Accidental overdoses aren’t the only deadly risk from using powerful prescription painkillers – the drugs may also contribute to heart-related deaths and other fatalities, new research suggests. Among more than 45,000 patients in the study, those using opioid painkillers had …
A San Jose, Calif., home near a highway off-ramp is such a magnet for cars – with at least 19 vehicles landing on the property since 1960 – that its owner calls it a “landing strip.” Homeowner Ray Minter said …
South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley has vetoed a moped safety bill, saying it is government overreach to require reflective vests for nighttime driving and helmets for drivers under 21. People over 18 “should decide for themselves what they should wear …
The American Law Institute (ALI) is the preeminent independent legal organization in the United States producing scholarly work in the legal field, including its “Restatement of the Law” treatises which are meant to inform practitioners on general principles of common …
Even the most organized drivers need a little help remembering everything. General Motors introduced the Rear Seat Reminder for U.S. customers. The feature, believed to be the first in the industry, is designed to remind drivers to check the back …
A Texas insurance company has filed to offer an optional endorsement to its homowners insurance policy that would require mandatory arbitration in claims disputes in exchange for a premium discount, and the head of the Office of the Texas Public …
Self-driving cars must increase safety at least twofold to make a real dent in the 38,000 lives lost on American roads last year, the U.S. auto safety chief said as the federal government prepares to release rules for autonomous vehicles …
Cybersecurity firm Kaspersky Lab says it has uncovered an online marketplace where criminals from all over the world sell access to more than 70,000 hacked corporate and government servers for as little as $6 each. Kaspersky discovered the forum after …
Allowing medical providers to hide false claims amid treatment for crash injuries will encourage scams and could discourage insurers from writing business in Texas, the Coalition Against Insurance Fraud said in an amicus brief filed this week with the state …
For the first time in five years, insured tailgate thefts posted a decline, according to a new report by the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB). The 6 percent decline in 2015 reverses a consecutive five-year escalating theft trend. In 2014, …