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National

Commentary: Think ICD-10 Won't Impact Workers' Comp? Think Again

Healthcare is an enormously complex endeavor and it has gotten more complex than ever imagined with the advent of the Patient Protection ...

Fewer Roof Falls Occurring in Coal Mines: MSHA

The number of U.S. miners killed in underground coal roof falls has been dramatically reduced since 2007, and fatalities resulting from ...

OSHA Changes Recordkeeping Rule for Federal Agencies to Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued a final rule that will require all federal agencies to submit their OSHA-required ...

Railroads Win Class Certification Appeal in Price-Fix Case

The four largest U.S. railroad companies won their bid to reverse a ruling that turned a price- fixing lawsuit against them by shippers ...

Former CEO of Arkansas Workers' Compensation Commission Joins WCRI

The Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI) announced that the former CEO of the Arkansas Workers' Compensation Commission, Alan ...

The Hartford Broadens Professional Liability Offerings For Technology Companies

The Hartford has enhanced its FailSafe professional liability offerings to address the evolving needs of technology companies with expanded ...

Allstate Introduces 'Good Ride Grants' for Ideas Advancing Motorcycle Safety and Awareness

Allstate Insurance Company announced the newest initiative under its Rider Protection Project portfolio - a series of programs focused on ...
East

Judge Orders Settlements in Washington D.C. Metro Crash Unsealed

A federal judge has ordered the unsealing of settlement agreements involving a deadly Metrorail crash. U.S. District Judge Reggie Walton ...

Coast Guard Urges Safety for Connecticut Boaters

U.S. Coast Guard officials in Connecticut are warning boaters to make safety their priority this boating season, saying emergency crews ...

Central New York Building Co-Owner Gets Prison in Arson

A federal judge has sentenced a 55-year-old central New York man to more than 18 years in prison for his role in the arson of a factory ...

Crosswalks Planned to Boost Pedestrian Safety in Delaware

Delaware transportation officials say a major boost in the number of crosswalks along U.S. Route 1 in Sussex County is part of a plan to ...
Midwest

FEMA Awards Sioux Falls $4.9M for Storm Cleanup

South Dakota Gov. Dennis Daugaard says the Federal Emergency Management Agency has awarded the city of Sioux Falls $4.9 million to help pay ...

Illinois City Announces First Locations for Speed Cameras

The city of Chicago is announcing where a dozen new speed enforcement cameras will be installed as part of its Children's Safety Zone ...

Link Between Firefighters, Arson is Common

The arson arrest of a volunteer Missouri firefighter isn't as uncommon as some might think. Lincoln County volunteer firefighter Dustin ...

Lawsuit Filed in Fatal Iowa Helicopter Crash

A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed in federal court by the family of an Iowa nurse who died with two others when a medical helicopter ...
Southeast

Kmart's Flood Damage Claims Against Mississippi City Dismissed

A federal judge Friday dismissed Kmart's claims against the city of Corinth over flood damage to one of the chain's stores in 2010. U.S. ...

Rains are Chance to Practice Lessons of 2010 Flood

Unusually heavy summer rainfalls in Tennessee have given the agencies involved in flood control and emergency management a chance to show ...

Ex-West Virginia University Student's Family Wins $700K for his Care

The family of a former West Virginia University student beaten into a coma-like state three years ago will get $700,000 toward his medical ...
South Central

Equipment to Join Louisiana Town's Firefighting Fleet

The Hammond, La., fire department expects to add equipment during the coming year. Fire Chief John Thomas tells The Daily Star a new crash ...

12 Injured in Crash of Louisiana Transit Bus

Three people are seriously injured after a 13-year-old drove a pickup truck in front of a city bus in Shreveport, Lousiana. Assistant Fire ...

New Seismic Monitoring Station Installed in Oklahoma

In a pasture northeast of Carrier, three scientists with Oklahoma Geological Survey have installed a new seismic monitoring station. The ...
West

Asiana Offers San Francisco Crash Victims $10,000 Payout

Asiana Airlines Inc., the South Korean carrier that suffered a fatal jet crash in San Francisco last month, plans to pay an initial ...

Federal Assistance Denied for Yarnell Fire

The federal government has denied Arizona's request for a major disaster declaration for the wildfire in Yarnell, Gov. Jan Brewer said ...

Durango Lightning-Strike Map Finds Fires

When summer monsoons bring thunderstorms to Southwest Colorado, lightning bolts can come fast and furious. Justin Moore, assistant manager ...

Washington High Court Rules Cities Can Be Liable in DUI Crash

Washington's Supreme Court says cities, counties and utility companies can be liable when faulty road design leads to injuries in car ...
International

Liberty Mutual's Shandong Branch Ready for Business

Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, through its wholly owned subsidiary Liberty Insurance Company Limited (LICL), was granted final approval on ...

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