Arizona parents are on the hook financially even when a minor son or daughter gets in an auto accident while driving a family vehicle in violation of parental instructions. That’s according to an Arizona Court of Appeals ruling May 20 …
A transgender person who was born male but lives as a woman has filed a lawsuit against a Macy’s store in Torrance, alleging that managers and co-workers there treated her unfairly and humiliated her. Jason “Jazz” Araquel sued Macy’s for …
A judge’s ruling has gone against the survivors of a mass shooting in Crandon and families of the four victims. The parties had sued the city of Crandon and Forest County following the October 2007 shooting by Tyler Peterson. He …
Crime rates declined in both violent and property crimes in the United States last year, according to the FBI’s Preliminary Annual Uniform Crime Report released today. Preliminary 2009 statistics indicate that violent crime in the nation decreased 5.5 percent and …
U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Elyria Foundry Co. LLC in Elyria, Ohio, with 29 alleged serious and three repeat safety and health violations after a worker sustained a crushing injury requiring a lower arm …
The Oklahoma Department of Public Safety is reporting that traffic fatalities in the state is down by more than 100 from 2009. DPS said in a news release Saturday that 154 people have been killed in auto accidents thus far …
Anger grew along the Gulf Coast as an ooze of oil washed into delicate coastal wetlands in Louisiana, with many wondering how to clean up the monthlong mess – especially now that BP’s latest try to plug the blown-out well …
A homeless man caused about $12,000 in damage when he stole and crashed a single-engine airplane at a Maryland airport — but he’ll pay just $40 in restitution. Frederick County Circuit Judge G. Edward Dwyer Jr. expressed surprise Thursday upon …
A former executive at Rhode Island’s dominant workers’ compensation insurer was acquitted Friday on a charge that he deceived state regulators about companies that were receiving discounted premiums. Superior Court Judge Edwin Gale acquitted David Clark, a former vice president …
A trial is underway in New Hampshire in a lawsuit brought against the state Department of Transportation by a Canadian trucking company involved a February 2007 crash that killed a 6-year-old boy. Fidele Tremblay claims the state didn’t clear ice …