A jury has awarded $322 million to a Mississippi man who claimed he inhaled asbestos dust while mixing drilling mud sold and manufactured by Chevron Phillips Chemical Co. and Union Carbide Corp. Allen Hossley, a Dallas attorney who represented Thomas …
Two central Pennsylvania diner owners allegedly set fire to the business to collect insurance money because of financial problems. East Hempfield Township police say 32-year-old Adel Hassan and 37-year-old Ahmed Elbeheri are charged with arson and conspiracy in the fire …
The 2011 Annual Drug Trends Report, recently released by PMSI, a workers’ compensation medical cost containment provider, found that the average pharmacy spend per injured worker decreased by 2.3% in 2010. The 2011 report identifies the top 10 trends that …
A big-rig engulfed in flames shut down eastbound lanes of the Foothill Freeway, causing a morning commuter nightmare east of Los Angeles. It took road crews 31/2 hours to clear away the wreckage and clean up diesel fuel. No one …
The actress who played Elly May Clampett on the hit television series “The Beverly Hillbillies” is suing toy manufacturer Mattel Inc., claiming the company used her name and likeness for a Barbie doll without her authorization. The federal suit filed …
A toddler suffered head injuries after falling from a second-floor balcony at the University of Central Florida’s Millican Hall. Orange County Fire Rescue officials say the incident happened just before 3 p.m. Tuesday. He was taken to Arnold Palmer Hospital …
The University of Colorado at Boulder is suing two companies for what it claims was defective toilet paper that clogged the campus’s sewage systems. The Daily Camera reported Wednesday that the university’s Board of Regents filed a lawsuit last week …
A woman from Itawamba County faces charges after state investigators say she took disaster relief items she was not due. The attorney general’s office says 53-year-old Pamela Thompson, who lives just outside the Smithville city limits, was charged Wednesday with …
It would be harder for tour bus companies to win permission to operate and easier for the government to put rogue operators out of business under a series of bus safety steps announced Thursday by Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood. Other …
Authorities say an improperly installed clothes dryer caused an explosion that destroyed a Rockville area home and seriously injured two people. Montgomery County fire officials blamed the early Wednesday morning blast on the male occupant’s attempt to replace a gas-powered …