June 9, 2010
Chrysler is recalling almost 600,000 minivans and Jeep Wranglers in the United States and another 100,000 elsewhere because of brake or wiring problems that could create safety problems, the company and federal regulators said. Chrysler said it is recalling 288,968 …
June 9, 2010
Central Michigan University is asking for $174,294 from an ex- basketball player and her lawyer over their failed sex discrimination complaint involving coach Sue Guevara. The Saginaw News says the university asked U.S. District Judge Thomas L. Ludington in Bay …
June 9, 2010
Commercial vehicles traveling through West Virginia will undergo mandatory safety inspections during an annual enforcement effort. Beginning at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday, Public Service Commission enforcement officers started inspecting commercial vehicles at the northbound Bluestone Rest Area on Interstate 77 and …
June 8, 2010
Colorado Attorney General John Suthers announced that his office has obtained an indictment from the Statewide Grand Jury against a dozen individuals involved in a highly organized insurance-fraud scam. According to the 39-count indictment, the enterprise is suspected of filing …
June 8, 2010
The Supreme Court of Ohio has ruled that the Industrial Commission of Ohio did not abuse its discretion in including wages from a second job to calculate an injured worker’s average and full weekly wages in determining temporary total disability …
June 8, 2010
Authorities say a large section of glass fell from a New York City high-rise. No one was injured in the accident at 4:35 p.m. Sunday. It occurred at 117 East 57th Street in Manhattan. Fire officials say the glass measured …
June 8, 2010
A former physician-owner and two former employees at a Las Vegas-area colonoscopy clinic have been indicted on 28 felony charges, including racketeering, negligence and insurance fraud stemming from a 2008 hepatitis C outbreak. A judge in Las Vegas issued arrest …
June 8, 2010
Louisiana Attorney General Buddy Caldwell has filed a Petition for Discovery and Investigation against British Petroleum in state court in Plaquemines Parish. The petition alleges that BP has failed to cooperate and share important information with the state, specifically information …
June 8, 2010
The side of a building in downtown Richmond, Virginia collapsed after it was struck by a sport utility vehicle involved in a collision. Authorities say the SUV hit the building at Adams and Marshall streets after striking a Virginia Commonwealth …
June 8, 2010
Virginia is expanding a voluntary program that notifies employers of traffic offenses that could disqualify their drivers from holding a commercial license. The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports that participating employers will be able to request a wider range of information about …