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November 25, 2013

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Today's Headlines National Tesla CEO Expects Feds to Clear Model S in Fires The leader of upstart automaker Tesla Motors says he is confident that its Model S electric car is safe and will be cleared by a federal ... Distracted Driving Killing More Pedestrians, Bicyclists From texting and talking on cell phones to eating while driving, researchers say distracted driving is a serious public health threat. ... Photographer Wins $1.2M From Companies That Took Pics off Twitter A federal jury on Friday ordered two media companies to pay $1.2 million to a freelance photojournalist for their unauthorized use of ... Construction Solver Introduces New Mobile App A Massachusetts company has developed an new mobile app, the Go Figure Estimating App, that will change the way building estimates are ... NICB Reports Small Decline in Motorcycle Thefts in 2012 Motorcycle thefts declined by 1 percent between 2011 and 2012, according to the latest report by the National Insurance Crime Bureau. The ... 600K Baby Monitors Recalled After 2 Deaths Angelcare Monitors Inc. is voluntarily recalling 600,000 baby monitors following the death of two infants due to strangulation. The U.S. ... OMERS Private Equity Acquires Caliber Collision Centers OMERS Private Equity  announced that it, along with existing management, has acquired Caliber Collision Centers from private equity firm ... More National News East Family Wins Suit Against Boston Hospital A jury has awarded a Lowell, Mass., family at least $5 million after finding that medical professionals at Tufts Medical Center were ... Delaware Refinery Owners Wins Insurance Lawsuit A Delaware judge has ruled for owners of the Delaware City oil refinery in lawsuit over insurance coverage involving the deaths of two ... New Jersey Company Fined Nearly $3M by DEP State environmental officials have assessed nearly $3 million in penalties against a New Jersey company and ordered it to remove an illegal ... Maine Island Fire Causes $5 to $9M in Damage Police in the Maine city of Portland say a fire in an historic fort that was being renovated into an inn on Great Diamond Island has caused ... New Hampshire Hospital Sues Man for Hepatitis C Outbreak The New Hampshire hospital that underwent a hepatitis C outbreak last year is suing the traveling technician charged with infecting the ... More East News Midwest Jury Awards $39M in Fatal Wisconsin Garage Panel Fall A jury Thursday found manufacturer Advance Cast Stone mainly responsible for the collapse of a Milwaukee parking garage panel that killed a ... $15 Million Awarded in Childbirth Death Lawsuit Jurors have awarded a $15 million settlement to the husband of a suburban Chicago high school teacher who died while giving birth. The ... Indiana Court Weighs Liability in Courthouse Fire The Indiana Court of Appeal is considering who should be liable for damages caused by a 2009 fire that swept through a historic southern ... Arson Arrests Drop in Michigan City Flint, Mich., police and fire departments are spending less time and money investigating arsons and making fewer arrests for the crime even ... South Dakota Supreme Court Says No to New Malpractice Trial A woman who sued Sanford Medical Center for malpractice for a 2007 surgical procedure that was aborted should not be granted another trial, ... More Midwest News Southeast FEMA Forgives Gulfport's $16M Disaster Loan The Federal Emergency Management Agency has agreed to forgive a $16.4 million loan that Gulfport, Miss., received after Hurricane Katrina ... Driver Allegedly Texts She Was Drunk Before Crash Authorities are investigating a deadly wrong-way collision that killed two girls after learning the driver allegedly tweeted she was drunk ... Suit in Botched Tennessee Standoff Settled Officials have approved the settlement of a lawsuit filed by a Sullivan County family whose trailer was destroyed during a standoff with ... West Virginia Man Sentenced for Burning Duplex A West Virginia man has been sentenced to 6 1/2 years in federal prison for burning his duplex to collect insurance money. U.S. Attorney ... More Southeast News South Central Louisiana Agency Dismissed From Crash Suit The state Department of Transportation and Development has been dismissed from a lawsuit that claims cable median barriers would have ... Louisiana Residents Can Get Free Smoke Detectors Residents of Houma, La., are being offered free smoke detectors by the city's fire department. The Courier reports that residents can get ... Man Pleads Guilty in Texas to $133M Tax Fraud A businessman who handled payroll and insurance programs for some South Texas groups has pleaded guilty in a $133 million tax fraud case. ... More South Central News West Nampa Insurance Agent, Councilman Guilty of Insurance Fraud A former Idaho city councilman has pleaded guilty to insurance fraud, the latest elected official from a small town in Idaho to recently ... Maui Police Say Traffic Deaths Have Dropped Maui police are crediting a drop in traffic deaths with more drunken-driving arrests and other traffic enforcement. The Maui News reported ... Hacker Takes $146K From Colorado County Bank Accounts Someone stole more than $146,000 from a rural Colorado county's bank accounts through a computer virus, officials said Friday. The theft ... New Map Predicts Tsunami Effects on Sitka Alaska officials have released a tsunami inundation map for Sitka, showing the estimated high-water mark in the event of a tsunami. But ... More West News International Fire Damages Abercrombie & Fitch's Paris Flagship Police say a fire broke out in clothing chain Abercrombie & Fitch's Paris flagship on the famed Champs-Elysees Avenue. Police said no one ... China Pushes Little Emperor Safety Seats to Cut Road Toll: Cars China lost almost three times as many children in car accidents as the U.S. last year, even though it has fewer than half the number of ... Arup Joins Global Initiative to Increase Earthquake Resilience Arup, a multidisciplinary engineering and consulting firm, announced that it has joined a global initiative dedicated to mitigating and ... More International News Connect with Claims Journal Claims Journal TV Tips on Handling Litigated Claims Cindy Baroway, the newly elected president of the CPCU Society Leadership Council, provides... Watch Now Understanding Equipment Restoration Post Disaster Amir Rubin, director of equipment restoration at TekPro Global, a division of LWG Consulting,... Watch Now Watch more videos at InsuranceJournal.tv

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