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Vehicle Arson Trends
Dave Smith, a retired Phoenix police insurance fraud investigator and certified vehicle fire investigator with Andler & Associates, discusses vehicle fires and arson trends during the company’s annual live burn training seminar.

Annual Live Training Burn Educates Adjusters
Pat Andler, a certified fire investigator and owner of Andler & Associates, discusses the burn training he hosts each year to support fire investigation education and the Arizona Burn Foundation.

Lessons Learned From BP Claims Fund
Attorney Kenneth Feinberg discusses his role as the initial administrator of the BP Fund following the 2010 Gulf of Mexico spill, and how insurers and adjusters play an important role in compensating claimants. He also shares three keys to successful negotiations.

Commercial Vehicle Accident Reconstruction
Dirk Smith, senior vice president of the Forensic Division at Rimkus Consulting Group, discusses commercial vehicle accident reconstruction in May’s Forensic Guide podcast. Besides a driver’s hours of service, speed, type of load, braking system, and size and weight of a commercial vehicle play a role in an accident.

Suits Says Hebrew National’s Products Not Kosher

The maker of Hebrew National, ConAgra Foods Inc., is standing by the kosher status of its hot dogs and other meats, saying a lawsuit that claims aren’t really kosher is without merit.

For example, the suit says that employees at a third-party kosher certifier for ConAgra complained of witnessing non-kosher procedures at meat plants, but nothing was done to correct the problems.

The suit, which seeks class action status, was filed by law firm Blackwell Burke on behalf of 11 consumers.

The Associated Press story generated a number of comments among readers. Read one of those comments below:

Little Frog says:

I’m properly offended that the charges here may be true and that people have been fired to cover up a fraudulent act. While I am not Jewish, I prefer this product because of the quality that being Kosher requires. If true, I hope the truth is revealed for full public view and not buried in a confidential settlement.