The owner of the stricken Carnival Triumph cruise ship was hit by a lawsuit seeking class action status for stranding more than 3,000 passengers for five days on a ship without electricity or adequate sanitation. Carnival Corp. should be held …
A jury in northern New Jersey has awarded more than $2.7 million to the family of a man killed and several workers injured in a 2008 blast at a metal casting plant. The jury in Hackensack awarded $1.4 of the …
The parents of a 23-year-old woman killed when she was struck by a “monster truck” in a Dallas gentlemen’s club parking lot have won a $10.5 million civil verdict against the driver and the club. A civil jury reached a …
A group of experts investigating the launch failure of a NASA climate satellite has failed to come up with a reason. The Glory satellite plummeted into the Pacific in 2011 shortly after lifting off from the Vandenberg Air Force Base …
The North Carolina State Fairgrounds has new rules for gun shows after an accidental shooting that hurt three people last month. The Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services said Tuesday visitors with guns must park in designated areas and use …
A probe into the overheating of a lithium ion battery in an All Nippon Airways Boeing 787 found it was improperly wired, Japan’s Transport Ministry said Wednesday. The Transport Safety Board said in a report that the battery of the …
West Penn Power Co. has agreed to drop its appeal of a $109 million verdict in the death of a woman who was fatally burned by a falling power line in front of her two young daughters and will pay …
In the race to rebuild boardwalks following Superstorm Sandy, one New Jersey shore town is having a harder time than others. Avon is lagging behind many other shore towns, dogged by legal and environmental woes that have delayed the start …
The legal troubles aren’t over for the ‘Barefoot Bandit’ who led police on a two-year crime spree in stolen boats, cars and planes. Colton Harris-Moore is already serving a seven-year prison term and now faces new theft and burglary charges …
Many homeowners are still waiting for insurance payouts two years after an earthquake devastated New Zealand’s second largest city and killed 185 people. A majority of claims have yet to be paid, and many residents of Christchurch are criticizing the …