Monday, December 6, 2010

Daily Headlines: Monday, December 6, 2010

Claims Journal Daily Headlines
December 6, 2010
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Today's Headlines

National

Supreme Court to Hear Wal-Mart Sex-Bias Class Action Certification

The U.S. Supreme Court said Monday it would decide if the largest sex-discrimination class-action lawsuit in U.S. history against Wal-Mart...

Consumer Product Safety Agency Working on Football Helmets

The head of the Consumer Product Safety Commission told Congress last week that her agency is working to improve the safety of football...
East

Vermont Man Says Firing from Pool Was Retaliation

A Vermont man says he was fired by the Upper Valley Aquatic Center in White River Junction because he complained about safety problems to...

Fire Destroys War-Themed Wood Chapel in Pennsylvania

A pre-dawn fire Friday destroyed a Civil War-themed wooden chapel in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania that town officials ordered vacated last month...

Clerk's Phone Call Leads to Arson Arrest in Maine

A Maine gas station clerk's call to police about a customer's behavior and purchase of gas, a gas can, matches and cigarettes helped lead...
Midwest

Nebraska Company Cited for Exposing Workers to Electrical Hazards

The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has issued biofuel company Next Step Burwell LLC of Burwell,...

Fire in Iowa Town Damages Insurance Agency, Other Businesses

Firefighters from at least five departments battled blaze in downtown Keota, Iowa, that was called in at about 4:30 a.m. on Dec. 4. No...
Southeast

BP Claims Fund Chief Meets with Alabama Businesses

Several Alabama business people came away satisfied after one-on-one meetings with the head of BP's oil spill claims office, Ken...

West Virginia Jury Finds Official Defamed Employee Over Internet

A former Jefferson County employee has won a lawsuit that accused a county commissioner of defaming him with an Internet posting. Media...

Mississippi State Football Game Victim of Cowbell Assault Sues

A man involved in an incident last year in which he was hit with a cowbell at a Mississippi State football game has sued his alleged...
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Texas / South Central

Texas Beverage Distributor Fined for Failing to Provide Forklift Training

The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Frio Distributing Co. in Hondo, Texas, with one...
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West

Granada Corp. Plans to Hire 110 for Claims Calls in Colorado

A California-based call center operator said it plans to hire 110 bilingual home-based agents in Colorado Springs, Colo., over the next year...
International

Aon Benfield Cat Report for November Highlights Cold and Floods

In its latest monthly assessment of the world's catastrophes for November Aon Benfield highlights the first winter weather event of the...

S&P Withdraws GenRe UK's Ratings After Restructuring

Standard & Poor's Ratings Services has withdrawn its 'AA+' counterparty credit and financial strength ratings on General Reinsurance UK...

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