Top 10 for the Past Week | 1. | Obamacare Individual Mandate Found Unconstitutional by Federal Judge in Virginia
NATIONAL Dec 13, 2010 -- A U.S. judge in Virginia Monday declared a key part of President Barack Obama's landmark healthcare law unconstitutional in the first major setback on an issue that will likely end up at the Supreme Court. U.S. District Judge Henry Hudson, appointed to the bench by ... | | 2. | Do Today's Entry Level Employees Lack Professionalism?
NATIONAL Dec 15, 2010 -- Students aren't making the grade as professionals in the workplace, according to an annual survey on the state of professionalism among young workers. In 2009, 37.3 percent of corporate leaders felt that less than half of all new graduates exhibited professionalism in ... | | 3. | Dec. 15 Most Dangerous Day for California Drivers
WEST Dec 14, 2010 -- More Californians crash their cars on December 15 than any other day of the year, according to an Allstate Insurance Co. review of its California auto insurance claims over the past four years. The number of accident claims on December 15 jumps 23 percent compared to the ... | | 4. | Insurer Launches Ad Campaign Within Facebook Game 'Car Town'
NATIONAL Dec 15, 2010 -- Building its brand messages directly into the game play of the popular social game Car Town – the only game on Facebook built around licensed automotive brands –State Farm today launched a six-month advertising campaign that lets players earn bonuses of ... | | 5. | Person Leaving Keys in Car May Be Liable, Tennessee Court Rules
SOUTHEAST Dec 13, 2010 -- A Tennessee court has ruled that a person who leaves keys in a car can be held responsible if the car is stolen and then involved in a crash. The Tennessee Court of Appeals-- in a case involving a stolen car, a police chase and a wreck in Murfreesboro in 2007-- agreed ... | | 6. | 
Travelers Ordered to Pay $445M for Asbestos Settlements
NATIONAL Dec 17, 2010 -- A bankruptcy court judge has ordered Travelers to pay at least $445 million into claims funds set up by a 2004 asbestos settlement. The funds were set up to resolve a number claims brought in state courts over asbestos liability for the Johns Manville Corp., a major ... | | 7. | New Jersey Court: Mauled Dog's Owner Can't Get Damages
EAST Dec 13, 2010 -- Pet owners who witness their animals being killed by another creature cannot seek damages for emotional distress, a New Jersey appellate court has ruled. The decision issued Friday came in the case of a woman whose small dog was mauled to death in Morris County in June ... | | 8. | Personal Internet Use Becoming Part of Employee Record
NATIONAL Dec 9, 2010 -- Those photos on Facebook showing you palling around with drunks, the raunchy joke you posted on Twitter, and those links to politically incorrect groups on your personal Web site —all of this information can now become part of your job application and employment ... | | 9. | AIG Logo Returns to ID Cards as Security Concerns Lessen
NATIONAL Dec 13, 2010 -- Bailed-out insurer American International Group Inc. took another step in its restructuring this week, but it is only noticeable to those looking closely: it put the company's logo back on employee identification cards. After its Sept. 2008 government rescue, AIG ... | | 10. | Insurer Covering Baby's Surgery After Indiana Medicaid Denial
MIDWEST Dec 13, 2010 -- An Indiana infant born with a rare condition that likely would kill him by age 2 will receive a shot at a normal life after an insurance company said it will pay for an experimental procedure that the state's Medicaid program refused to cover. Seth Petreikis was born ... | Popular Videos | |
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