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Legislation to Make Utah’s DUI Limit Stricter Passes Latest Hurdle

Utah lawmakers backed legislation on Wednesday that could make the state’s DUI threshold the strictest in the nation by lowering the blood alcohol content limit to 0.05 percent. Members of a Senate transportation committee voted in favor of the plan, …

Unions Say Iowa Workers’ Comp Bill Limits Job Injury Claims

Dozens of public workers gathered Wednesday at the Iowa Capitol in opposition to a bill that would reduce compensation for getting injured on the job, just weeks after legislators voted to severely limit their collecting bargaining rights. The proposed legislation, …

Snowboarder’s Family Sues North Carolina Ski Resort After Fall From Lift

The family of a snowboarder who suffered broken bones and frostbite after falling 30 feet off a ski lift to avoid freezing to death has sued a North Carolina ski resort. The Charlotte Observer reports Robert and Wendy Elliott of …

Trucking Firms Could Improve Safety, Productivity With Big Data

The trucking industry loses billions of dollars and wastes millions of hours each year sitting idle in traffic. Helping drivers avoid congestion would increase productivity and improve safety, says a team of Iowa State University and industry researchers. The team …

Car Parts Maker Says Scam Got Tax Info for 2,400 U.S. Workers

A Swiss company said Wednesday income tax information was stolen for about 2,400 workers in the United States, putting them at risk of identity theft just as many are awaiting tax refunds. Autoneum North America Inc. said the data included …

NTSB Launches Probe Into Plane Crash That Killed Former Massachusetts Mayor

The National Transportation Safety Board will look into the “man, the machine and the environment” as it investigates a plane crash that killed a former mayor and left the tail of the aircraft poking out of the roof of a …

Fraud Around the Nation: Arson, Assault and Employee Defrauds Insurer

North Dakota Man Assaults Friend Then Scams Insurer A North Dakota man was arrested and charged with insurance fraud, according to an announcement by the state’s insurance department. Weston Aho was charged with insurance fraud, a class C felony, and …

World Bank Reports That Natural Disasters Cost $520B a Year

Global natural disasters cost $520 billion of consumption loss annually, 60 percent larger than asset losses that are commonly reported, the World Bank said in a report. The estimate is based on the impact of disasters such as floods, windstorms, …

Central U.S. Tornado Kills 2, Damages Dozens of Homes

Tornadoes touched down in the upper Midwest and northern Arkansas on Tuesday, killing at least two people, as a spring-like storm system posed a risk to 45 million people. Compact but strong storms known as supercells raked parts of the …

The Impact of Autonomous Cars on Claims

Fewer auto adjusters, more product liability claims and changes to crash investigations are just some of the changes that may occur as self-driving cars take to the road, according to Kevin Quinley, founder and principal of Quinley Risk Associates. In …

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