Boeing Co. said it would offer $100 million to support the families of victims and others affected by the recent crashes of its 737 Max jetliner, which killed 346 people and have led to scores of lawsuits. The money will …
PHILADELPHIA — Faulty building materials helped spread a devastating fire at London’s Grenfell Tower in 2017, turning the residential complex into a “flaming coffin” for the 72 people who died, according to a product liability suit filed Tuesday in the …
BATON ROUGE, La. — An effort aimed at making Louisiana officials pay a share of their sexual harassment settlements, rather than relying entirely on taxpayer dollars, got closer to final legislative passage Wednesday. Republican Sen. Sharon Hewitt, of Slidell, said …
Investigators have determined that Asiana Airlines Flight 214 was traveling “significantly below” the target speed during its approach and that the crew tried to abort the landing just before it smashed onto the runway. What they don’t yet know is …
Victims of the Italian cruise ship disaster who might seek to sue in the United States, where damages lawsuits are a virtual industry, may be barred from doing so. The primary reason, legal experts said, is that contracts written into …
The cinderblock buildings that gave access to Orient No. 2 mine’s Portal No. 4 are still standing six decades after 119 men who carved coal from the earth perished in a roaring, windy blast hundreds of feet below ground. Equally …
A furnace installation company and its insurer have agreed to pay $5 million to the victims of a fatal home explosion in Sun Prairie. Twenty-six-year-old Andrew Manley died when the blast leveled a house and damaged several others in November. …
A group of car accident victims plans to rally about auto insurance legislation being considered in Lansing. The crash victims are to gather Monday in Southfield. They’re upset about a bill that passed the Republican-led House Insurance Committee last week. …
The Massachusetts Port Authority is donating about $300,000 worth of surplus doors and windows to tornado victims in Springfield. U.S. Rep. Richard Neal, Massport Interim CEO Dave Mackey and Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno are making the formal announcement with the …
The government has started providing trailers to families needing housing after their homes burned during Central Texas wildfires. The first temporary housing units arrived this week in Bastrop County, courtesy of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. FEMA spokesman Ray Perez …