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

Claims Journal’s Top 10 Legal Articles of 2014

While it’s no easy feat keeping up with legal decisions across the nation, expert contributors authored these top 10 read articles to keep adjusters in the loop. Does Automobile Insurance Follow the Car or the Driver? by Gary L. Wickert. …

Texas Law Firm Target of BP Lawsuit Requests Dismissal

Two Texas attorneys have asked a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit brought by three Mississippi businessmen who argue they are owed $7.9 million for steering to the lawyers thousands of people seeking to resolve claims against BP from the …

China Fires Officials Over Deadly Auto Parts Factory Blast

China’s Cabinet announced on Tuesday the firing of the top two officials in an eastern city where an explosion at an auto parts factory in August killed 146 people in the country’s worst industrial accident since 2005. The State Council …

MEMA Hopes for Federal Aid for Storm Victims

The Federal Emergency Management Agency and Small Business Administration joined Mississippi and local officials to tour the Columbia area, as well as Jones and Lamar counties that were hit by tornadoes and high winds on Dec. 23. Robert Latham Jr., …

Towns Scrape for Cash After Speed Camera Backlash

Municipalities that installed traffic cameras to boost revenue are scraping for cash to fill budget gaps after complaints by irate drivers forced them to cancel their use. Nassau County on Long Island ended its program after speed cameras led to …

Idaho State University Security Ordered to Stop Using Red Lights

The director of the Idaho State Police has rescinded permission for the use of red lights on security vehicles at Idaho State University. Col. Ralph Powell in a letter obtained by the Idaho State Journal and cited in a story …

Kansas, Missouri Suspend ET-Plus Guardrail Installations

Missouri and Kansas transportation officials have suspended installations of a guardrail system over concerns about its safety. Critics of the ET-Plus guardrail systems contend its design allows sections of metal to break off and run through vehicles that collide with …

U.S. Sees 56% Increase in Gun Fatalities, Rise in Police Deaths

U.S. law-enforcement deaths rose to the highest in three years, led by a 56 percent increase in the number killed by gunfire, leaving police on edge across the nation after the ambush of two New York City officers and shots …

Oklahoma DOT Warns County to Enforce Bridge Weight Limit

The Oklahoma Department of Transportation has told Pittsburg County officials to enforce the 5-ton weight limit on a bridge that cross Bull Creek. County Commissioner Trent Myers told the McAlester News-Capital that a bridge inspector labeled the bridge as fracture …

Illegal Hunting at Baton Rouge Parks Spooks Cyclists

The Baton Rouge, La., parks department is putting up signs in a few parks and conservation areas to remind people that it’s illegal to hunt there. Corn was recently found near the bike trail at Hooper Road Park, BREC spokeswoman …