Arizona’s Forestry Division on Thursday contested citations and fines issued by the state’s workplace safety agency for the June deaths of 19 firefighters who were killed battling a wildfire northwest of Phoenix. The appeal with the Arizona Division of Occupational …
Federal mining regulators issued more than 290 citations during October and November impact inspections. The U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration says it also issued 21 orders following inspections at 18 coal mines and three other mines. MSHA issued 36 …
A woman bitten by a Lincoln, Neb., police dog during an overnight training exercise at a city park has settled her lawsuit against the city. A Lincoln City Council resolution shows that the city settled last month with Krystle Park …
A prison health contractor must defend the Vermont Department of Corrections against a lawsuit filed by the family of a woman who died in prison after she wasn’t given medication that she needed to treat a heart condition, the Vermont …
Private equity-owned Sedgwick Claims Management Services Inc., one of the largest U.S. providers of claims services, is exploring a sale that could value it at more than $2 billion, according to four people familiar with the matter. Sedgwick, which was …
Questionable insurance claims rose by 38 percent in Texas from 2010 through 2012, the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) reports. Questionable claims (QC) are those claims that NICB member insurance companies refer to NICB for closer review and investigation based …
Acting Utah Attorney General Brian Tarbet is asking the Federal Trade Commission to investigate patent trolls. Tarbet joined 42 other attorneys general seeking relief. They say patent trolls are making problems for small business and stifling innovation. In a letter …
The town of Jackson, Wyo., has banned the use of cellphones while driving or biking. The Jackson Town Council approved the ban on Monday but the new ordinance doesn’t take effect until March 1. Mayor Mark Barron tells the Jackson …
The Indian government still doesn’t have a final toll for the thousands of people killed in massive flash floods earlier this year, but in the Himalayan hamlet known as the Village of Widows, the loss is all too specific: 57 …
Food safety rules the U.S. planned to implement this year are being delayed by months because the requirements were too complex for some farmers, regulators said. Two core rules of the Food Safety Modernization Act of 2011 that were proposed …