Monthly Archives: <span>September 2014</span>

Nailing Down Cost Containment with Home Modifications

Part One: Creating an Accurate Scope Although the provision of home modifications for a claimant is usually a small part of a much more expansive claim, it can represent a significant financial burden if not completed appropriately. Managing the cost …

New Hampshire Fish and Game Officials Urge Blaze Orange Use

New Hampshire Fish and Game officials are urging hunters, hikers and other outdoor enthusiasts to make blaze orange their fall fashion statement. With hunting season underway for some game, officials say wearing a fluorescent orange hat, vest or jacket makes …

Police Report on Freeh’s Vermont Car Crash Cites Lack of Sleep

A police report into a car crash that injured former FBI Director Louis Freeh last month said he told investigating officers he didn’t remember leaving his vacation home and hadn’t slept well the night before. In the Uniform Crash Report …

University of Connecticut Plans Roof for Building to be Demolished

The University of Connecticut’s Board of Trustees on Wednesday approved spending more than $1 million to put a new roof on a science building that is targeted for demolition. The school is hoping to begin tearing down the Torrey Life …

Listeria Scare Prompts Recall of Frozen Chicken Breast Strips

The U.S. Department of Agriculture says Foster Farms is recalling approximately 39,747 pounds of frozen pre-cooked chicken products due to possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. The frozen Chicken Breast Grilled Strips product was produced on Aug. 5, and then shipped …

Chopper Pilot in Kentucky Crash Likely Disoriented

The National Transportation Safety Board has determined that a medical helicopter crashed in southeastern Kentucky last year killing three people probably because the pilot became disoriented in patchy fog. The board’s probable cause report this week said it could not …

North Las Vegas Settles Disabled Worker Suit

North Las, Nev., plans to pay a $38,000 out-of-court settlement to a longtime parks employee who says he was pressured to get a commercial driver’s license even though he’s partially blind. The Justice Department says the city violated the Americans …

Clorox Says Seizure of Venezuela Plant Poses Risk to Workers, Residents

Clorox says Venezuela’s decision to seize the company’s shuttered facilities near Caracas may pose safety risks for workers and nearby residents. The Oakland, California-based Clorox Co. closed its production facilities this week saying it had been operating at a loss …

Fire at Illinois Air Traffic Center Disrupts Flights

Airlines were scrambling to accommodate travelers whose flights were canceled after a contract employee allegedly set a fire at a suburban Chicago air traffic control center where he worked, halting flights at two of the nation’s busiest airports. Brian Howard, …

Series of California Earthquakes Tied to Tectonics

A seismologist says a series of more than 600 earthquakes during a 24-hour period in the Mammoth Lakes region may have been caused by water pressure from area hot springs. The Los Angeles Times reports Saturday that U.S. Geological Survey …