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October 28, 2013

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Today's Headlines National Superstorm Sandy One Year Later Almost a year ago to the day, Superstorm Sandy struck a dozen states in the Northeast resulting in nearly $18.75 billion in auto, ... How Sandy Went From 'Boring' to Killer Superstorm It was the moment a run-of-the-mill hurricane mutated into a monster named Sandy. Paradoxically, it was the same time Sandy lost much of ... FDA Proposes Rules to Boost Animal Feed, Pet Food Safety The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Friday it is issuing a proposed rule aimed at improving the safety of food bound for farm ... Ceres Report Highlights Rising Taxes Due to Climate Change A new Ceres report documents rising taxpayer costs to federal programs that provide flood insurance, crop insurance, wildfire protection ... HomeCare Connect Names Ivan Castro Medical Director Ivan D. Castro, MD has become the medical director of HomeCare Connect, a national workers' compensation company focused exclusively on ... Enservio Introduces New Web Portal for Quick Claims Payments Enservio, Inc., a software and services provider to property insurers, announced QuickStart, a new capability of Enservio's ReStore ... More National News East Revamp Vowed for Pennsylvania Amusement Park Safety Records A state official is vowing an overhaul of the database on Pennsylvania amusement park and carnival ride inspections and says the ... Rising Cost of Flood Insurance Will Create Challenges for NYC: RAND Some New York City residents may soon face sharp increases in their flood insurance premiums as a result of major changes occurring in the ... Maine Fire Chief Warns of Chimney Fires The Augusta fire chief is warning people across Maine who heat their homes with wood to be careful about chimney fires as the heating ... New Study Tracks Changes in New York Workers' Comp System After 2007 Reforms The ongoing effects of workers' compensation reforms enacted in New York in 2007 are monitored by the Workers Compensation Research ... A Complex Task in Tallying Sandy's Death, Damage Tracking the toll of a disaster like Superstorm Sandy is not like keeping score at a baseball game. Its damage to lives and property may ... New Hampshire Gunpowder Plant Owner Convicted in Fatal Blast The owner of a New Hampshire gunpowder plant where an explosion killed two workers has been convicted of negligent homicide and ... More East News Midwest Farm Implement Dealership to Rebuild After Nebraska Tornado The co-owner of a Nebraska farm implement dealership destroyed by an Oct. 4 tornado says he plans to rebuild. The Norfolk Daily News ... Rapid City Officials Change Bus Stop After Crash A crash last month that seriously injured two Rapid City, S.D., students boarding a school bus has prompted officials to change the ... Ohio Public Employers to See Lower Workers' Comp Rates The Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation board of directors has approved an average rate reduction of 1.6 percent for public employer ... Illinois Workers' Comp Fee Schedule Changes Result in Lower Prices Paid: Study The costs of medical care to treat injured workers in Illinois are declining, the result of regulatory change enacted in 2011, according to ... More Midwest News Southeast Some Still Rebuilding From Sandy Damage in West Virginia D.A. Gohil's family is still rebuilding its convenience store business in Nicholas County, a year after Superstorm Sandy buried parts of ... Ride Operator Charged After North Carolina Fair Accident A Georgia man who was operating a ride at the North Carolina State Fair was charged with three counts of assault with a deadly weapon after ... Fire at Florida Brewery Causes Estimated $1 Million Damage Authorities say a fire in a storage building at a Yuengling Brewery complex in Tampa, Fla., has caused an estimated $1 million in damage ... Alabama Couple Sues Kentucky Motel Owners Over Illness An Alabama woman has filed suit seeking $5 million from the owners of a Kentucky motel where she says she was infected with Legionnaire's ... More Southeast News South Central Texas DPS Touts Success of Border Crime, Vehicle Safety Initiative The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) announced that a multi-agency law enforcement initiative, dubbed Operation Strong Safety, that ... Toyota Settles Acceleration Case After $3M Verdict Toyota Motor Corp reached a deal on Friday to resolve a lawsuit in the United States over unintended acceleration issues, one day after a ... USGS: Quakes in Central Oklahoma Here to Stay This central Oklahoma town of 2,400 claims two things as its own: Olympian Jim Thorpe and an annual kolache festival that honors its Czech ... Oklahoma City Company to Receive $113M After Blast An Oklahoma City-based company says it will receive a $113 million insurance payment after a May 2012 explosion damaged one of its chemical ... Caliber Collision Expands In Houston Market Caliber Collision Centers announced that it has acquired four Hanley Brothers Auto Specialists locations in the greater Houston market. ... More South Central News West Idaho Family Sues After Mix-Up Over Loaner Car A northern Idaho family has sued a car dealership, saying a mix-up over a car they loaned from the dealership led to a harrowing incident ... Idaho Lawsuit is Latest Claim Against Remington Remington Arms Co., maker of one of America's most-popular hunting rifles, is in court again, this time with an Idaho lawsuit filed by a ... Family Members Sue Over Fatal California Limo Fire Family members of the five nurses who died in a limousine fire on a San Francisco Bay Area bridge have filed a wrongful death lawsuit ... More West News International 2nd Worker Dies in North Mexico Factory Blast A second worker injured in an explosion inside a candy factory in the border city of Ciudad Juarez died Friday at a hospital, authorities ... UK Braces for Severe Storm Britain is taking precautions for a storm that is expected to hit the country with heavy rain and hurricane-force winds. Forecasters say ... More International News Connect with Claims Journal Claims Journal TV Cargo Theft Trends In 2012 it's estimated that there was an average of two and a half reported cargo thefts each... 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