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		<title>State Farm Names Top 10 States for Dog Bite Claims</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[State Farm paid more than $109 million as a result of the nearly 3,800 dog bite claims in 2011. Almost $20 million more than in 2010. The Insurance Information Institute (III) estimates that in 2011, insurers across the country paid &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Louisiana Parish May Crack Down on Owners of Abandoned Boats</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 16:04:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Terrebonne Parish officials are considering a law to crack down on owners of sunken boats who abandon the vessels and leave the Louisiana parish with the bill for removal. If approved, the ordinance will authorize officials who find sunken vessels &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Issues Facing SIU Departments</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 14:54:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Financial validation of special investigation units (SIU) doesn’t often come into play when companies analyze their worth, according to panelists in a discussion on emerging issues in SIU. The discussion, held during the recent Insurance Fraud Management Conference in Phoenix, &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Judge Sides With Georgia School on Copyright Fight</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 14:50:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A federal judge sided with Georgia State University on a range of copyright infringement claims filed by three publishing houses in a ruling that administrators said could set an important precedent for how educational data is used by schools. The &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Alabama Man Files Suit Saying Blood Transfer Gave Him HIV</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 14:46:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[An Alabama man has filed a lawsuit against a Florida blood bank, charging that a transfusion during a coronary bypass surgery infected him with HIV. The lawsuit alleges that the contaminated blood given to Howard Midkiff came from the Alabama &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Oracle Patent Claims vs. Google Sent to Jury</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 14:45:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A California jury began another round of deliberations on Tuesday in a high profile trial over allegations that Google&#8217;s Android mobile platform violates Oracle&#8217;s intellectual property rights. The jury has already wrestled with Oracle&#8217;s copyright claims against Google and delivered &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>California Bill Creates Safeguards for Restaurant Playgrounds</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 13:12:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fast-food restaurants in California could face new sanitation and safety requirements for the playgrounds they install to attract children. The Assembly approved a bill that would expand food safety laws to cover the indoor and outdoor playgrounds. Under the bill, &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Thai Police Arrest 4 Suspects in $1M Gem Heist</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 13:08:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thai police have arrested suspects from four nations in connection with a $1 million heist at a jewelry fair. Police Lt. Col. Jamroon Plaiduang said Tuesday a Mexican man, a Turkish man, a Malaysian woman and a Thai man were &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Bret Michaels Settles Case Over 2009 Tonys Mishap</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 13:04:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[An attorney for Bret Michaels says the rocker has settled a lawsuit against the Tony Awards over an accident he claims put his life at risk. Attorney Alex Weingarten says terms of the agreement will not be disclosed. He announced &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>California Bill Would Require Auto Shut-Off in Table Saws</title>
		<link>http://www.claimsjournal.com/news/west/2012/05/16/206888.htm</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 13:00:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lawmakers are hoping to reduce injuries caused by table saws by requiring new saws sold in California to be equipped with safety features that shut off the tools when they come into contact with the skin. The Assembly on Monday &#8230;]]></description>
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