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Daily Headlines: Thursday, October 28, 2010

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Claims Journal Daily Headlines
October 28, 2010
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Today's Headlines

National

Survey: Private Firms Worry About Employee Suits, Thefts and Data Breaches

Nearly half (44 percent) of private company executives expect their firms will add jobs by year end, and more than half (54 percent) plan to...

How Insurance Agents Help Keep the Scare In Halloweeen Events

Halloween is scary fun for kids—and for some insurance agents, too. These insurance professionals make sure their clients who manage...
East

New Hampshire Fire Marshal Closes Haunted House

The New Hampshire Fire Marshal's office has closed down a haunted house in the town of Hill. Haunted house organizer Barbara Perkins says...

Massachusetts Town Settles Discrimination Suit for $1M

The town of Framingham has agreed to pay $1 million to settle a discrimination lawsuit filed by a social services agency that wanted to open...
Midwest

Midwest Pummeled by Storms

A massive storm making its way through a big chunk of the United States brought a bit of everything: strong winds, rain, tornadoes and now...

Ohio Company Fraud Fugitive Caught in Mexico

A woman who fled Ohio two and a-half years ago after she was convicted in a $1.9 billion corporate fraud case has been arrested in Mexico,...
Southeast

Alabama Study: School Bus Seat Belt Money Better Spent at Crossings

School buses are safe enough without seat belts and students in many cases ignore a requirement to wear them, according to a study in...

Mississippi Executive Wins $103 Million in Lawsuit Against Lawyer

A Mississippi businessman has been awarded $103 million in a lawsuit against the Chicago-based law firm that he accused of defrauding his...

Trucking Firm in Deadly North Carolina Crash Had Multiple Violations

A small Illinois trucking company involved in a gruesome crash that killed five people in North Carolina had been cited a dozen times this...
Texas / South Central

Husband Sues Louisiana Firm in Wife's Shooting Death

The husband of a Baton Rouge construction company worker shot to death at the business Dec. 23 claims the firm ignored a threat that the...

Court Orders Employer to Pay $100K to Texas Mutual

A Travis County district court has sentenced Joffrey Majors of Parker, Texas on workers' compensation fraud-related charges. The court...

Allstate: Texas House Fires Drop by 15%

The frequency of Texas home fires dropped 15 percent among Allstate customers during the first half of 2010, when compared to the same...
West

USDA Declares 3 AZ Counties Disaster Areas

Farmers in Arizona's Santa Cruz, Cochise and Pima counties who suffered crop damage during a severe storm in August will be eligible for...

Dozens Sickened by Carbon Monoxide in Flagstaff

More than two dozen people were sickened by carbon monoxide at a building housing a Bank of America branch in Flagstaff, Ariz. Fire crews...
International

Lorega Appoints McNamara as New Chartered Loss Adjuster

Loss Recovery Insurance (LRI) specialist Lorega has appointed Paul McNamara as Senior Chartered Loss Adjuster within its recently formed...

Ratings Roundup: Dah Sing, Qualitas, Nissan Global

A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating of 'A-' (Excellent) and issuer credit rating of "a-" of Bermuda-based Dah Sing...

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