The owner of a popular collection of of “high quality” cadavers has sued the manager of an exhibition at New York’s South Street Seaport, seeking to prevent it from taking control of the bodies. The lawsuit by Premier Exhibitions Inc, …
Colgate-Palmolive Co. sued Johnson & Johnson and Chattem Inc., Friday, saying that both companies had used Colgate’s “Total” brand name in violation of the company’s trademark. In two separate lawsuits, filed in U.S. District Court in Manhattan, Colgate-Palmolive alleges trademark …
A Mississippi convenience store owner who shot and killed a robber cannot seek coverage under his general liability policy for a wrongful death suit brought the victim’s survivors, a federal court has ruled. The suit stems from an incident in …
With federal stimulus money paving the way for new highway construction nationwide, and more people driving versus flying during the summer vacation season, highway workers face increasing danger. To help mitigate highway worker safety exposures, Zurich in North America and …
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Calcasieu Refining Co. with alleged serious and other-than-serious violations of federal health and safety regulations following an inspection at the company’s facility in Lake Charles, La. Proposed …
Federal labor authorities have proposed fining a Kansas company more than $13,000 for a fatal work-site accident in Lincoln, Neb. The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Diamond Sawing and Coring LLC of Summerfield, Kan., following an investigation …
Federal safety officials have fined We Energies nearly $150,000 for violations stemming from a power plant explosion in suburban Milwaukee, Wis., in February that injured eight workers. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration also fined the workers’ contracting firm about …
Massachusetts police say the driver of a school bus suffered an apparent fatal heart attack at the wheel, causing the bus to crash and slightly injuring five passengers. The accident occurred early Wednesday on Rt. 8. Police said the bus …
The EPA project manager overseeing cleanup at the abandoned Metachem site near Delaware City says toxic chemicals will remain there for at least 100 years. Hilary Thornton spoke Tuesday night about the Environmental Protection Agency’s approach to the former Standard …
For at least five years before Rebecca Morlock noticed what she calls “a green goo” seeping out of the ground below a former zinc-smelting plant in the town of Spelter, water loaded with potentially toxic heavy metals was trickling into …