Juul Labs Inc. was sued by California for allegedly targeting teenagers with ads for its e-cigarettes, after a series of lawsuits filed by schools, parents and others against the market leader as deaths and illnesses linked to vaping add up …
A California specialty painting company pleaded guilty Monday to five counts of violating federal workplace safety rules that resulted in the deaths of five workers at a Colorado power plant in 2007. Under terms of its plea agreement, RPI Coating …
The Maharishi Foundation USA Inc. has sued Meditation House LLC, alleging infringement on the foundation’s trademark covering the teaching of transcendental meditation. The Des Moines Register reports the federal lawsuit was filed Monday in Des Moines. It says Meditation House …
No matter what the language, school officials cannot punish students for what they say about teachers from home on Facebook, the American Civil Liberties Union says in a lawsuit filed for a Brusly High School student and his family. The …
Sentencing will be in January for a southwestern Illinois man who admits violating the federal Clean Air Act by having asbestos illegally removed from a former industrial site. Fifty-two-year-old Franklin “Al” Bieri of O’Fallon pleaded guilty Wednesday in federal court …
A Broward County judge has ruled that red-light cameras don’t violate constitutional rights. The South Florida Sun-Sentinel reports that Judge Steven P. DeLuca ruled Wednesday on an array of issues including due process and speedy trial protections, and the admissibility …
A Home Depot store in Chicago was cited for alleged safety violations, including failing to remove damaged equipment from service by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). The company faces proposed penalties of $55,000. Two repeat citations, with proposed …
Caterpillar Inc. in East Peoria has been hit with proposed penalties of $66,000 for three safety violations for failing to follow proper procedures to lock out and tag out the energy sources of equipment, according to OSHA. This follows an …
A health inspection of Delta Granite and Marble Inc.’s facility on Sable Lane, where employees fabricate marble and granite counter tops, resulted in citations for 10 serious and one other-than-serious violation, according to OSHA. Proposed penalties total $42,000. The company …
Sentencing is scheduled for Aug. 1 for a Vermont contractor who has pleaded guilty to operating without workers’ compensation insurance. Prosecutors say Donald Bevins, of Williston, doing business as Twin City Roofing and Around the Clock Property Maintenance, operated without …