U.S. Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta on Thursday called the problem of highway traffic deaths a “national epidemic” and encouraged Americans to view wearing safety belts as a form of preventative medicine. Mineta directed attention to his concern for traffic safety …
The National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies (NAMIC) said it opposes California Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi’s proposed “Use it and Lose it” regulations. Garamendi alleged that homeowner’s insurers are denying coverage based on prior claims and not renewing policies because …
The National Transportation Safety Board has sent marine investigator Captain Morgan Turrell to join the investigation by the Bahamas Maritime Authority into the accident on April 16, 2005 involving the passenger vessel Norwegian Dawn. The Bahamian-flagged vessel, operated by NCL, …
The National Transportation Safety Board has determined that the probable cause of a fatal accident involving a 49-passenger motorcoach was the motorcoach driver’s operation of the bus in a reduced state of alertness due to fatigue as a result of …
Jim Vines, United States Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee, announced that Dr. Samson Orusa, 42, of Clarksville was indicted recently by a federal grand jury in Nashville. The 17-count superseding indictment charges Orusa with nine counts of health …
Marcos Daniel Jiménez, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida; Linda Little, Special Agent in Charge, Office of the Inspector General, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; and Michael Clemens, Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of …
Tennessee-based Diversified Product Inspections Inc., a provider of independent product failure analysis, air contamination and fire investigations for the insurance industry, announced that the company’s outstanding stock increased to 19 million shares following the decision of EIG Venture Capital Ltd. …
United States Attorney Kenneth Wainstein announced that Tandra T. Vaughn, 31, of SE, Washington, D.C., pled guilty recently in D.C. Superior Court to First Degree Cruelty to Children for the April 3, 2005 incident in which her car loaded with …
An Orange County, California podiatrist who was convicted of fraudulently billing Medicare for more than $800,000 in procedures that were never performed has been sentenced to 51 months in federal prison. Mark Douglas Little, 44, of Anaheim Hills, was sentenced …
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration and AMEC Americas have renewed their partnership that encourages construction employers to improve their safety and health performance and eliminate the most common workplace hazards affecting the construction industry. “We welcome the opportunity to …