Thursday, 19 December 2013

Daily Headlines: Thursday, December 19, 2013

Daily Headlines
December 19, 2013
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Today's Headlines

National

Toyota Camry Regains Top Safey Pick Status After Insurance Crash Test

Toyota Motor Corp.'s Camry, headed for its 12th consecutive year as the best-selling car in the U.S., returned to Consumer Reports' ...

Winter Means Slippery Sidewalks and Icy Stairs

Winter's here and so is the snow and ice that make sidewalks slippery. About 1 million people slip and fall every year, according to the ...

P/C Insurers Focus on Underwriting, Data and Analytics in 2014: EY Report

In the face of continued economic, competitive and regulatory challenges, property/casualty insurers are seizing opportunities to improve ...

Few Doctors Trained to Practice Cost-Conscious Care Despite Rising Healthcare Costs

Despite a national consensus among policymakers and educators to train residents to be more conscious of the cost of care, less than 15 ...
East

Rhode Island High Court Establishes Statute of Limitations for UM/UIM Claims

For the most part, the question of which statute of limitations applies (tort or contract) to UM/UIM cases has been resolved throughout ...

Popular Vermont Restaurant Back in Business After Irene

A popular Vermont restaurant that closed after it was flooded by Tropical Storm Irene is back in business, and open seven days a week. The ...

Feds Cite Postal Service in Death of Massachusetts Carrier

Federal workplace safety officials have cited the U.S. Postal Service in the July death of a mail carrier who collapsed while walking his ...
Midwest

All Texting While Driving Banned in Eastern Missouri City

An eastern Missouri town has banned all texting while driving, regardless of how old the driver is. The Manchester Board of Alderman ...

Court Denies Negligence in Ohio State Elevator Death

The wife of a man crushed to death by an elevator in a closed hotel near Ohio State University's campus won't receive state compensation ...

Illinois EPA Seeks Details About Alsip Chemical Fire

The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency is asking a judge to order operators of a Chicago-area chemical plant damaged in an explosion ...

Menards Recalls Christmas Trees Due to Fire Risk

Menards, a chain of home-improvement stores in the Midwest, is recalling 1,800 pre-lit artificial Christmas trees because the lights may ...
Southeast

Mississippi County Passes Vicious Dog Ordinance

Lafayette County has passed its first vicious dog ordinance The Mississippi county residents who own a dog that's known to be vicious will ...

Florida Lawmakers Take up Flood Insurance Issue

Two Tampa Bay-area legislators said Tuesday that they are proposing a bill to give Florida's homeowners relief from rising flood insurance ...

West Virginia Receives Federal Aid for Sandy Recovery

Workforce West Virginia has received a $242,000 federal grant to help pay for Superstorm Sandy cleanup. The U.S. Department of Labor said ...
South Central

Lawsuits Allege Carnival Knew About Fire Risk Before Triumph Sailed

Carnival Cruise Lines knew about the risk of leaks from engine fuel hoses and recommended taking precautions on the ill-fated Carnival ...

Oklahoma Troopers Warn Against Drinking and Driving

Oklahoma roadways are expected to be busy during the upcoming Christmas and New Year's holidays, and the Oklahoma Highway Patrol is urging ...

Texas No Longer Ranked No. 1 for Highest Homeowners' Insurance Premiums

Texas homeowners are no longer paying the highest insurance rates in the country, a distinction that now goes to Florida residents, ...
West

$1.1B California Paint Verdict Could Prompt New Lawsuits

Paint makers could face a surge of lawsuits after a California state court judge ordered three companies to pay $1.1 billion to help ...

Additional Claims Filed in Deadly Arizona Wildfire

Additional claims are being filed against the state, Yavapai County and the city of Prescott in connection with the deadly Yarnell Hill ...

Researcher Says Seattle Earthquake After Rain Would be Devastating

A University of Washington researcher says an earthquake on the Seattle fault would be even more devastating if it occurs when the land is ...

Los Angeles County Deputy in Fatal Crash Didn't Use Sirens

Authorities say a Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy who hit an SUV while responding to a call and killed two passengers didn't have his ...
International

Swiss Re Sees 2013 Total Disaster Cost at $130B

Swiss Re AG, the second-largest reinsurer worldwide, said natural and man-made catastrophes in 2013 caused $130 billion in economic losses ...

EU Pledges $620M for Railroad Technology

The executive arm of the European Union says it will give 450 million euros ($620 million) to a research program trying to develop new ...

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