The price tag for fighting California wildfires during just the past few weeks has climbed to more than $60 million, with the fire season’s peak months still looming ahead. But in a state recently forced to make deep budget cuts, …
The U.S. Chemical Safety Board has received an award for a training video about a fatal propane explosion at a convenience store in southern West Virginia. An online teaching group presented the award to the safety board. The January 2007 …
A fan struck by a baseball at a minor league ballpark is not barred from suing over the injury, a New Mexico court has ruled. The New Mexico Court of Appeals declined to adopt the so-called “baseball rule” under which …
Five Facebook users have filed a civil lawsuit alleging that the social networking site is violating California’s privacy laws and misleading members about how their personal information is used. The lawsuit, filed in Orange County Superior Court, asks for damages …
The widow and father of a trucker crushed to death when a pile of silage fell on top of him is accusing the Idaho dairy where the accident occurred of negligence. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of Chad Thompson, …
Louisiana Commissioner of Insurance says a $95 million litigation award against Citizens Property Insurance Company has the potential of creating a disaster for the state-backed insurer of last resort and the state of Louisiana. The litigation, which Donelon called both …
Michigan insurance companies say that so-called “bad faith” bills approved by the House Insurance Committee today are unnecessary and will open the floodgates for lawsuits against them, eventually costing consumers money. Meanwhile, House Democrats who are sponsors of the “bad …
A U.S. federal judge upheld the validity of a patent on Merck & Co Inc’s asthma and allergy drug Singulair Wednesday, dealing a blow to Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd , which wanted to introduce a generic copy. The court found …
At an event today kicking off a nationwide anti-drunk driving enforcement campaign, U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood released a new study by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) that shows an increasing trend among women driving under the influence …
Manhattan prosecutors have expanded their investigation of fraud in the concrete-testing industry. Authorities have searched the Bronx offices of Casa Redimix Concrete Corp. It supplies concrete to large public works projects. Casa is supplying concrete for the $612 million replacement …