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  1. YouTube Video Leads To Calif. Auto Insurance Fraud Arrest Mar 15, 2010
    California Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner announced that on March 5, Jay Xi Chen and his sister, Tracy Chen Chen, both of Diamond Bar, Calif., were arrested at their ...
  2. Florida Claims Adjuster for Zurich, 4 Others Charged with Fraud Mar 15, 2010
    Florida officials reported the arrests of five individuals involved in defrauding Zurich Insurance Group, including a Zurich claims adjuster Donald Alfred Toohey, ...
  3. Florida Targets Rising Staged Accident Insurance Fraud Mar 12, 2010
    Florida CFO Alex Sink, the Tampa Police Department, and Allstate Insurance Co. held a press conference recently to draw attention to Personal Injury Protection (PIP) fraud ...
  4. Oprah Winfrey Due in Philadelphia for Defamation Trial Mar 18, 2010
    Talk show host and media magnate Oprah Winfrey is expected to spend two weeks defending herself at trial in a defamation case linked to the sex-abuse scandal at her girls ...
  5. Forecasters Predict Active Hurricane Season Mar 15, 2010
    Meteorologists are predicting an active 2010 hurricane season with above-normal threats on the U.S. coastline. Hurricane Forecaster Joe Bastardi, with the AccuWeather.com ...
  6. Property/Casualty Insurers Have Issues with Dodd Financial Reform Bill Mar 16, 2010
    Even though they are largely excluded from the federal financial regulatory overhaul proposed in the Senate, property/casualty insurers say there are some elements they ...
  7. New York to Deactivate Street Fire Alarm Boxes Mar 12, 2010
    The fire department is preparing to deactivate its 15,000 street alarm boxes throughout New York City to save money and eliminate the thousands of false alarms triggered ...
  8. S&P Revises Hartford's Outlook to Negative; Debt/Hybrids Assigned Ratings Mar 17, 2010
    Standard & Poor's Ratings Services has assigned its 'BBB' issue rating to Hartford Financial Services Group Inc.'s (HIG) proposed $1.1 billion senior debt offering. ...
  9. Partying Teens Cause $200K Damage to New York House Mar 18, 2010
    New York police say dozens of partying teenagers caused more than $200,000 in damage at an unoccupied house in suburban Albany. Police in North Greenbush say the damage ...
  10. Dallas Cowboys Owner's Oil and Gas Company Sued in Fraud Case Mar 15, 2010
    A lawsuit accuses an employee of an oil and gas company owned by Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones of aiding and abetting an alleged $15 million securities fraud under ...
  11. Detroit City Workers Being Warned to Forgo Scents Mar 16, 2010
    Change is in the air for Detroit city workers. City employees will be urged not to wear perfume, cologne or aftershave as a result of a settlement in a federal ...
  12. Toyota Facing Possible Triple Damages in Consumer Resale Value Suits Mar 18, 2010
    Lawyers seeking civil damages against Toyota Motor Corp. on behalf of U.S. consumers for diminished resale value of recalled vehicles are broadening their cases to add ...
  13. New York Man Charged with Insurance Fraud for Mobile Home Fire Mar 15, 2010
    An upstate New York man who claimed he was thrown 35 feet out of his mobile home by the force of a propane explosion has been charged with insurance fraud, New York ...
  14. Top 10 Internet Frauds and Top States for Fraud Complaints Mar 16, 2010
    Online crime complaints increased substantially once again last year, with the number of fraud complaints jumping 22.3 percent and total losses linked to online fraud ...
  15. FEMA Denies Aid for Florida Families with Chinese Drywall Damage Mar 17, 2010
    Last week Florida asked for federal financial assistance for thousands of homeowners with property damage caused by defective Chinese drywall. But the Federal Emergency ...
  16. Virginia Woman Sues State over Son's Drowning at Park Mar 12, 2010
    A Pittsylvania County woman whose son drowned at Smith Mountain Lake State Park has filed a $15 million lawsuit against the state and several other defendants. Dora Mae ...
  17. Arkansas Suspends License of 2 New York-based Insurers Mar 12, 2010
    Arkansas Insurance Commissioner Jay Bradford on March 11 suspended the certificates of authority to conduct insurance business of two New York domiciled property and ...
  18. Florida Sweep Nabs 19 Suspects in Staged Accident Fraud Mar 15, 2010
    Florida officials say a statewide sweep of staged accident scammers last week resulted in the arrest of 19 suspects, including arrests in Ft. Myers, Miami, Orlando, ...
  19. U.S. Weighs 'Black Box,' Brake Override Mandates For All Cars Mar 12, 2010
    U.S. safety regulators are weighing whether to make "black boxes'' mandatory for all new vehicles in response to recent unintended acceleration problems in Toyota Motor ...
  20. Tennessee Nursing Home Sued for $13 Million By Resident's Family Mar 17, 2010
    A Maryville, Tennessee nursing home has been sued for $13 million in damages by a resident's family who claims the staff didn't protect her from a fellow patient. The ...
  21. Toyota Casts Doubt on Runaway Prius Claim Mar 16, 2010
    Toyota Motor Corp. said Monday it had found no evidence to support the driver's account of a widely publicized "runaway'' Prius incident in California that overshadowed ...
  22. South Carolina High Court Nixes $18 Million Award in Ford Crash Mar 17, 2010
    South Carolina's highest court has overturned an $18 million verdict against Ford Motor Co. in a fatal crash, ruling that one expert shouldn't have been allowed to testify ...
  23. Texas High Court Upholds 10-Year Filing Period in Med-Mal Lawsuits Mar 17, 2010
    In a move Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott says validates Texas' medical malpractice laws, the Texas Supreme Court has upheld the state's 10-year limitation, or statute ...
  24. 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 ...
  25. More Than One-Third of U.S. Facing High Risk of Flooding Mar 17, 2010
    Major flooding has begun and is forecast to continue through spring in parts of the Midwest, according to the National Weather Service. The South and East are also more ...