| Investigation: Is Your Insurance Company Paying Fairly? | A KXAN investigation into insurance companies uncovered information which had never been released. Records obtained from the TDI showed more than $27M was paid out to consumers in 2013 after they went through department's consumer complaint process. That came after insurance carriers initially refused to pay. The data KXAN obtained from TDI also detailed which companies were forced to pay back money to consumers over the past five years. State Farm Mutual Auto Insurance has had to pay back more than $4.9 million in 761 cases from 2009 through 2013, the most of any auto insurance carrier. Click on the headline to learn more.
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| Center For Public Integrity: Arsenic levels in groundwater across the U.S. | Arsenic is known to cause a variety of cancers as well as being linked to heart disease, strokes and diabetes. Recent research has found an association between arsenic below 10 parts per billion and IQ deficits in children. This inter-active map is based on arsenic readings from 45,000 wells collected by the United States Geological Survey throughout the country going back four decades. In addition, the states of Texas and Minnesota provided data gathered on arsenic in private wells. In several other states, few readings were available. Click on the headline to access the map.
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| Ohio State Patrol Settles Crash Lawsuit for $235K |  | The Ohio State Highway Patrol has agreed to pay $235,000 to settle a lawsuit by two southwest Ohio brothers who were allegedly hit by a patrol car traveling at 95 miles per hour in April 2013. The lawsuit, filed by the two brothers, alleges that the patrol car was traveling close to 100 miles per hour without the use of sirens or lights and hit the brothers' car while they were making a left turn. One of the plaintiffs suffered scalp lacerations and spine and skull fractures, while the other plaintiff suffered a lacerated spleen and neck and back injuries as a result of the accident.
Wire Report, WKYC 3 07/10/2014    | | Read Article: WKYC 3 |
| Calif. Man Awarded $20M by Jury for Explosion | | A California man who was severely burned in a natural gas explosion three years ago has been awarded nearly $20 million in his lawsuit against Southern California Gas Co. and the owners of the home where he was injured. A Los Angeles Superior Court jury found in favor of the plaintiff after less than two days of deliberation. The jury found that the gas company was liable for $18 million of the damages to the plaintiff for his injuries during the explosion, with the rest of the award being paid by the owners of the home. Prior to the trial, the company admitted liability for the explosion.
Bill Hetherman, Pasadena Star-News 06/25/2014 | | Read Article: Pasadena Star-News |
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