A federal court jury in San Antonio, Texas, returned a $72.6 million damage award last Thursday against a Dallas-based law firm over a botched patent application involving a safety device designed to help save downed firefighters. The jury returned its …
A lawsuit claiming Union Pacific pressured grieving families into settlements after train crashes shouldn’t be a class-action matter, as those suing failed to show any strong link between themselves, the Arkansas Supreme Court has ruled. Justice Elana Cunningham Wills wrote …
Insurance companies are praising a recent move by lawmakers in Maine to that bars third party bad faith lawsuits against insurers. The Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI) said the vote last week by Maine’s Joint Committee on Insurance …
Elders and pregnant women have been evacuated from a flooded Kuskokwim River village in Alaska. Bryan Fisher, an incident commander with the state Division of Homeland Safety and Emergency Management, says 37 people including four pregnant women were flown from …
The Spanish-style villa where Carrie Beers planned to hold her intimate wedding had winding staircases, terraced gardens and 13 acres of avocado orchards all tucked into a Santa Barbara canyon. Now the New York bride-to-be is not even sure if …
University of California, Berkeley, officials said Friday that hackers infiltrated restricted computer databases, putting at risk health and other personal information on 160,000 students, alumni and others. The university said data include Social Security numbers, birth dates, health insurance information …
A product recall can significantly affect a company’s bottom line and its reputation, but a swift recall and restitution to purchasers can minimize harm to the company – and even improve customer satisfaction. A study examining more than 500 toy …
Heavy rains caused flash-flooding this past weekend in southern West Virginia, closing many highways, forcing residents from their homes and prompting Gov. Joe Manchin to declare a state of emergency. Manchin’s declaration allows him to direct state resources to Boone, …
The Montana woman who stole the identity of a missing South Carolina woman to attend an Ivy League school says she became a criminal after her mother’s death. In transcripts released last week by CBS News’ “48 Hours Mystery,” Esther …
A worker has been killed at a DTE Energy facility in Michigan that produces carbonized coal for blast furnaces during the steel-making process. DTE Energy spokesman Len Singer says the employee was performing routine maintenance on equipment at the DTE …