July 8, 2013
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Today's HeadlinesNational Low Fuel, Safety Design, Fast Exits Aided Asiana Crash SurvivorsFrom mostly empty fuel tanks to a tail-first strike slowing the plane, the crash of Asiana Airlines Inc.'s Flight 214 became a story of ... Gulf Oil Spill Claims Still Climbing As BP's Appeal Hearing OpensThe number of claims filed against BP Plc's oil spill compensation fund has risen by 18 percent over the last six weeks to a total of ... IIHS Videos Provide Behind the Scenes Look at Crash Test DummiesNew web videos from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety offer an insider's look at the Institute's crash test facility in ... East New Jersey Public Service Sues 11 Insurers Over Sandy Storm CoveragePublic Service Enterprise Group Inc., the largest provider of gas and electric service in New Jersey, sued 11 insurers, including American ... New York Utilities Sued Over Homes Damaged by Fires During SandyAbout 120 home owners from the tight-knit Queens enclave of Breezy Point that was devastated by fires during Superstorm Sandy are suing two ... Delaware Towns Worry About Hike in Flood InsuranceKent County residents and leaders are getting their first look at new flood maps and worrying about the impact on flood insurance rates. ... Massachusetts Man Accused of Filing Fake Marathon ClaimA Boston, Mass., man has pleaded not guilty to making a fake claim of nearly $2.2 million to the main compensation fund for Boston Marathon ... Midwest Nebraska City to Pay $70K to Woman Hurt in Police CrashThe eastern Nebraska city of Papillion has agreed to pay $70,000 in a settlement with a woman injured when a speeding police car slammed ... Fire Risk Rises Again in Northern MichiganThe fire danger is on the rise in northern Michigan again, one year after a blaze destroyed 31 square miles of forest and marshland in the ... Missouri Man Admits Role in Arson Fire That Killed SonA Missouri man who authorities said schemed with his ex-wife to defraud hundreds of thousands of dollars from insurers with house fires ... FBI Agent Murphy Joins Grant Thornton in ChicagoPat Murphy, former special agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), has joined professional services and accounting firm Grant ... Wisconsin Boy Adjusts Quickly After Lightning StrikeAn 8-year-old central Wisconsin boy who survived a lightning strike to the head last month is adjusting well since being discharged from ... Southeast Case Management Hearing Set in Mississippi Casino 'Free Drinks' LawsuitA federal judge has set an Aug. 14 case management hearing in a $75 million lawsuit accusing a Mississippi casino of serving a heavily ... Florida Lawyers Challenge New Law on Medical MalpracticeFive Florida lawyers filed separate lawsuits in state and federal courts last week in an effort to overturn a new law designed to better ... Tree Damages Building Used in Snow Camp DramasManagers of two outdoor dramas in Snow Camp, N.C., say the shows will start this week on time even though a tree damaged one of the main ... South Central Moore, Oklahoma Council Delays Storm Shelter RequirementThe Moore City Council in Oklahoma has tabled a proposal that would have required storm shelters for houses, apartments, mobile homes and ... Texas Gulf Coast Testing Seaweed As Ally to Fight Storm SurgeGalveston beach-goers have long tiptoed around massive piles of seaweed, often using their children's plastic beach toys and a few ... Charges Upgraded in Texas Wreck That Killed 5Authorities say multiple charges of intoxication manslaughter have been filed against a South Texas woman who they say triggered a ... West San Francisco Plane Crash Investigators: 'Too Early to Rule Out' Any CauseCrash investigators are probing the final seconds before an Asiana Airlines Inc. Boeing Co. 777 crashed while landing in San Francisco, ... California Painter Awarded $58M for Bar BeatingA 43-year-old house painter so badly brain damaged that he cannot speak has been awarded $58 million for a beating in a bar that left him ... Seattle Sets Aside $15M for Seawall CompensationSeattle has agreed to set aside $15 million to compensate businesses disrupted by the reconstruction of the waterfront seawall. The ... Wyoming Court Rules Hospital to Pay Woman $2MA federal appeals court in Wyoming has ordered Campbell County Memorial Hospital to pay a Nevada woman $2 million for damages she suffered ... Wildfire Cut Off Hotshots' Access to Safety ZoneAn erratic wildfire driven by ferocious and shifting winds curled around the location of a team of Arizona Hotshot firefighters, cutting ... International 70 Retailers Agree on Bangladesh Garment Factory Safety PlanA group of 70 retailers, including Inditex SA and Hennes & Mauritz AB, reached an agreement with labor unions on inspecting factories in ... UK Fire Officers Call for Paper Lantern ReviewBritish firefighters are calling for people not to use paper lanterns after they were blamed for a huge fire in central England. The Chief ... Building Collapse Kills 1, Injures 14 in IndiaA fire official says a four-story building has collapsed in the Indian capital while it was being demolished, killing at least one worker ... Connect with Claims Journal
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