September 9, 2013
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Today's HeadlinesNational Study Links Warming to Some 2012 Wild WeatherA study of a dozen of 2012's wildest weather events found that man-made global warming increased the likelihood of about half of them, ... Veterans Malpractice Payouts Reach 12-Year High on Taxpayer TabChristopher Ellison went to a veterans medical center in Philadelphia to get eight teeth extracted in 2007. What should have been a routine ... Quiet 2013 Hurricane Season a 'Head Scratcher' for Embarrassed ForecastersThe 2013 Atlantic hurricane season, which forecasters had predicted would be more active than normal, has turned out to be something of a ... East Rhode Island Man Going 122 MPH Just Before CrashTiverton, R.I., police say a man was driving 122 miles per hour in a 35 mile per hour zone seconds before a crash that killed him last ... Proposed Massachusetts License Plate to Aid Bomb VictimsState lawmakers are considering whether to allow motorists to buy a "Boston Strong" license plate with proceeds helping victims of the ... 3 People Burned in Food Tent at Pennsylvania FestivalThree women serving Malaysian cuisine were burned Saturday in a cooking accident at a street festival in eastern Pennsylvania. The women ... Midwest South Dakota Company to Pay $1.33M for Worker's DeathA company has agreed to pay more than $1.33 million in penalties and fines for the death of a Canton, S.D., worker. Forty-two-year-old ... Wisconsin State Patrol Hoping to Prevent Truck CrashesThe Wisconsin State Patrol is participating in a nationwide event designed to prevent large truck crashes. "Brake Safety Week" runs through ... Plan Would Create New Vehicle Testing Facility in MichiganThe site of the former Willow Run powertrain plant in Michigan would be transformed into a high-tech vehicle research, development and ... Missouri County Still Cleaning Up From August FloodsThe water has gone down but the need for volunteers to clean up damaged homes remains high in a south-central Missouri county swamped by ... Southeast More South Carolina Drivers and Passengers Using SeatbeltsMore South Carolinians are using seatbelts. A new study from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration shows that seatbelt usage ... DEP, Justice Make Tentative Deal on Hazardous DamBillionaire resort operator Jim Justice and the state Department of Environmental Protection announced Friday they have struck a deal to ... Authorities: 2013 Beach Season Deadly in AlabamaThe summer beach season is over, and it didn't end too soon for public safety officials who say they saw an increase in the number of ... Funding Announced for Disaster Recovery in KentuckyThe federal government has announced it will invest $2 million to train workers and protect businesses in two Kentucky communities affected ... South Central Five Years Since Hurricane Ike Hit Galveston, TexasFriday marks the anniversary of the costliest hurricane to hit Texas. On September 13, 2008, Hurricane Ike hit Galveston Island. According ... Key Component of Oklahoma Workers' Comp Rates to DropState insurance officials say a key component used to determine rates for workers' compensation insurance is showing a decrease of nearly ... Freeh: Possible Corruption in BP Claims HandlingA former FBI director recommended that the Justice Department investigate whether several lawyers plotted to corrupt the settlement program ... 6 Arkansas Counties Named Federal Disaster AreaThe Federal Emergency Management Agency has designated six counties in northern Arkansas as federal disaster areas after severe storms and ... West New Mexico Court Rules Malpractice Law Covers Doctors' BusinessesBusinesses formed by doctors are covered by a state law that caps the damages that victims of medical malpractice can collect from health ... Yellowstone Continues to Grow Back From 1988 FiresA quarter century after September snows extinguished the most widespread fires in Yellowstone National Park's history, the regeneration of ... Risk Ratings Weighed for Homes in Fire-Prone AreasA state task force is mulling a plan that would assign more than 550,000 Colorado homes in wildfire-prone areas a risk rating that would be ... Sprinkler System Shrouds Home in Water Amid FiresFor Rain Makers Inc., gruesome wildfires such as California's Rim fire serve as a grim reminder that Mother Nature may be the start-up's ... Family Sues Business Partner After Tractor DeathThe Rochester, Wash., family of a 3-year-old who died when he was run over by a tractor being drive by his 7-year-old brother is suing a ... Hunter Caused Huge Wildfire Near YosemiteA gigantic wildfire in and around Yosemite National Park was caused by an illegal fire set by a hunter, the U.S. Forest Service said ... International Lloyd's CEO Ward Says Big Disaster Won't Boost Reinsurance RatesEven a major disaster would be unlikely to push up reinsurance prices given the amount of capital currently available to back policies, ... Sentosa Cove Condo Owners Sue Singapore Builder Over Construction DefectsOwners occupying almost half the units at a luxury apartment building on Singapore's resort island of Sentosa sued the developer over ... Italy Gives OK to Right Capsized Costa ConcordiaItaly has given the go-ahead for an ambitious attempt to set upright the Costa Concordia cruise liner, which went aground near an Italian ... Quebec Blast Railroad Could Be Sold by Year's EndThe bankrupt railroad whose runaway train sparked a fire and explosion that killed 47 people in Quebec could be sold by year's end, the ... Connect with Claims Journal
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