastrophe Services Department knows a few things about coal mining and ...

Insurance Trade Group Adopts New Name to Reflect Dual Services

The name has changed, but the mission remains the same. Known as Property Loss Research Bureau since 1968, this year the not-for-profit ...
East

Philadelphia Eagles' Peters Settles Injury Lawsuit for $2M

Philadelphia Eagles left tackle Jason Peters will get nearly $2 million in a lawsuit over a rolling walker which he says broke and caused ...

Vermont Makes $38M Available for Early Local Disaster Aid

Vermont is repeating something that proved popular with towns after Tropical Storm Irene of 2011: getting state disaster relief out early ...

New York Will Provide Millions to Flood Victims

The state will provide about $10 million to hundreds of flooding victims in the Mohawk Valley, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Tuesday in ...

New Jersey Governor Announces More Flood Buyouts

The floodwaters from Superstorm Sandy gushed in through Bob and Pat Smith's porch windows and didn't stop rising till reaching the 6-foot ...
Midwest

Officials: Intestinal Illness Climbs in Iowa, Nebraska

The number of people reporting a foodborne intestinal illness believed to have come from a contaminated vegetable is now at 134 in Iowa ...

Southwest Missouri College Breaks Ground for Safe Room

Crowder College in southwest Missouri has broken ground on an expansion at its Webb City campus that will include a large room intended to ...

Storm Damage Closes Central Indiana Salvation Army Store

Extensive damage from a lighting strike has caused the Salvation Army to close one of its central Indiana thrift stores. Salvation Army ...

Gallagher Bassett Hires Anderberg as Senior VP-Analytics

Itasca, Ill.-based Gallagher Bassett Services Inc., a subsidiary of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., provides claims management, medical cost ...
Southeast

Tennessee Labor Department to Discuss Workers' Comp Changes

The Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development is holding a series of seminars across the state to explain the Workers' ...

At Least $8,000 in Copper Stolen From Arts Center

Authorities in Gainesville, Ga., are investigating the theft of at least $8,000 worth of copper from a downtown arts center. Amanda ...

NASA Still Perplexed by Astronaut's Flooded Helmet

The astronaut who came close to drowning in a flooded helmet is searching for clues in his spacesuit. So far, neither Italian astronaut ...
South Central

Judge Denies BP Effort to Suspend Gulf Spill Claims Process

A federal judge denied BP Plc's attempt to suspend payments to people and businesses claiming damages related to the 2010 Gulf of Mexico ...

Wrong Vacant House Demolished in Fort Worth

A city-hired contractor has been blamed for tearing down the wrong vacant house in a North Texas neighborhood. Fort Worth City Councilman ...

Citizens Seeking Increased Credit for Storm Season

As the peak of hurricane season approaches, the governing board for Louisiana's property insurer of last resort agreed Wednesday to boost ...

6 Plead Guilty in Louisiana Insurance Fraud Scheme

Federal authorities say six defendants in an insurance fraud scheme have pleaded guilty. U.S. Attorney Stephanie A. Finley says the ...
West

Sinking California Subdivision Owners File Claim

Homeowners in a sinking Northern California subdivision have filed claims against the county, alleging a leaking county water system is to ...

Exxon Challenging $1.7M Penalty for Montana Pipeline Break

Representatives of Exxon Mobil Corp. were scheduled to appear at a Wednesday hearing with federal regulators to contest $1.7 million in ...

Idaho Man Sues Oregon Officer in Road Rage Case

An Idaho man who reported a road rage encounter with a Portland, Ore., police captain is suing the officer and city. In August 2011, Todd ...

Colorado Man Cited After Hitting Store in Parking Dispute

A 70-year-old man has been cited with reckless driving and having no proof of insurance after a truck he was driving rammed into a gun ...
International

Canada's Big Railways Review Safety Rules After Train Disaster

Canada's two big railroads are reviewing safety standards after the deadly train crash on July 6 that killed some 50 people and destroyed ...

Romanian Museum Officials Seeking Stolen Art Find Paint in Ashes

It may be a case of art to ashes - and scientists are trying to get to the bottom of the mystery. A Romanian museum official said Wednesday ...

Marsh and Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty Announce Major Claim Promise

Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS) and Marsh announced the launch of the AGCS/Marsh Major Claim Promise, committing to provide ...

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