Wednesday, 11 December 2013

Daily Headlines: Wednesday, December 11, 2013

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December 11, 2013
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National

Commentary: Why Do People Keep Suing Property Insurance Companies?

The question of why people continually sue property insurance companies is a perplexing one. The simple answer to this question which keeps ...

Nearly 5M Homes Endangered by Wildfires

More than 4.5 million U.S. households are at high or extreme risk from wildfire, according to new analysis by Verisk Insurance Solutions - ...

Fireman's Fund Enhances High Net Worth Art Collection Coverage

Fireman's Fund Insurance Company announced the new death of an artist loss settlement provisions, as well as the introduction of 7 other ...

Commercial Insurance Prices Stay on Upward Trend: Towers Watson

Survey indicates employment practices liability has steepest price increase. Commercial insurance prices increased by 5 percent in ...
Five bestselling insurance ebooks from Academy of Insurance
East

Audit Targets Safety on New York State Railroad Bridges

The state's Department of Transportation lacked records to show adequate and updated safety plans and inspections for many railroad bridges ...

Vermont Ski Resort Worker Says Accident Was his Fault

A snowboard instructor says he was at fault in a skiing accident at the Jay Peak ski resort in which a 5-year-old girl was seriously ...

New Trials for Deadly Virginia Fire Truck Wreck Suit

Two new trials will be held for a lawsuit stemming from a wreck that killed two Rocky Mount volunteer firefighters. Franklin County Judge ...

Law Targets Bedbug Infestations in New Hampshire Rentals

New Hampshire landlords and tenants are teaming up in a new law aimed at eradicating infestations of the tiny, blood-sucking bedbug from ...
December 18: The 5 Senses in the Claims Process - New webinar from Academy of Insurance
Midwest

With No Insurance or Business Plan Wisconsin Snuggle House Closes

So much for snuggling in Wisconsin. The owner of Madison's new Snuggle House has decided to shut down just three weeks after opening the ...

Multiple House Fires in Kansas City Area Blamed on Fireplaces

Officials say at least five house fires in the Kansas City metro area over the weekend were caused by problems with fireplaces. The Kansas ...

Illinois Volunteers Catalog Tornado Scattered Documents

A central Illinois public library is working to reunite storm victims with their lost family documents that were scattered during last ...
Southeast

Kentucky Official Indicted on Tornado-Related Fraud Charges

The top elected official in an Appalachian county ravaged by a tornado nearly two years ago was arrested Monday on charges of mail fraud, ...

Alabama Supreme Court Upholds $7.5M Award in Defamation Lawsuit

The Alabama state Supreme Court has upheld a jury's decision to award an Iranian-born businessman $7.5 million in a 2011 defamation ...

Lawsuit Says Faulty Remington Caused North Carolina Teen's Death

The family of a North Carolina teenager shot and killed by a stray bullet is suing the gunmaker. A state lawsuit filed Monday in Charlotte ...

286 West Virginia Distracted Driving Citations Since July

More than 280 motorists have been cited for distracted driving violations in West Virginia since a new law went into effect July 1. The law ...
South Central

Oklahoma Weather Companies Settle Copyright Suit

Two private weather data companies in Norman have settled a lawsuit over alleged copyright infringement. Weather Fusion LLC had sued ...

Guidance System Shows Promise for Oil Rig Helicopter Pilots

Imagine zooming from 200 feet in the sky onto a small green circle in the middle of a vast, dark ocean. Louisiana helicopter pilots do it ...

Heavy Snow Damages Docks on North Arkansas Lakes

Authorities in north Arkansas say a dock collapse on Lake Norfork does not pose an immediate threat of contamination to the lake. Henderson ...

Death Toll at 8 After Winter Storm Hits Oklahoma

The death toll from the recent storm that brought snow, sleet, ice and subfreezing temperatures to Oklahoma since late last week rose to 8 ...
West

New Mexico Judge Awards Estate $80M in Suffocation Death

A judge has awarded nearly $80 million to the estate and family of an Albuquerque woman who suffocated in 2002 when her car was buried by ...

Asiana Crash Pilot Set Throttles He Didn't Understand to Idle

An Asiana Airlines Inc. pilot nervous about making a manual landing in San Francisco inadvertently disabled a speed-control system before ...

Alaska Fishermen Sue Over Sunken Vessel

Some Bristol Bay fishermen sued Monday over the sinking last June and subsequent salvage of the Lone Star, which they say leaked fuel into ...
International

Ex-Glencore Oil Trader Fired for Drinking Loses 'Ludicrous' Suit

An ex-Glencore Xstrata Plc trader who was fired for drinking too much lost a wrongful termination lawsuit against the company, with a judge ...

Dutch Bus Drivers to Test Fatigue Warning Technology

A Dutch luxury bus company is testing technology - already used in the mining industry - that monitors whether a driver is becoming drowsy. ...

French Court Rules Businessman is Guilty of Fraud Relating to Implants

A court has ruled that the French businessman who sold tens of thousands of faulty silicone breast implants around the world is guilty of ...

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