Monthly Archives: <span>December 2013</span>

Lawsuit Over Mississippi Plane Crash Settled

The family of pilot David Duncan, who died in a 2011 when a twin engine Cessna 310 crashed at the Tupelo airport, has settled its lawsuit with the city aviation authority. The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal reports that the terms …

U.S. Senator Seeks Information on Carmaker Efforts to Thwart Hackers

A U.S. senator has asked 20 of the world’s biggest automakers for information on how they secure their vehicles from cyber attacks, in light of reports by security experts who say they have identified ways to hack into cars. Edward …

Greenville May Ban Cellphones From Drivers’ Hands

Greenville, S.C., is considering a ban on any use of a cellphone in a driver’s hand. The city has created a task force to look at driving safety. Mayor Pro Tem David Sudduth said Monday they determined just a ban …

BP, Anadarko Ask Appeals Court to Reverse Oil Spill Decision

Anadarko Petroleum Corp. and BP Plc asked an appeals court to throw out a judge’s finding that both companies were liable under the U.S. Clean Water Act for the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill. U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier …

Cyber Experts Uncover 2M Stolen Passwords to Global Web Accounts

Security experts have uncovered a trove of some 2 million stolen passwords to websites including Facebook, Google, Twitter and Yahoo from Internet users across the globe. Researchers with Trustwave’s SpiderLabs said they discovered the credentials while investigating a server in …

High-Rise Developers Win Court Protection in 9/11 WTC Case

A federal appeals court in New York has given developers and builders of high-rises and other buildings added protection from lawsuits over property losses linked to terrorism, in a case stemming from the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks. A divided panel …

5 Former Kansas City Chiefs Sue Team Over Head Injuries

Five former Kansas City Chiefs players who were on the team between 1987 and 1993 filed a lawsuit Tuesday claiming the team hid and even lied about the risks of head injuries during that time period when there was no …

Tahoe Ski Resort Settles Suit Over Chairlift Death

A lawsuit filed by a family against a Lake Tahoe ski resort and other companies over the death of a man who fell from a chairlift has been settled, although financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. The Sacramento …

Oregon Food Safety Sleuth Praised as Pioneer

The first reports of illness trickled in, just as they always do, to the offices of William “Bill” Keene, Oregon’s top food safety sleuth. The outbreak involved a potentially deadly strain of E. coli. Keene and his colleagues sprang into …

23andMe Faces Class Action Lawsuit in California

Genetic testing company 23andMe is facing a class action lawsuit alleging that the Silicon Valley startup misled customers with advertising for its personalized DNA test kit. The test is marketed as a tool to help users predict their risk of …