Monday, October 22, 2012

Weekly Reader Picks: Monday, October 22, 2012

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October 22, 2012

Top 10 for the Past Week

1.Missouri Couple Who Won $20M in Popcorn Suit Going Bankrupt
Oct 16, 2012 -- A southwest Missouri couple who won a $20 million verdict from the makers of a butter flavoring used at a popcorn plant have filed for bankruptcy. The Joplin Globe reports Eric and Cassandra Peoples of Carthage also are ...
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2.Top 25 Workplace Harassment, Bias Settlements
Oct 16, 2012 -- In honor of National Boss Day, eBossWatch, which enables people to anonymously rate their bosses and evaluate potential employers, has released a study on workplace harassment and discrimination charges that is says are ...
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3.Weak El Nino Could Affect U.S. Weather in Coming Months
Oct 18, 2012 -- Ocean temperatures may enter a weak El Nino pattern this winter, which could affect U.S. weather in coming months, government forecasters said on Thursday. The El Nino weather pattern, which is usually associated with ...
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4.Email Inbox Not Private, Says South Carolina Court
Oct 15, 2012 -- The South Carolina Supreme Court has ruled a man's privacy was not violated when his wife's daughter-in-law managed to get into his email and find out the name of his lover because the messages remained in his inbox. In ...
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5.Travelers Will Continue to Seek Improved Pricing: CEO Fishman
Oct 19, 2012 -- The Travelers Companies Inc. said its Business Insurance segment pricing continued to rise in the third quarter -- led by workers' compensation and commercial auto. Rates also continued to climb in the Personal Lines ...
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6.Southern California Worker Dies in Tuna Plant Oven
Oct 15, 2012 -- A worker died in an oven on Thursday at a Southern California plant that produces Bumble Bee tuna. Jose Melena, 62, was cooked to death in a steam oven at the Bumble Bee Foods processing plant in Santa Fe Springs, ...
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7.Hospital, Physician Professional Liability Undergoing Major Change: Aon
Oct 17, 2012 -- The way health care is delivered and financed is undergoing major change, and this is reshaping the risks that hospitals and physicians face on a daily basis. Among other challenges, hospital risk managers are grappling ...
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8.U.S. Weather Forecast: Winter to Continue Hot Weather Trend
Oct 19, 2012 -- After a hot spring and a scorching summer, this winter is likely to continue a U.S. warming trend that could make 2012 the hottest year since modern record-keeping began, U.S. weather experts said Thursday. Drought that ...
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9.OneBeacon Cuts Ties with Hagerty Agencies, Selling Essentia to Markel
Oct 17, 2012 -- OneBeacon Insurance Group Ltd. is selling its Essentia Insurance Co. unit to Markel Corp., according to company announcements this morning. Essentia focuses on the collector car and boat business that the company writes ...
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10.Meningitis Outbreak, Already in 15 States, Far From Over: Health Expert
Oct 16, 2012 -- The U.S. meningitis outbreak that has so far killed 15 people and sickened more than 200 others is "nowhere near the end," a top medical expert said Tuesday, a day after federal authorities warned more tainted drugs may ...
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