The sole survivor of last year's deadly Comair crash in Kentucky and the widow of flight captain Jeffrey Clay have filed suits against the Federal Aviation Administration, Blue Grass Airport, and a runway chart-making company.
One of the largest commercial airplane manufacturers in the world is being sued by the estates of nine Indonesian victims killed in the Mandala Airlines crash.
A growing number of older motorcyclists are contributing to an increase in motorcycle-related fatalities, according to statistics from a study released last month by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
A jury in DeKalb County, Illinois, has issued a $1.6 million verdict against a doctor accused of failing to diagnose a patient with bladder cancer and kidney disease.
A Cleveland investment advisor will spend at least ten years in prison after pleading guilty to two charges of securities fraud for his role in a Ponzi scheme that defrauded investors of over $28 million.
Malawi’s Child Welfare Services delayed finalizing Madonna’s October 2006 adoption of David, a Malawian orphan. Agency director Penston Kilembe cited financial and logistical limitations as causing the delay.
Mattel, the world's largest toy distributor, announced a massive recall August 14 of approximately 19 million potentially dangerous toys manufactured in China. Mattel executives also suggested that additional recalls could be announced.
Ex-Iasis Vice President for ethics and compliance Jerre Frazier has filed a federal lawsuit claiming his former employer performed medically unnecessary procedures, bilking the government out of millions.
Convicted in 2004 on 18 felony counts apiece of securities fraud, bank fraud, and conspiracy, Adelphia founder John Rigas and son Timothy Rigas reported Monday to Butner Federal Correctional Complex near Raleigh, North Carolina.
Sacramento and Los Angeles have now joined the ranks of San Diego, San Francisco, and other California cities that have passed laws making public parks smoke-free.
A proposed Michigan smoking ban passed by the State House Commerce Committee last week is one step closer to becoming a reality.
A police accountability expert hired by the University of California, Los Angeles has concluded that campus police used excessive force in a November 14, 2006, incident involving the repeated stunning of a student with a Taser device.
Two brothers who were arrested in February in California’s largest heroin bust walked free Tuesday after prosecutors dropped the charges against them because the search and seizure was ruled unconstitutional.
Illinois lawmakers are pushing for a review of drug-free "safe zone" laws after concerns surfaced regarding the disproportionate effects the laws have on offenders of different races.
Two state employees have filed suit against the Washington State Department of Social and Health Services, alleging they were subjected to retaliatory treatment after one of them filed a whistleblower complaint.
America is one step closer to becoming asbestos-free after a bill to ban asbestos in all products passed a committee vote in Washington in early August.
Business tenants in Chicago's Loop district are worried about possible health risks after state health inspectors evacuated a historic high-rise earlier this month due to the presence of asbestos.
A mineral discovered in the Killdeer Mountains in the 1980s is thought to possibly carry health risks similar to asbestos, according to the results of preliminary EPA tests.
Foreign Tire Sales Inc. of New Jersey announced a recall on August 9 of approximately 255,000 Chinese-made tires, stating that the defective tires lacked a particular safety feature known as a gum strip, which could result in tread separation.
Nine Tucson, Arizona, charter schools were hit with more than $67,000 in fines by the Environmental Protection Agency on Monday for asbestos-related violations that could have endangered the health of students, teachers, and other workers.
The town of Cazenovia has paid nearly $100,000 to settle claims that a worker who reported possible violations of environmental law was subjected to harassment and retaliatory measures that resulted in on-the-job injury.
A San Francisco jury found Gregory Reyes guilty on 10 felony counts of securities fraud this week, following a trial that has come to be seen as a litmus test for options backdating cases.
Carole Argo, former president, COO, and CFO of network security company SafeNet Inc., was charged this week with six counts of securities fraud and conspiracy for allegedly backdating millions of dollars in stock options.
Under the terms of a settlement reached this week, Reston, Virginia-based Maximus Inc. will pay $30.5 million to settle a false claims case filed following a federal investigation of the company’s activities.
Michigan-based trucking company KW-Express was charged with 15 safety violations during an inspection by the Department of Transportation after a Los Angeles area accident that killed three children and injured two adults on May 4.
The threat of lead paint poisoning has prompted a recall of almost one million Fisher-Price toys. The paint on the affected toys contains excessive levels of lead and could cause adverse health effects in children.
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