October 8, 2013
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Today's HeadlinesNational Robot Surgery Damaging Patients Rises With Misleading MarketingPorter Adventist Hospital in Denver announced last year that Warren Kortz, a general surgeon on the medical staff, was the first in the ... Medtronic Appeal in Paraplegic Suit Gets U.S. High Court QueryThe U.S. Supreme Court expressed interest in Medtronic Inc.'s appeal in a lawsuit by a man who was rendered a paraplegic after surgeons ... Insurer's Opioid Program Shows Promise in Curbing Prescription Painkiller AddictionNationwide, there has been an alarming increase in the number of opioid pain medications prescribed to workers who are injured on the job. ... East Pennsylvania Girl at Center of Target Trunk Suit DiedA suburban Pittsburgh girl, whose parents sued Target after a wicker storage trunk lid fell on her neck and left her disabled, has died. ... Connecticut's Disaster Claims Mediation Program Bill Takes EffectIn Connecticut, the state's insurance department now has the legal authority to establish a mediation program for claims disputes arising ... NYPD Arrests Another Biker in New York City Biker-SUV BrawlThe New York Police Department has arrested another man in connection with the videotaped beating of a New York City SUV driver by a gang ... Firm to Get $4.7M to Clean Up New Jersey Boardwalk FireTwo New Jersey shore towns affected by a massive fire that destroyed parts of their boardwalks and dozens of businesses last month have ... Midwest New Technology Offers Clues Into New Madrid FaultNew research by the U.S. Geological Society suggests that while the New Madrid Seismic Zone hasn't produced a major earthquake in more than ... Illinois City's Chamber of Commerce Scraps Haunted HouseA long-running central Illinois haunted house won't open this year because organizers say safety upgrades are too costly. Officials with ... North Dakota Hotel Owners Sue Convicted ArsonistThe owners of the former Lone Steer hotel in Steele are suing the man convicted of setting the south-central North Dakota business on fire. ... Injuries Reported After Tornado Strikes Northeast Nebraska TownAt least 15 people were being treated for injuries in Wayne after a tornado struck the northeast Nebraska town. A spokeswoman for ... 20 Farmsteads Destroyed in Iowa CountyAn emergency management official says tornadoes destroyed nearly two dozen farmsteads in northwestern Iowa's Woodbury County, and some 60 ... Southeast Sinkhole 'Structural Damage' Definition Sliding in Insurers' FavorAn ongoing debate in sinkhole claims and litigation is whether the legislature intended for Florida insurers to provide coverage for ... Memphis Plans Random Inspections of Rental HomesA scathing report about the state of rental homes in Memphis, Tenn., has the city sending out teams of inspectors. The Commercial Appeal ... West Virginia Board Rejects Proximity Detector RegulationOver the objections of a coal miner's widow and representatives from the United Mine Workers of America, West Virginia's mine safety board ... Longer Deadline for Disaster Loan CancellationsWith the deadline extended for federal forgiveness on Hurricane Katrina disaster loans, political entities on the Mississippi Coast are ... 18 Safety Citations Issued at Georgia Plant Since 2009Representatives of a car parts manufacturing company say they've remedied several issues and increased training after receiving the most ... Engle Martin Strengthens Specialty Loss Group with Addition of CarstensEngle Martin & Associates, Inc., a national independent loss adjusting and claims management firm, has announced the addition of Thomas ...  South Central BP Exposed Neighbors to Toxic Gases, Jury Told at Trial EndBP Plc deliberately exposed neighbors of a Texas refinery to tons of cancer-causing gases and then misled regulators and community leaders ... Franchitti Injured in Late Crash at HoustonThree-time Indianapolis 500 winner Dario Franchitti fractured two vertebrae and broke his right ankle when his car went airborne into a ... Tiger Attacks Worker at Oklahoma Animal ParkA tiger ripped up the left arm of a worker at a central Oklahoma animal park after the woman stuck her hand into the giant cat's enclosure. ... West Toyota Must Face Trial in Federal Sudden-Acceleration CaseToyota Motor Corp. must go to trial in federal court over a lawsuit blaming a Camry driver's accident and injuries on design defects in the ... Insurance Not Likely to Cover Corral Fire DamageInsurance policies belonging to the Montana man who started the 2012 Corral fire likely won't be enough to cover the damage to surrounding ... Northern Idaho Parents Sue Football Helmet CompanyThe family of a northern Idaho teenager who suffered a traumatic brain injury during a football game is suing the school district and the ... Alaska DOT Seeks Moose-Car Accident Study FundsThe state transportation department wants to analyze how effective right-of-way clearing has been for reducing moose and vehicle accidents. ... International Monster Truck Wreck in Mexico Kills 8, Hurts DozensAn out-of-control monster truck shot into a crowd of spectators at a Mexican air show, killing eight people and hurting 79, officials said. ... 16 Killed in Car Crash in Thailand's NortheastAt least 16 people, most of them construction workers, were killed when a pickup truck crashed into a tree on a rural road in Thailand's ... Tepco's Claim Radiation Leaks Confined to Coast Called 'Silly'Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s claim that radioactive water leaking into the sea from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant is confined to the ... 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