An appellate court has upheld a $7 million judgment against a Tallahassee day care center for the parents of a 7-month-old toddler found with bites, bruises and swelling across her body. The 1st District Court of Appeal ruled last week …
The maker of a vintage seaplane that crashed off Miami Beach in 2005, killing 20 people, is being sued in federal court. Federal investigators blamed faulty repair and inadequate government regulation for the crash of the 58-year-old Chalk’s Ocean Airways …
Both the developing brain and the aging brain can suffer from lead exposure. For older people, a buildup of lead from earlier exposure may be enough to result in greater cognitive problems after age 55, according to a follow-up study …
Police say an electrical discharge from a poorly maintained power line caused a fire last November 2008 in Brea, Calif., that destroyed three homes and a school. Sgt. Bill Smyser says the investigation shows the fire was not intentionally set …
Damage estimates to Oregon’s nursery stock industry from late December storms suffered by 160 growers in 12 counties range from $18 million to $31 million in a survey conducted by the Oregon Association of Nurseries. “It’s now clear that damage …
Investigators probing a fatal fire at an East Texas homeless shelter have been unable to find evidence it was inspected for fire safety in recent years, according to local officials. While still early in the investigation into the Jan. 5 …
Harris County is the most dangerous county in Texas for railway accidents, according to a recently released report. There were 1,376 reported incidents including derailments, collisions, pedestrian trespassing and hazardous material releases from 1998 through 2007 in the county, according …
Gas company officials say an explosion in a vacant duplex in western Pennsylvania was caused by a leak that resulted from thieves stripping copper piping in the house. Officials with Equitable Gas say the explosion in North Braddock about 12 …
Eileen Hale has been named Director of Quality and Field Operations of Arbitration Forums, Inc. (AF). Tampa-based AF, the largest arbitration service organization in the country, resolves more than 475,000 inter-insurance company disputes annually, with a claim value of over …
The nation experienced a 3.5 percent decline in violent crime and a 2.5 percent decline in property crime for the first six months of 2008, according to the federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Violent crime was down in all regions, …