Thursday, December 9, 2010

Daily Headlines: Thursday, December 9, 2010

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Claims Journal Daily Headlines
December 9, 2010
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Today's Headlines

National

Lawyer Malpractice Claims on the Rise

The economy has taken its toll on all businesses today and law firms are no exception. They have experienced downsizing, pressure to change...

NTSB: Government Aircraft Are Safety 'Orphans'

Government planes and helicopters are used every day to help protect public safety, as well as countless other tasks. But who is looking...

Wal-Mart Court Order Freezes Class Actions

The class action landscape changed in an instant when the U.S. Supreme Court decided to review a mammoth sex discrimination lawsuit against...
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East

Insurance, Sports Pros Gather at Tri-State Charitable Foundation Dinner

More than 800 insurance professionals from the tri-state area and two All-Star athletes channeled their competitive energies last night to...

Former Pennsylvania Police Chief Sentenced over Insurance Check

A police chief in suburban Philadelphia has been sentenced to 9 to 23 months in prison after pleading guilty to charges he used someone...

Pennsylvania Fire Damages Dozens of School Vehicles

More than three dozen school vans have been badly damaged or destroyed in a fire that heavily damaged a school bus garage, causing two...
Midwest

Indiana Company Fined $396K for Safety Violations

The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Indiana-based U.S. Minerals LLC for willfully...

Parents of Injured Illinois Boy Sue Aluminum Bat Maker

A Will County, Ill., couple are suing a manufacturer of aluminum baseball bats for injuries their 11-year-old son suffered when he was...

Iowa City Moves Ahead With Flood-Protection Plans

Despite opposition from some residents on the north side of town, the city council in Iowa City has decided to accept $15.7 million in...
Southeast

Alabama Jury Awards $5 Million to Arson Victim

Lauderdale County, Ala. jurors have awarded $5 million in damages to a woman who suffered life-threatening injuries in a 2004 arson...

Lawsuit Filed Over Deadly Tennessee Home Blast

A couple who lost a son in a Tennessee home explosion last year has filed a wrongful death suit against the Knoxville Utilities...

Relative: Faulty Heater Could be to Blame for Deadly Fire

The northern Kentucky home where two adults and two children died in a fire over the weekend had a faulty kerosene heater, a family member...
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Texas / South Central

Louisiana Inmate Charged with Insurance Fraud, Felony Theft

A man already convicted for a previous criminal offense in Louisiana has additionally been charged with insurance fraud and felony...

Texas Employers Recognized for Exemplary Safety Programs

The Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers' Compensation (TDI-DWC) and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)...

Texas Unemployment Insurance Tax Rates to Rise for 2011

The standard minimum unemployment insurance (UI) tax rate paid by Texas employers in calendar year (CY) 2011 will be 0.78 percent, up from...
West

Distinct Advantage Administrative Services Ordered to Stop Selling Vehicle Service Contracts

The Office of the Insurance Commissioner in Washington has ordered a Federal Way, Wash.-based company to stop selling unauthorized vehicle...

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