Ty Inc., in a challenge of Illinois’ law governing lead in toys, is refusing to pull a popular, but tainted, doll from store shelves across the state. Illinois authorities thought they had agreed last December with Ty to have the …
The U.S. government will pay $750,000 to settle a medical malpractice lawsuit brought by the family of a woman who died after eight surgeries in just over a month in 2005. Betty Jean Plato, 76, arrived with stomach pain at …
Fire investigators were expected to return to the scene of the city’s biggest fire in more than a decade, as officials met to plan relief efforts for the approximately 150 people left homeless. The massive seven-alarm blaze that started in …
The Pakistan Cricket Board has taken out insurance cover to meet possible financial losses should Australia pull out of its scheduled tour starting March due to security fears. “We have insured the series with a company in Britain on a …
Help is on the way for residents of two west Alabama counties hit by severe thunderstorms and tornadoes on Jan. 10. Gov. Bob Riley said Monday the U.S. Small Business Administration will open a Disaster Loan Outreach Center on Tuesday …
January 23 2008 – Orange, CA – G.J. Sullivan Co., a member of Los Angeles-based The Sullivan Group, has appointed Sharon Haenig as Commercial Lines Manager for its office in Orange, CA. Sharon will be responsible for business development and …
A drug manufacturer won Supreme Court review last week of a $6.8 million verdict in the case of a woman whose arm had to be amputated after she was injected with one of its medications. A jury in Vermont awarded …
From a pool of more than 3000, hundreds of Belron U.S. glass replacement and repair technicians across the country will vie to be the top installers representing the United States at the ‘Best of Belron’ international vehicle glass installation competition …
Pam Howard was lucky to get antibiotics after last month’s floodwaters slammed her into a barbed wire fence as she rescued a pony. Cuts on her hands — she grabbed metal spikes as the Chehalis River tried to sweep her …
Firefighters said they evacuated hundreds of people Monday from homes and businesses in flood-hit areas in northern England. About 60 homes were flooded near Huddersfield, 190 miles northwest of London, West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service said. In nearby Silsden, …