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$5.26 million A hefty pay raise was given to State Farm Insurance’s chairman and CEO after the company posted a record profit last year. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Ed Rust Jr. got a $5.26 million raise. He earned $11.66 …
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The number of problems that federal railroad officials said they found with CSX Corp. railroad properties in 23 states, in a probe started in response to a series of accidents involving the company’s trains. The Federal Railroad Administration’s inspection, conducted …
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42 The number of chemical plants in New Jersey affected by the state’s expanded chemical safety rules. Chemical facilities using extremely hazardous substances must now weigh using safer options and plant workers can now join state inspections under new rules …
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207,492 The FBI’s 2006 annual report just issued by its Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3), shows how criminals have used the ‘Net to launch nine different varieties of fraud. Among the highlights from the report: During 2006, consumers filed 207,492 …
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$400 million The amount it would cost to replace a key weather satellite that is already beyond its expected life span if it fails, according to National Hur-ricane Center Director Bill Proenza. He said the satellite, designed to last five …
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$47.5 million The total damages ordered to be paid by Merck & Co. after an Atlantic City, N.J., jury found its painkiller Vioxx contributed to an Idaho postal worker’s heart attack, reversing the verdict in the man’s first trial. It …
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6.4% Overall percentage increase in the number of fraud convictions nationwide from 2004 to 2005, according to the Coalition Against Insurance Fraud. The Coalition said states are delivering record results in combating swindles. $100 billion Potential amount of loss that …
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42 The number of chemical plants in New Jersey affected by the state’s expanded chemical safety rules. Chemical facilities using extremely hazardous substances must now weigh using safer options and plant workers can now join state inspections under new rules …
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$47.5 million The total damages ordered to be paid by Merck & Co. after an Atlantic City, N.J., jury found its painkiller Vioxx contributed to an Idaho postal worker’s heart attack, reversing the verdict in the man’s first trial. It …
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6.4% Overall percentage increase in the number of fraud convictions nationwide from 2004 to 2005, according to the Coalition Against Insurance Fraud. The Coalition said states are delivering record results in combating swindles. $100 billion Potential amount of loss that …
