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  1. Two California Men Arrested on Auto Insurance Fraud Jul 2, 2009
    Two California men have been arrested in connection with auto insurance fraud, the California Department of Insurance reported. Dong Suk Choi of Union City, and Timothy ...
  2. Brothers: Victim of Connecticut Chimp Attack Feared Animal Jul 2, 2009
    A Connecticut woman mauled and blinded by a chimpanzee in February had feared the animal might hurt someone and described him as mean and so strong that she had to repair ...
  3. Prank Call Leads to $50K in Damage at Arkansas Hotel Jul 2, 2009
    The FBI is now investigating a prank phone call that caused $50,000 in damage to a Conway, Ark., hotel. Conway police spokeswoman Sharen Carter said the FBI is looking ...
  4. Oklahoma Highway Patrol: Big Rig Brakes in 10-Fatality Accident OK Jul 2, 2009
    The Oklahoma Highway Patrol said June 30 that it found no problems with the brakes on a tractor-trailer that plowed into stalled cars in an accident on the Will Rogers ...
  5. New Jersey Man Admits to 15th DWI Jul 2, 2009
    A New Jersey man whose driver's license has been suspended 78 times has pleaded guilty to his 15th drunken-driving offense. Shaun Campbell told a judge in Morris County ...
  6. White House Does Not Appeal Transgender Ruling Jul 2, 2009
    The Obama administration is not fighting a nearly $500,000 judgment for a Library of Congress hiree who lost the job while undergoing a gender change from a man to a ...
  7. Pension Funds to Lead Bank of America Investor Lawsuit Jul 2, 2009
    A group of five public pension funds, including state funds in Ohio and Texas, have won the right to lead investor class-action lawsuits against Bank of America Corp over ...
  8. Georgia Home Depot Customer Injured By Forklift Awarded $1.5 Million Jul 2, 2009
    A Georgia jury has awarded a Home Depot customer and his wife $1.5 million in a lawsuit stemming from a forklift accident at a store. The complaint by 58-year-old ...
  9. Judge Finds for New Hampshire Campground in Storm Suit Jul 2, 2009
    A federal judge ruled that a New Hampshire campground wasn't negligent during a 2004 storm that downed trees, injuring a couple trapped in their trailer by a pine ...
  10. Arizona Court: Spousal Caregiver Entitled to Workers' Comp Compensation Jul 2, 2009
    The spouse of an injured employee may be entitled to workers' compensation benefits in exchange for providing home care, the Arizona Supreme Court has ruled. According ...
  11. Alabama Lawsuits Claim Formaldehyde Exposure in Travel Trailers Jul 2, 2009
    A federal lawsujit has been filed by 66 people in Mobile Couty against the manufacturers of travel trailers they say exposed them to dangerous levels of formaldehyde after ...
  12. Reservation Of Rights Letters Jul 28, 2008
    Based on the PLRB seminar presentation on Reservation of Rights Letters by Veronica M. Bates, Hermes Sargent Bates, LLP and Renee C. Callantine, Chapman Popik & White LLP. ...
  13. Florida Finds Owners for $173 Million in Unclaimed Property, Benefits, Deposits Jul 2, 2009
    Florida returned over $173 million in unclaimed property for the most recent fiscal year-- the largest amount in state history, according to CFO Alex Sink and her Bureau ...
  14. Missouri's Triumph Foods Sues Insurers for Claims from 2005 Explosion Jun 23, 2009
    A St. Joseph, Mo., pork processor has sued three insurance companies for refusing to pay victims of a 2005 gas explosion. Triumph Foods agreed to pay $1.25 million of ...
  15. Ratings Roundup: Pacific Indemnity (Guam), Secura, Fuji Fire Jul 2, 2009
    A.M. Best Co. has upgraded the financial strength rating to 'B++' (Good) from 'B+' (Good) and the issuer credit rating to "bbb" from "bbb-" of Guam-based Pacific Indemnity ...
  16. MySpace, Web Servers Not Liable for Assaults, California Court Rules Jul 2, 2009
    Internet servers like MySpace cannot be held liable when minors are sexually assaulted by people they first meet on a website, a California appeals court ruled in an ...
  17. Supreme Court Firefighter Ruling Could Affect Other Hiring Programs Jun 29, 2009
    The U.S. Supreme Court overruled President Barack Obama's high court nominee Sonia Sotomayor Monday in an important race discrimination case, but the White House remained ...
  18. Fargo, North Dakota, Voters OK Tax for Flood Protection Jul 2, 2009
    Fargo, N.D., voters have overwhelmingly approved a half-cent sales tax increase for flood protection. The unofficial totals from the June 30 special election showed ...
  19. Insurance Agency Sued by New York AG over Old Oil Spill on its Land Jun 30, 2009
    Donald Forsythe and Fred Wilder, founders of Wilder-Forsythe Inc. insurance agency, picked an awful location to sell insurance. The small office building they bought in ...
  20. Dad, Son and Co-Worker Killed in Putrid NYC Well Jul 1, 2009
    A man, his son and a co-worker hired to clean a putrid dry well at a waste transfer station died Monday when the son fell into a space filled with toxic fumes and the ...
  21. Missouri DOI Returns Nearly $6M to Consumers in First Half of 2009 Jul 2, 2009
    Consumers who filed complaints with the Missouri Department of Insurance received $5.9 million from insurance companies during the first half of 2009, the department has ...
  22. HealthSouth CEO Scrushy Ordered to Pay Shareholders $2.9 Billion Jun 22, 2009
    An Alabama state judge has ordered former HealthSouth CEO Richard Scrushy to pay nearly $2.9 billion to shareholders who sued over a massive accounting fraud that nearly ...
  23. Legal Disputes Over 1989 Exxon-Valdez Oil Spill Wind Down Jun 30, 2009
    Exxon Mobil Corp. within two days will pay $470 million in court-ordered interest on the punitive award for the 1989 Valdez oil spill, nearly ending all legal wrangling ...
  24. Small Plane Hits Fence at Connecticut Airport Jun 15, 2009
    The Federal Aviation Administration says a single engine Pilatus PC-12 aircraft has crashed through fencing at Sikorsky Airport. FAA spokesman Jim Peters says the ...
  25. Kentucky May Have Dam Problem Due to Lack of Inspections Jun 30, 2009
    A leaking dam in Letcher County that hadn't been inspected by Kentucky's state regulators for more than a decade points to a larger potential problem in eastern Kentucky, ...