The U.S. Department of Labor says Dallas-based U.S. Lime Co. has agreed to a settlement in the May 2010 death of a maintenance manager at the company’s St. Clair Mine in Marble City, Okla. The department’s Mine Safety and Health …
Hazardous materials experts have begun work to stop a chemical leak at an agricultural company in West Texas that forced the evacuation of about 100 families from their homes, Lubbock fire officials said Thursday. Nobody has been hurt and the …
A jury has awarded $8.8 million to the family of a robber who was shot and killed by a police officer east of Los Angeles in Culver City. The Los Angeles Times said a federal jury issued the verdict on …
The defense attorney for a man arrested in what the FBI has called a thwarted terror plot said authorities have given the public misinformation about his client. A police chief said authorities are keeping an eye on the anti-government militia …
U.S. senators appeared close to finalizing a bill that would require pharmacies that compound and sell sterile drugs across state lines to submit to greater federal regulation. The proposed legislation comes in the wake of a meningitis outbreak last fall …
A warehouse supplying parts to Nissan Motor Co. Ltd.’s and Renault SA’s factory in India was almost destroyed by fire on Thursday, a Nissan spokeswoman said, possibly affecting production at the 400,000-car-per-year plant. The warehouse, operated by third-party supplier Yusen …
The Wisconsin Assembly has passed a bill opponents say would slow asbestos-exposure lawsuits. The measure would require plaintiffs to reveal how many businesses their attorneys plan to go after. Republican supporters say such a move would prevent lawyers from hiding …
The mayor of the central Indiana city of Tipton says recent flooding has caused more than $2.5 million in property damage and a loss of as much as 10 percent in its property tax base. Mayor Don Havens said in …
There’s a settlement in a lawsuit against Facebook Inc. in which Timelines Inc. alleges the media giant violated its trademark of the word “timeline.” Word of a settlement came in a filing this week in U.S. District Court in Chicago. …
The Food and Drug Administration is warning doctors and pharmacists to avoid drugs made by a Florida specialty pharmacy called The Compounding Shop, due to potential safety problems uncovered by health inspectors. The St. Petersburg, Fla.-based pharmacy has agreed to …