August 7, 2013
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Today's HeadlinesNational A Mistake in the Making: How to Eliminate Claims Processing ErrorsPeople at all levels of organizations want quality improvements, but they often don't understand how to make them happen. Processing errors ... Drunk Walking Leads to Pedestrians FatalitiesJust as drinking and driving can be deadly, so can drinking and walking. Over a third of the pedestrians killed in 2011 had blood alcohol ... Connected Vehicles of the Future Promise SafetyVehicle manufacturers and suppliers across the globe are looking to put innovative functions in their vehicles to enhance the experience of ... Chevron Agrees to Pay $2M for California Refinery FireChevron on Monday agreed to pay $2 million in fines and restitution and pleaded no contest to six charges in connection with a fire at its ... East Washington Nationals Sue Insurer in Tiff Over Player's AgeMajor League Baseball's Washington Nationals sued an insurance company for $1 million for declining to provide crime insurance coverage for ... Horace Mann Sues AIG Insurers Over Denial of Abuse CoverageNew York City prep school Horace Mann sued units of American International Group Inc. saying they refused to defend and indemnify the ... Never-Used Bridge in New York Still Needs InspectionA pedestrian bridge built over a central New York highway 12 years ago has never been used, but it still needs to be inspected and ... Delaware Officials Revise Red Light Camera ProgramState officials are taking public comment through the end of the month on proposed revisions to Delaware's red light camera program. The ... Ex-Construction Firm Worker Admits Role in FraudA Florida man who worked for a now-defunct southern New Jersey construction company has admitted his role in a scheme in which he purposely ... Midwest Wisconsin Supreme Court Narrows Definition of 'Occurrence'Public policy and insurance law allow insurance coverage only for fortuitous events and not for harm or loss resulting from intentional ... Disaster Aid Now Available in 28 Missouri CountiesThe federal government has added a northeast Missouri county to the list of areas eligible for disaster assistance following severe storms ... Missouri Auto Shop Worker Killed When Lift Falls OverAn employee of a western Missouri automotive shop has died after being pinned under a vehicle lift. Blue Springs police say the accident ... Court Tosses Punitive Damages in Iowa CaseThe Iowa Supreme Court has ruled a Dubuque care center unfairly fired an employee who witnessed supervisors forging documents, but the ... Illinois Governor Signs 3 Traffic Safety BillsGov. Pat Quinn has signed three road safety bills into law, including one beefing up adult drivers' education requirements. Another lets ... Southeast Auditor Finds Misspending, Intimidation in Kentucky AgencyA state agency that oversees Kentucky's response to weather disasters and other emergencies was slammed Tuesday by a team of auditors who ... Family of South Carolina Man Killed by Truck Driver Settles for $1.75MThe widow of a Bluffton, S.C., man shot to death by a tow truck driver in 2010 has settled a lawsuit against the man and several ... Tennessee Mayor Says Company Bankruptcy Won't Affect Ambulance ServiceKnox County Mayor Tim Burchett says he doesn't expect ambulance service to be affected by the Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization filed by ...  South Central Moore Council Approves $32M in Storm CostsThe Moore City Council has approved more than $32 million to pay for cleanup costs related to the deadly May tornado. Moore Finance ... Oklahoma Insurance Claims From May Tornadoes Top $1 BillionInsurance payments from the May tornado outbreak across Central Oklahoma have now topped $1 billion. "These numbers are staggering," said ... BP Cites New Fraud Allegations in Spill SettlementBP says it has uncovered new allegations of fraud and conflicts of interest inside the settlement program that has awarded billions of ... MedMal Direct Announces Expansion Into TexasJacksonville-based MedMal Direct Insurance Company (MedMal Direct), now in its fourth year of business, announces it has received its ... West Toyota's First Acceleration-Linked Fatality Case Goes to TrialToyota Motor Corp. goes before a jury for the first time in a lawsuit over a claim that unexpected acceleration of one of its cars caused a ... California Examines Firm Behind Dangerous DemolitionState officials are investigating the company that handled the demolition of a Central California power plant where five spectators were ... 1st Lawsuit Filed Over Foodborne Illness in ArizonaA customer has filed a lawsuit against a Mexican restaurant in Litchfield Park, Ariz., over an outbreak of bloody diarrhea. The suit filed ... Oregon Workers' Comp Group Avoids DecertificationOregon insurance regulators say they've stopped moving to decertify a workers' compensation self-insurance trust after the group increased ... International Markets, Floods Hit Profits at Munich ReGerman reinsurer Munich Re saw its first-quarter net profit fall 33 percent to 543 million euros ($722 million) as losses from floods in ... Water Company Finds Huge Fat Blob in London SewerIt may look like an iceberg, but there's nothing cool about it. Utility company Thames Water says it has discovered what it calls the ... 2 Boys Dead After Python Escapes Store in CanadaPolice say two young boys are dead after they were strangled by a python that escaped its enclosure at a pet store in Canada. Royal ... Connect with Claims Journal
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