The parents of a 12-year-old boy with a heart condition who died in his gym class after several days of running in extreme heat have sued the Compton Unified School District for wrongful death. Attorney Alex Galindo said Tuesday that …
Jurors will hear statements made to authorities by an actress who appeared on the “Melrose Place” TV series at her aggravated manslaughter trial in New Jersey. A judge ruled Amy Locane was able to understand the consequences of waiving her …
In an ad on Facebook, a company seeking stand-ins for nurses planning a walkout encouraged applicants to what it termed “join us for all the fun on this strike.” Days later, a patient at Oakland’s Alta Bates Summit Medical Center, …
Indiana labor officials have waived a proposed fine against the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) over the death of an employee who was killed on the job when a co-worker backed a dump truck over him. The Occupational Safety and …
The estate of an Iowa woman killed in a 2009 fire has dropped its lawsuit against all but one defendant. The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier reports that the estate of Mackenzie Blandau will now only pursue its lawsuit against The Building …
The California Supreme Court says Mill Valley must pay $4 million to the family of a man killed in a mudslide at their home. Walter Guthrie was trying to clear an outdoor drainpipe during a 2006 rainstorm when he was …
A California oil field worker has been killed when a support beam collapsed during construction of a new drilling rig in Ventura County. Senior deputy medical examiner Crain Stevens tells the Ventura County Star that 34-year-old Oscar Zamudio of Bakersfield …
The Mississippi Supreme Court has ruled a Madison County woman’s lawsuit stemming from her 11-month-old child’s death and her arrest in the case should be separate suits. The Clarion-Ledger reports that the Supreme Court ruling reversed Hinds County Circuit Judge …
Authorities say they’re investigating the death of a man who apparently fell off the top floor of an Albany hospital’s parking garage. Police and fire crews responding to an emergency call from a hospital worker around 9:30 a.m. Monday found …
Bridgeport police say a driver charged with fatally injuring a woman as she stepped off a city bus was talking on his cellphone at the time. Police say 41-one-year-old Michael Maddox of Newtown was charged Friday with negligent homicide, operating …