The Mississippi Supreme Court has ordered a new trial in a workplace asbestos exposure case in which a Jones County man was awarded $15.2 million. However, the Supreme Court did not rule on the jury verdict. Instead, the justices found …
The husband of a woman killed in last Sunday’s plane crash in Nigeria is suing the plane’s manufacturer, Boeing, and engine maker United Technologies, saying her death was caused by a “dangerous and defective” aircraft. David Chukwunonso Allison, who lives …
LinkedIn Corp’s silence on the extent of a security breach that exposed millions of user passwords has damaged its reputation among some business professionals, and may slow the growing company’s rise if the breach turns out to be more serious …
A U.S. judge on Friday said he was “seriously concerned” about whether women suing Wal-Mart Stores Inc had enough evidence to move forward with their refiled gender discrimination lawsuit. Plaintiffs alleging the world’s largest retailer denied them pay raises and …
A federal jury has found that a Medford, Ore., company infringed on a trademark with a line of key chains that featured an insignia similar to that of the luxury purse maker Coach Inc. The Portland jury this week ordered …
A crisis counseling service launched to help Alabama residents cope with the deadly 2011 tornado outbreak is set to close by the end of the month. The Birmingham News reports that the June 25 closure is not a surprise since …
Police in Athens, Ga., are trying to figure out who stole nearly $3,000-worth of toothpicks from the manufacturer. Police tell the Athens Banner-Herald reports that someone took six cases from Armond’s Manufacturing Company Inc. about two weeks ago, and another …
As a safety demonstration, it was a heart-stopper: A Ford Taurus was seconds away from cruising through an intersection when suddenly a row of red lights pulsed on the lower windshield and a warning blared that another car was approaching …
A Washington County Circuit Court judge has sentenced an Arkansas woman to six months in jail in connection with the death of a city worker. Jo Jackson pleaded guilty Tuesday to misdemeanor negligent homicide and third-degree battery as part of …
In a 15-story Wisconsin building a team of scientists waits for hurricane season. That’s when a multi-million dollar, unmanned aircraft will start flying from Wallops Island, Va., loaded up with a UW-Madison-engineered instrument to gather data from tropical storms off …