Taft Grain & Elevator Co. was cited with four willful and 16 serious violations by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), following the death of an employee who became engulfed in grain at the company’s work site in Taft. …
A California company is recalling 16,000 pounds of ready-to-eat deli meat products that may be contaminated with Listeria. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service announced the recall Friday. Vernon-based Rose & Shore Meat Co. says it …
Charles Oakley, one of the NBA’s all-time tough guys and now a Charlotte Bobcats assistant, has sued a Las Vegas resort over what he calls a May 2010 “gang-style beat down” by security guards who injured him. Oakley filed the …
A 26-year-old woman is accused of starting a fire in the Des Moines apartment from which she was being evicted. According to The Des Moines Register, Cassie Majerus was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of arson. Majerus had been served earlier …
Authorities say a five-month investigation into staged car accidents and insurance fraud culminated in arrest warrants for 53 people in the Tampa area. The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office said that search warrants were served at four medical clinics as part …
In 1944, two pilots made a bet that an American single engine aircraft couldn’t fly through a hurricane without falling apart. Shortly after making this wager, Maj. Joe Duckworth got his chance to prove his buddy wrong. Duckworth flew two …
U.S. safety regulators are investigating reports that the Ford Motor Co. crossover SUV Freestyle lunges forward or backward unexpectedly, according to a posting on the regulator’s website. The “lunge” has resulted in 18 minor crashes and one minor injury when …
Wells Publishing Inc., publisher of Insurance Journal, Claims Journal and MyNewMarkets.com, recently hired Denise Johnson as associate editor of Claims Journal. Johnson’s background includes various claims positions, including serving as a senior claims examiner, field claims representative and a claims …
A woman has filed suit against Frito-Lay and Costco for at least $50,000, charging that the Ruffles potato chips she ate contained some objects such as straight pins or needles that led her into surgery. Zahra Kashani became “acutely ill” …
The family of an autistic student molested by a bus aide has settled its lawsuit against a western Pennsylvania school district. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports court filings Friday reveal a settlement in the suit involving Bethel Park School District. The …