Monday 15 July 2013

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July 15, 2013

Top 10 for the Past Week

1.Asiana Could Save Millions By Blocking U.S. Lawsuits Over Crash
Jul 10, 2013 -- Asiana Airlines Inc. could avoid hundreds of millions of dollars in verdicts and settlements by employing a tactic under international law to bar Chinese and South Korean passengers from suing in victim-friendly U.S. courts over the crash of Flight ...
2.Progressive Insurance Device Helps Clear Ohio Man in Death
Jul 9, 2013 -- An insurance company monitoring device that records when a car is started and stopped has helped clear a northeastern Ohio man in the suffocation death of his 7-month-old daughter. Twenty-eight-year-old Michael Beard was acquitted by a jury in ...
3.State by State Look at Driving Rules for Older Drivers
Sep 19, 2012 -- A 50-state look at the varying rules across the nation governing drivers' licenses for older adults. ALABAMA: Licenses are renewed every four years for all drivers, with no additional requirements for older drivers. A legislative committee ...
4.Farmers' Study Ranks The Most Secure Large Cities in the U.S.
Jun 28, 2013 -- In this year's large city category of the "Most Secure Places to Live in the U.S." study, Farmers Insurance Group has rated Bethesda, Md., Grand Rapids, Mich., and Pittsburgh, Pa., as the most secure large metropolitan areas (population of 500,000 ...
5.Low Fuel, Safety Design, Fast Exits Aided Asiana Crash Survivors
Jul 8, 2013 -- From 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 survivability instead of disaster. The odds of living through the accident increased because of passengers ...
6.McDonald's Stop Made Before Injured Child Gets Treatment
Jul 9, 2013 -- A New Mexico woman is facing child abuse charges after police said she stopped at a McDonald's before taking her severely injured 3-year old son to the hospital. KOB-TV reports that 30-year old Stephanie Austin was arrested last week following a ...
7.New Safety Features That Could Soon Be on Cars
Jul 9, 2013 -- Cameras that check around the car for pedestrians. Radar that stops you from drifting out of your lane. An engine able to turn off automatically at traffic lights to conserve fuel. Technology that saves lives - and fuel - is getting better and ...
8.Flood Insurance Changes Run Into Resistance
Jul 9, 2013 -- Just a year after Congress imposed significant changes in the government's oft-criticized flood insurance program, howls of protest from homeowners facing higher premiums have coastal lawmakers pressing for delays that would preserve below-cost ...
9.Chipped Tile Claims Meet the "Marring" Exclusion in Ergas
Jul 10, 2013 -- In Ergas v. Universal Prop. & Cas. Co., 2013 WL 1748574 (Fla. 4th DCA April 24, 2013), the Fourth District Court of Appeal issued an important order for Florida property insurers. The court held that the "marring" exclusion barred coverage for ...
10.New Jersey Public Service Sues 11 Insurers Over Sandy Storm Coverage
Jul 8, 2013 -- Public Service Enterprise Group Inc., the largest provider of gas and electric service in New Jersey, sued 11 insurers, including American International Group Inc., over losses from Hurricane Sandy. PSE&G, which provides electricity to 2.2 ...

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