October 29, 2010
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Today's HeadlinesNational Toyota Secretly Bought Problem Cars, Lawsuit SaysToyota secretly bought back from U.S. consumers vehicles it found with speed-control defects as part of a strategy to hide... Panel Finds Halliburton At Fault for Flawed Cement in BP Oil WellHalliburton Co. used flawed cement in BP Plc'sdoomed Gulf of Mexico well, which could have contributed to the blowout that sparked the worst... East Massachusetts Prison Guard Accused of Workers' Comp FraudA former Massachusetts prison guard has pleaded not guilty to charges that he ran long-distance races while collecting worker's compensation... Compensation Has Strings for the Wrongly ConvictedVictor Burnette spent eight years in a Virginia prison for a rape he didn't commit and nearly 30 years trying to clear his name. Now he says... Massachusetts Awards $653K in Training MoneyMassachusetts has awarded $653,000 in grant money that will be used to provide safety training to nearly 11,000 workers in the state. The... Midwest Michigan Fines Lansing Plant for Safety ViolationsMichigan has fined Lansing-based Bharat Forge America Inc. $137,750 for what the state says are 42 health and safety violations. The... Landlord in Arson-for-Insurance Murder Gets Public DefenderA Cook County, Illinois, judge has appointed a public defender to represent a Cicero landlord charged with murder for a Valentine's Day fire... Medical Cost per Worker High in Wisconsin; Utilization LowHigher medical costs per claim in Wisconsin are offset by much lower utilization of medical services in the state's workers compensation... Southeast South Carolina Deadly Sofa Store Fire Preventable, Says StudyIf modern model building codes and sprinkler requirements had been enforced, the fire that took the lives of 9 firefighters and gutted the... Kentucky Radio Show Host's Family Sues Hospital Over DeathThe family of a popular Louisville radio show host who died after a brief illness has filed a lawsuit against a hospital. The lawsuit says... Texas / South Central New Web-based Atlas Details Hazards of Living on Texas CoastOne of every four Texans lives along the coast; Texas has 16 major ports and more than 3,300 miles of bays and estuaries. Those are just a... Texas Workers' Comp Medical Costs Per Claim StabilizingAfter four years of decreases, medical costs per workers' compensation claim in Texas stabilized in 2007, reflecting the impact of reforms... West Californians Asked to Volunteer to Have Earthquake Sensors in HomesScientists want to know just how much shaking is going on in California house. The U.S. Geological Survey issued a request this week for... Calif. Commissioner Hosts Insurance Recovery Forum for Gas Explosion VictimsCalifornia Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner told victims of the San Bruno gas line explosion that his department will continue to... $100,000 Grant Expands Colorado's Medicare Fraud Prevention EffortsThe Colorado Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP) program has been awarded $100,000 grant to fight Medicare fraud, the state Division of Insurance... Arizona Fraud Unit Stops Medical ID Theft RingThe Arizona Department of Insurance has announced that Gevorg Melkonyan and Elina Arutyunova have been criminally charged for their role in... International Tropical Storm Shary on Track to Hit Bermuda by TonightThe 8:00 a.m. AST bulletin from the National Hurricane Center in Miami placed the season's latest tropical storm, Shary, around 220 miles... China's Legal System: an Insurance PerspectiveYears ago a lawyer friend told me of an experience. While teaching a group of Chinese lawyers, he proposed a question to them of who is... Connect with Claims Journal
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