A Connecticut trucking company owner whose poorly maintained dump truck lost control and caused a fiery crash that killed four people in 2005 has pleaded guilty to manslaughter and assault charges. David Wilcox, 73, entered the pleas as jury selection …
A chemical manufacturer in West Virginia faces $44,000 in penalties for alleged workplace safety violations. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited ICL Supresta Inc. for seven serious violations and one repeat violation following two chemical …
The federal Mine Safety and Health Administration has warned 15 mining operations to clean up their health and safety practices or face stricter enforcement. The agency said the 13 coal mines, a dirt processing plant and a gold mine have …
A consumer watchdog group scolded the Food and Drug Administration for taking weeks to evaluate the latest problem with Baxter’s drug pumps, which have been plagued by safety issues for years. In January, Baxter International sent a warning to customers …
A construction worker died after a steel bar joist fell on his head at a shopping mall near West Virginia’s capital city. Charleston police Lt. Kim West said 60-year-old Richard Patrick of Charleston suffered severe head injuries Monday when the …
U.S. insurer State Farm said on Tuesday that more than 800,000 teddy bears given out in North America as part of a company promotion were being recalled because of a choking hazard. The toys, called the “State Farm Good Neigh …
A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of ‘A-‘ (Excellent) and issuer credit ratings (ICR) of “a-” of Bermuda-based Montpelier Reinsurance Ltd. and Montpelier US Insurance Company (MUSIC), which is based in Oklahoma City. Best also affirmed …
A drastic climate shift such as a thaw of Greenland’s ice or death of the Amazon forest is more than 50 percent likely by the year 2200 in cases of strong global warming, according to a survey of experts. The …
Insurance Agent Carlos Chavez of Long Beach, Calif., has been charged with one felony count of elder abuse, three felony counts of computer fraud and four felony counts of grand theft, the California Department of Insurance announced. If convicted on …
A judge has ruled that the Pasco County Sheriff’s Office should pay $9.14 million to a woman who sustained permanent brain damage from a crash with a deputy. A judge ruled that Deputy Kenneth Petrillo was negligent in the January …