A 73-year-old Bradenton, Fla.-area man who crashed his motorized scooter after too many drinks is suing the bar that served him. The Bradenton Herald reported John Wasko of Manatee filed a lawsuit last week against The Oasis, saying the bar …
Federal workplace safety officials have cited a Maine plant that makes wood veneer for 15 safety violations following the death of a worker in March. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration says the worker became caught in moving parts of …
The Virginia Department of Labor says workplace fatalities in the commonwealth declined by 24 percent in 2009. The Virginia Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries released Friday shows 118 workers were killed on the job in 2009, down from 156 in …
Maryland’s highest court has upheld a state law that limits the amount of money people can receive for suffering in lawsuits. Judges on the Court of Appeals ruled against the parents of a 5-year-old boy who drowned at a Crofton …
A Mississippi couple have pleaded guilty to federal wire and mail fraud charges stemming from a scam involving insurance checks totaling nearly $700,000. The Commercial Appeal reported that Elizabeth and Robert Rainey of Southaven admitted to siphoning money from her …
Cities and states have improved their disaster readiness since the Sept. 11 attacks and Hurricane Katrina, but authorities must keep stressing emergency preparedness to reduce complacency among the general public, retired Army Lt. Gen. Russel Honore said in Memphis Friday. …
Hyundai Motor, South Korea’s top automaker, will recall some 139,500 Sonata sedans sold in the United States, due to problems with the steering wheel that could cause a loss or reduction of control. The automaker announced the recall after the …
Axis International Loss Adjusters and Surveyors has announced the appointment of Nicolas Lazarus as a Senior Insurance and Reinsurance Loss Adjuster. He “will provide adjusting services to local insurers, Lloyd’s and international Insurers and Reinsurers,” said the bulletin. He will …
Two schools in the central Illinois community of Heyworth are closed after an air sample tested positive for asbestos. School officials decided to cancel classes beginning Sept. 23 for junior-senior high school and elementary school students. Superintendent Randy Merker tells …
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited metals recycler Gaby Iron and Metal Co. in Chicago Heights, Ill., with 17 alleged health and safety violations, including allowing workers to exceed allowable exposure limits to lead …