U.S. health authorities will take over supervision of three Johnson & Johnson manufacturing plants after the healthcare giant failed to stem quality lapses that sparked a flood of recalls for consumer medicines like its Tylenol painkiller. J&J’s McNeil unit has …
A federal judge limited the potential financial liability facing the operator of LimeWire, a once-popular file-sharing service found liable for copyright infringement, at an upcoming damages trial. Rejecting an argument that could have led to “trillions” of dollars in damages, …
The U.S. Senate voted overwhelmingly to overhaul U.S. patent laws, backing a measure aimed at chipping away at a huge backlog of patent applications and offering cheaper alternatives to litigation. In a 95-5 vote, the Senate approved on Tuesday the …
Considering the storms that hit many parts of the country in March through May last year, ACE Private Risk Services is advising consumers to protect their homes from basement flooding by installing a properly sized sump pump with a backup …
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration today issued a guide for small construction firms on how to comply with safety rules involving cranes and derricks. OSHA published a rule in August 2010 to address the number of worker injuries and …
After discovering spider webs in the vents, the Japanese automaker Mazda is recalling more than 50,000 Mazda6 cars from the 2009-2010 model years in the United States and an additional 15,000 vehicles in Canada, Mexico and Puerto Rico. The company …
The man in charge of paying BP claims for the Gulf oil spill will soon face a Florida legislative committee to answer questions about how the compensation scheme is going. Kenneth Feinberg, the lawyer who is overseeing the Gulf Coast …
A former Grand Valley State University student who was shot by an Ottawa County sheriff’s deputy during a drug raid two years ago is suing the deputy, the county and the sheriff’s department. Derek Copp’s complaint was filed in U.S. …
A Chinese ship seized by federal authorities after it and its owner were sued over a crane accident at APM Terminals in Portsmouth, Virginia has been released. The Virginian-Pilot reports that the Zhen Hua 24 departed Sunday. It was released …
For a time last month, Carole Miller feared that her 13-year-old herb and tomato farm in eastern Connecticut would be finished after a plastic-covered hoop house collapsed under the weight of snow and ice. Miller, who will be 74 on …