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NE Kansas Counties Recovering After Tornado Damage

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:11:57 +0000

Northeast Kansas counties that were hit by a tornado and flooding in late May are waiting to hear if storms caused enough damage to make the region eligible for state or federal aid. An EF-2 tornado hit Marshall County on …

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Alaska Police Officer’s Distracted Driving Trial Begins

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 16:08:42 +0000

An Iraq veteran is suing the municipality of Anchorage for damages suffered when a police officer ran a red light and crashed into his pickup. The Anchorage Daily News reported the trial in Melvin Rush’s lawsuit began Wednesday. Rush testified …

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Colorado County Pays $30K To Settle Jail Suicide Suit

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 16:03:14 +0000

Elko County has agreed to a $30,000 settlement with the estate of a 49-year-old Colorado man who hanged himself at the county jail while being held on drug charges in June 2010. James Duhon told jail employees he was a …

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Broker Awarded $ 3.8M Verdict in Reputation Suit

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 20:52:30 +0000

A Los Angeles Superior Court jury has awarded $3.8 million in lost profits and business reputation damages to HCF Insurance Agency. On June 3, HCF, represented by law firm Winget Spadafora & Schwartzberg LLP, got the unanimous jury award, which …

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Amarillo Hailstorm Damage Estimated at $400M

Mon, 03 Jun 2013 16:38:46 +0000

A massive hailstorm that blanketed the Texas panhandle city of Amarillo on May 28 is proving costly. An estimated 35,000 vehicles and thousands of homes were damaged in the May 28 storm. Insured losses are expected to reach $400 million. …

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Ex-Chivas USA Employees File Discrimination Suit in California

Fri, 31 May 2013 16:20:59 +0000

Two former Chivas USA youth coaches have filed a discrimination lawsuit against the Major League Soccer team, claiming they were fired because they aren’t Mexican or Latino. The suit was filed Tuesday by Daniel Calichman and Theothoros Chronopoulos in Los …

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Indiana Tech Sues Hospital She Says Denied Medical Leave

Thu, 30 May 2013 16:08:03 +0000

A southern Indiana woman asserts in a federal lawsuit that the hospital where she worked fired her after she requested medical leave in order to take care of her disabled son. Katherine Harner of Shoals sued Daviess Community Hospital Thursday …

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Oklahoma City Mayor: Up to 13K Homes Hit by Tornado

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:02:40 +0000

Oklahoma City Mayor Mick Cornett says 12,000 to 13,000 homes were affected by the tornado that tore through a city suburb. At least 24 people died when the tornado laid waste to Moore on May 20. The Oklahoma Insurance Department …

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Moore, Oklahoma Tornado Damage Estimated at More than $2B

Thu, 23 May 2013 16:32:54 +0000

The Oklahoma Insurance Department says a preliminary estimate suggests the cost of the tornado that hit the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore could be more than $2 billion. Spokeswoman Calley Herth told The Associated Press that the early tally of …

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Update: Oklahoma Tornado Was EF5

Tue, 21 May 2013 22:19:19 +0000

A new assessment by the National Weather Service indicates peak winds in the tornado that hit the Newcastle/Moore Okla., area on May 20 reached the 200 mph to 210 mph range, putting it into the classification of an EF5 event. …

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‘Major Disaster’ Declared in Wake of Deadly Oklahoma Tornadoes

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:14:15 +0000

An estimated EF4 tornado with a wind range of up to 200 mph roared through the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore, Okla., on May 20, leaving behind massive devastation and at least 24 confirmed dead. Earlier media reports indicated as …

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Proposed California Measure Requires Doctor Drug Tests

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:11:35 +0000

A proposed state ballot measure in California would require doctors to be randomly subjected to drug and alcohol testing. The San Francisco Chronicle reported the “Pee in the Cup” initiative is being pushed by Bob Pack, a technology mogul and …

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NWS: At Least 16 Tornadoes in Recent North Texas Outbreak

Fri, 17 May 2013 15:41:10 +0000

At least 16 tornadoes have been confirmed in the outbreak in North Texas on May 15, federal weather officials say. Survey teams were sent to Johnson County, Hood County, Parker County, Ellis County and Montague County, the National Weather Service …

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U.S. Judge in Oregon Dismisses Movie Pirating Lawsuit

Thu, 16 May 2013 15:41:19 +0000

A federal judge has dismissed a movie company’s Internet piracy complaint against 34 Oregonians, saying the company was unfairly using the court’s subpoena power in a “reverse class-action suit” to save on legal expenses and possibly to intimidate defendants into …

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Oregon City Employee Suing Over Co-Worker Scent

Thu, 16 May 2013 15:37:47 +0000

A Portland employee is suing the city, claiming she was sickened by a co-worker’s scented fragrance. The lawsuit from Bureau of Maintenance worker Julie Reynolds seeks $50,000 in damages. She has a condition called “multiple chemical sensitivity” that can be …

