U.S. securities fraud lawsuits slid in 2009 as stocks rose and the credit crisis eased. Investors filed 169 prospective securities class-action lawsuits in 2009, down 24 percent from 223 in the prior year, according to a study set for release …
A chemical company committed seven serious violations and was fined more than $23,000 after a ruptured hose caused an ammonia leak that killed a passing motorist in July, South Carolina workplace safety officials announced. Southampton, Pa.-based Tanner Industries didn’t have …
There will be no more weekend movies in Paris, Ark., at least for a while. The only movie house in the Logan County town of 4,000 people was destroyed by fire Saturday evening. Fire officials say the blaze at The …
First there was the ice that blanketed the northern third of Arkansas. Then the tornado that ripped through Mena. Next came rain – record-breaking amounts of it in 15 Arkansas cities and areas. Long, soaking rains and quick, heavy downpours …
Firefighters had to struggle with frozen hydrants as they faced a blaze that destroyed a restaurant on the east side of Indianapolis, Ind. Damage is estimated at $4 million. The restaurant employed 135 people. Fire crews arrived at the Texas …
Since its inception in 1985, tips to Michigan’s Help Eliminate Auto Thefts (H.E.A.T.) program have led to recovery of more than $51 million in stolen property and arrests of more than 3,300 suspects involved in auto theft-related crimes Livonia-based H.E.A.T. …
A former insurance adjuster in Missouri has been sentenced to two months in jail for stealing more than $1 million from his employer. Sixty-year-old Robert Riebold of Jefferson City, Mo., also was ordered to pay restitution. Authorities claim in court …
Connecticut’s State Board of Chiropractic Examiners is considering whether to require chiropractors to warn their patients about a possible risk of stroke from neck manipulation. The board is holding a two-day hearing Tuesday and Wednesday at the Legislative Office Building. …
The New Hampshire Legislature is expected to consider two bills that would prevent the state from enforcing amendments to building codes that expand requirements for sprinkler systems. Last month the Building Code Review Board voted to require sprinklers in every …
Northbrook, Illinois-based LWG Consulting, Inc., a worldwide provider of technical expertise following equipment or systems failure and property damage, has opened a new office in Singapore, bringing the total number to 18 worldwide. The move follows LWG’s opening of an …