A juror says she wanted to send a message by supporting a historic $240 million verdict for 32 mentally disabled men who faced decades of abuse by a Texas company: Never again. Juror Robin Griebel outlined her rationale for awarding …
California Gov. Jerry Brown says he believes the public still has confidence in the safety of the new San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. State transportation officials recently disclosed that nearly three dozen seismic safety bolts on the eastern span of the …
A Washington man thought he found the perfect way to get prescription narcotics – go to a hospital claiming to be in pain due to a work related injury. But an investigation by Washington’s Department of Labor & Industries uncovered …
Federal regulators this week warned several companies that the quick, easy background checks they are providing online might violate the Fair Credit Reporting Act. The Federal Trade Commission sent warning letters to 10 businesses, including sites like 4Nannies.com and USA …
Last year’s hurricane season drove home some big lessons, the nation’s chief hurricane forecaster said: Storm surge and flooding are dangerous and difficult to predict, and sometimes it’s even harder to communicate that sense of urgency to the public. It …
The Alabama Legislature is closer to providing money to repair and rebuild public schools hit by tornadoes in 2011 and 2012. The Senate Finance and Taxation-Education Committee voted unanimously for a bill that would allow the state to sell $30 …
Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam has signed a measure to change the way the state considers injured workers’ claims. The Republican governor held a ceremonial signing at a foundry in Clarksville. A major feature of the measure is that it removes …
The family of a 7-year-old girl who was killed by a drunk driver after he left a Pittsburgh restaurant has reached a $15.6 million settlement in the case. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported that the German-themed Hofbrauhaus has also agreed to …
A Missouri Court of Appeals has restored $28 million in punitive damages to the families of five people who died in the crash of a skydiving plane shortly after takeoff from a rural Missouri airport. Six people died when the …
The families of those who lost loved ones and individuals who suffered double amputations or permanent brain damage in the Boston Marathon bombing would receive the highest payments from a fund created to help people injured in the twin blasts, …