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Tornadoes Spin Through Texas Towns After Dark, Killing Six

Thu, 16 May 2013 15:12:58 +0000

At least six people were killed and 100 injured when tornadoes ripped through north-central Texas after dark and authorities said the death toll could rise as rescuers search through the rubble of destroyed homes. At least three twisters were confirmed …

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Livermore Lab Jury Awards $2.7 Million For Wrongful Termination

Wed, 15 May 2013 16:01:53 +0000

A jury has awarded more than $2.7 million to five former Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory workers in an ongoing wrongful-termination case. The San Francisco Chronicle reported jurors awarded the workers reimbursement for their lost wages after finding that the lab …

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2012 Indianapolis Flooding Becomes Costly for City

Tue, 14 May 2013 16:37:36 +0000

The city of Indianapolis faces possibly paying hundreds of thousands of dollars for a restaurant badly damaged by flooding during a downpour a year ago. City officials found that inspectors failed to properly activate an electronic locking system on a …

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Officials Say Costs from North Dakota Flooding Adding Up

Mon, 13 May 2013 16:11:00 +0000

Although spring flooding in North Dakota wasn’t as bad advertised in some areas, officials who are totaling the damages say the costs are piling up. The question is whether the final figure will impress the federal government. Federal, state and …

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Lawsuit: New Mexico Intel Worker Subjected to ‘Kick Me’ Prank

Thu, 09 May 2013 15:25:52 +0000

Intel workers secretly taped a “Kick Me” sign to the back of a co-worker as a prank, then kicked the confused man a number of times as employees at the Rio Rancho, N.M. Intel plant laughed hysterically at the episode, …

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Flooding Damage Tops $2.5M in Tipton, Indiana

Thu, 09 May 2013 00:33:08 +0000

The mayor of the central Indiana city of Tipton says recent flooding has caused more than $2.5 million in property damage and a loss of as much as 10 percent in its property tax base. Mayor Don Havens says in …

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Idaho School Found Liable In Boy’s Driver’s Ed Death

Mon, 06 May 2013 15:37:46 +0000

A Blaine County jury has awarded $3.5 million in damages to the family of a 15-year-old Carey boy who died in a crash during his driver’s education class. The Idaho Mountain Express reports jurors deliberated for about 90 minutes Wednesday …

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Lawsuit Accuses Nevada Police Of Discrimination

Thu, 02 May 2013 16:05:29 +0000

An Elko, Nev. police officer claims she was forced to resign after three months on the job because of a hostile work environment. Cassandra Sabo is suing the city, three supervisors and the police chief in a lawsuit filed last …

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Nevada Capitol Police Chief Sues Over Firing

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 16:06:42 +0000

Former Nevada Capitol Police Chief Tom Navin is suing the Nevada Department of Public Safety, claiming he was wrongfully terminated for failing a physical. Navin, in his district court suit filed this week, contends he was legally exempt from the …

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Storms Flood Streets, Damage Houses in Southeast Louisiana

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 16:04:58 +0000

A fast-moving line of intense thunderstorms flooded streets, knocked out power to more than 30,000 people in southeast Louisiana on April 24 and spawned two tornadoes that damaged homes and businesses in Jefferson Parish. No injuries were reported. Kenner officials …

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Washington Jury Awards $26M Over Plane Crash Deaths

Wed, 10 Apr 2013 15:25:08 +0000

A jury has awarded $26 million to the families of three people killed when a small plane crashed near Arlington, Wash. in 2008. The single-engine Cessna went down en route from San Juan Island to Auburn when its engine failed. …

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Lawyers Ask Hepatitis C Jury To Award $2.5 Billion In Nevada Case

Wed, 10 Apr 2013 15:22:52 +0000

Plaintiffs’ attorneys asked a Nevada state court jury on Monday to put the state’s largest health management organization on the hook for a stunning $2.5 billion punitive damage award in a Las Vegas hepatitis outbreak that lawyers called the largest …

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Jury: HMO Liable For $24M In Vegas Hep C Outbreak

Mon, 08 Apr 2013 16:01:01 +0000

A Nevada jury says the state’s largest health management organization is liable for $24 million in compensatory damages to three plaintiffs in a negligence lawsuit stemming from a hepatitis C outbreak that became public in 2008. A plaintiffs’ lawyer asked …

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University Of Idaho Student Sues After Fraternity Fall

Mon, 08 Apr 2013 15:54:56 +0000

A University of Idaho student who suffered injuries after falling at a fraternity has filed a lawsuit against a national fraternal organization seeking money to pay medical costs of more than $10,000, plus other damages. The Moscow-Pullman Daily News reported …

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Washington Woman Awarded $813,000 in Medical Suit

Mon, 01 Apr 2013 16:47:34 +0000

A Spokane jury awarded $813,000 this week to a woman whose foot was amputated following the wrong diagnosis by her physician. It was the second time a jury heard Darlene Turner’s medical malpractice suit against now-retired Dr. Nathan Stime. The …

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