Federal securities fraud class action filing activity decreased sharply in 2012, according to Securities Class Action Filings—2012 Year in Review, a semiannual report prepared by Cornerstone Research and the Stanford Law School Securities Class Action Clearinghouse. Only 152 federal securities …
A new report shows the number of drunken driving deaths is declining in Minnesota. The Department of Public Safety says 111 people died from drunken driving in 2011, compared with 185 deaths a decade ago. Minnesota State Patrol Lt. Tom …
Customer satisfaction with the auto claims experience declined for the first time in three calendar quarters, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2012 U.S. Auto Claims Satisfaction Study. Overall customer satisfaction declined 13 points to 842, the lowest satisfaction …
The state is reporting that workplace injuries and illnesses declined last year in Montana. An annual survey from the Department of Labor and Industry found 5.0 injuries and illnesses per hundred full time workers in 2010. That is down from …
The number of traffic fatalities is dropping across Kentucky and the commonwealth appears to be on track for a sixth consecutive year of decline. The Kentucky Office of Highway Safety reports traffic deaths are down 7.7 percent statewide from the …
Children are returning to school in Ohio during an era of safer school bus travel in the state. State Highway Patrol records show crashes involving school buses have declined steadily in recent years, from 1,671 in 2006 to 1,579 last …
Yum Brands Inc expects damage from a dropped lawsuit over the quality of Taco Bell’s ground beef to linger in the third quarter, but to ease during the remainder of the year, and laid out plans to turn the business …
Safety officials say the number of fatalities in Tennessee during the Fourth of July holiday continues to decline. The Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security announced Monday that early estimates indicate seven people were killed in traffic crashes during …
The number of medical malpractice lawsuits filed against doctors and hospitals in Pennsylvania dropped last year for the sixth year in a row. A total of 1,491 malpractice lawsuits were filed in 2010, according to a report released last week …