Personal injury lawyers allegedly concealed evidence and induced clients to commit perjury to drive up asbestos-related settlements and garner bigger fees, according to lawsuits unsealed on Tuesday in the bankruptcy of a gasket maker. The unsealed racketeering complaints alleged that …
A study by a leading coastal science center lends new support to New Jersey’s efforts to build protective sand dunes along its 127-mile coast. The Coastal Research Center at the Richard Stockton College of New Jersey studied the state’s beaches …
The Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that a former air marshal who was fired after leaking plans to the media about security cutbacks can seek whistleblower protection. By a 7-2 vote, the justices said Robert MacLean did not violate federal law …
Police say two brothers stole nearly $500,000 worth of sewer grates from the Philadelphia, Pa., suburbs and sold them for scrap at pennies on the dollar. Brian and John Vetrulli Jr. were jailed Saturday in Montgomery County on charges of …
The head of self-driving cars for Google expects real people to be using them on public roads in two to five years. Chris Urmson says the cars would still be test vehicles, and Google would collect data on how they …
Two Democratic lawmakers have filed bills that would allow the use of medical marijuana in Indiana, although neither measure is likely to advance in the Republican-controlled legislature. Sen. Karen Tallian of Portage and Rep. Sue Errington of Muncie are sponsoring …
A collapsed overpass covered southbound lanes of Interstate 75 with hundreds of tons of concrete and steel Tuesday, following a construction accident that killed a worker and injured a tractor-trailer driver. Authorities identified the worker as Brandon William Carl, 35, …
Two years into recreational marijuana legalization, Colorado is taking a second look at its rules for medical marijuana. The Colorado state Senate starts work Monday on the state’s regulations governing medical pot production and sales. The rules were the blueprint …
Two former professional wrestlers accuse the WWE of ignoring concussions they say left them with serious brain injuries. The men have filed a potential class-action lawsuit in federal court in Philadelphia. That’s where a judge is weighing a similar case …
Authorities say a Harford County, Md., man has been charged with setting his house on fire. The Office of the State Fire Marshal says a fire was reported by neighbors about 3:50 a.m. Thursday in a two-story, single-family house in …