December 17, 2013
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Today's HeadlinesNational Though Half of All Drivers Believe Speeding is a Problem, 1 in 5 Admit to itA new survey by the U.S. Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) revealed that nearly half of ... Coast Guard Considers Barges to Ship Fracking WaterThe U.S. Coast Guard wants to allow barges filled with fracking wastewater to ply the nation's rivers on their way toward disposal. Many ... White House Slowed Rules in Election Year, Advisory Body SaysThe Obama administration last year took longer than normal to clear rules ranging from environment protection to food safety, a shift that ... Federal Funds Lacking for Rail InspectionsTwo U.S. senators say federal railroad officials lack the funds to properly inspect safety systems at railroads around the country. Sen. ...  East Feds Plan to Review New York Commuter Rail Line for 2 MonthsFederal experts will spend the next two months examining safety compliance and safety culture at a commuter railroad that operated a train ... Hoboken Wants to Be Next Urban Flood Protection ModelThis city was nearly swallowed by the Hudson River during Superstorm Sandy last year. Three of its electrical substations and most of its ... New Jersey Couple Sentenced for Insurance Brokerage FraudA former New Jersey insurance broker who misappropriated more than $660,000 in premiums owed to insurers has been sentenced to five years ... Midwest School Gym Damaged in Storm Unusable for 2 MonthsOfficials say a southwestern Michigan high school gymnasium that lost part of its roof in a windstorm is expected to be unusable for about ... New Prescribing Rules Take Effect for Indiana DoctorsNew state rules for prescribing painkillers have taken effect for Indiana's doctors as part of an effort to curb prescription drug abuse ... Missouri Lawmakers Will Try to Limit Medical LawsuitsMissouri lawmakers plan to try again to limit how much money people can receive in medical malpractice lawsuits. Missouri House Speaker Tim ... Missouri Elevator Had Been Shut Down Before FatalityGovernment workers had visited a St. Louis, Mo., building at least three times in the eight months before a musician stepped into an open ... Southeast Tornado Destroys 7 Homes in Central FloridaSeven homes were destroyed and more than 150 damaged when a tornado struck a central Florida neighborhood Saturday, city officials said. ... North Carolina Couple Gets $1M After Son's Daycare IncidentCourt records say a Catawba County couple has received a $1 million settlement from a Mooresville, N.C., daycare after their infant son ... South Carolina Man Wins Damages for Being Wrongly IdentifiedA Clarendon County jury has awarded $890,000 in damages to a South Carolina man after members of the governing board at his condominium ... West Virgina Mine Safety Board Balks at Mandating Proximity DetectorsMembers of a West Virginia board have decided to gather more industry and labor proposals on so-called proximity detectors before they ... South Central BP Files Spill Fraud Lawsuit Against Seafood Workers' LawyerOil company BP Plc opened up a new front in its battle with litigants in its U.S. oil spill trial on Tuesday, filing a fraud suit against ... School Tornado Shelters Plan Thwarted by Oklahoma Tax CutAfter a tornado ripped through the Oklahoma City suburbs this spring and demolished two schools, killing seven children, a longtime ... Court Ruling Could Cost Oklahoma DPS $11MAn Oklahoma Supreme Court ruling could cost the state Department of Public Safety $11 million in refunds to drivers in alcohol-related ... Louisiana Floodwall to be Built on Levee TopThe Army Corps of Engineers has awarded a contract to build a floodwall on top of the existing Mississippi River levee in Plaquemines ... Austin Auto Damage Adjuster Job Fair Hosted by GeicoGEICO is hosting job fair for auto damage adjusters on Friday, December 20 and Saturday, December 21 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. at the ... West Chevron Refinery Fire Blamed by Agency on Ignored WarningsThe fire at Chevron Corp.'s refinery in Richmond, California, last year that sickened thousands was caused by the company ignoring a ... PG&E Worker Wins $1M Whistleblower LawsuitA former power line worker for Pacific Gas & Electric has been awarded more than $1 million in a wrongful termination suit that claimed he ... Lawyer Disputes San Francisco Hospital Stairway Death ReportAn attorney for the woman found dead in a San Francisco General Hospital stairwell disputed on Saturday a coroner's report saying her death ... International German Chancellor Involved in Minor Traffic AccidentGerman officials say Chancellor Angela Merkel was involved in a traffic accident on a highway near Berlin but there were no injuries and ... Jerusalem Still Paralyzed From Rare SnowstormJerusalem is still paralyzed following a rare snowstorm late last week, with public transportation and schools in the city shut down and ... Connect with Claims Journal
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