An accident that claimed the lives of small aircraft pilot and radio host Bob Collins and two others has been ruled mostly the fault of an air traffic controller and the Federal Aviation Administration.
AirTran Airways Flight 47, carrying 143 people and bound for Atlanta, returned to Philadelphia International Airport last Saturday with a cracked windshield and a slightly injured co-pilot.
The recent plane crash at Phuket International Airport has resulted in a lawsuit being filed by a Chicago-based firm.
A Florida custody battle between the father of a 5-year-old girl and her foster parents is raising issues as to whether a parent's or a child’s rights should take precedence in child custody cases.
The Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, commonly known as Freddie Mac, has agreed to pay $50 million to settle Securities and Exchange Commission charges related to a multibillion dollar accounting fraud.
A 24-year-old man with cerebral palsy has reported that two teenage girls in Youngstown, Ohio, raped him on Monday as he was watching football practice, according to a police report.
Last week, Arizona enacted a law that increases the penalties for first-time DUI violators, effectively requiring them to take a breathalyzer test every time they want to drive.
Several whistleblowers appeared before the Senate Democratic Policy Committee Friday to share their stories of degrading retaliatory treatment and abuse at the hands of both US military officials and military contracting firms.
In celebration of its 30th anniversary, the Government Accountability Project (GAP) is honoring four whistleblowers and congressional defenders of government accountability, public safety, and whistleblower protections at a gala event co-hosted by Erin Brockovich.
The discovery on Wednesday of asbestos in a Lakeview high-rise in Chicago has forced residents there to search for a new place to stay for at least the next few weeks.
While Menchville High School students are busy hitting the books this semester, renovation crews are busy removing asbestos from the school's ceiling, causing many parents to worry their children may be exposed to asbestos.
A crew that had been working on the restoration of Staten Island's Borough Hall since last October filed a notion of intent to sue the city Monday for asbestos exposure.
The year-long battle to decriminalize misdemeanor amounts of marijuana and paraphernalia that is used to smoke it has begun Friday in a Missouri town.
Law enforcement in Redding and Shasta County received a huge helping hand from the federal government in their fight against methamphetamine.
The city of Columbus, Ohio, has reached a tentative settlement worth $225,000 with the estate of a woman who was struck by a fire engine at a downtown crosswalk.
Starting next week, the smoking section at Minnesota bars and restaurants will be moved outside.
A cigarette tax increase has convinced many smokers in Colorado to kick the habit, landing the state among the top ten in the country for lowest prevalence of smokers.
The parents of a 2-year-old boy born with severe brain damage are suing the Minnesota hospital where their son was delivered and one of its doctors this week for medical malpractice.
On Friday Sept. 21, the parents of a severely premature baby tried to have Kaiser Permanente move their son to another San Diego hospital in hopes of ensuring his survival.
Pop singer Britney Spears received a court order on September 17 requiring her to undergo weekly drug and alcohol screening and attend parenting classes in order to maintain custody of her children with ex-husband Kevin Federline.
A lawsuit recently filed in West Virginia charges 52 companies with being negligent in exposing a Kentucky worker to asbestos.
The family of a teenager who suffered a head injury during a mock sumo wrestling competition at a Sky Sox minor league baseball game is suing the team and the maker of the sumo suit worn by the boy.
The Securities and Exchange Commission has filed fraud charges against two former officers of the Penn Traffic Company, a regional grocery company based in Syracuse, New York.
The Georgia Supreme Court heard testimony on Monday from three sides in a lawsuit stemming from alleged faulty automobile equipment that led to the death of a Jackson County, Georgia, woman.
Morgan State University student Tyrique Layne has filed a lawsuit against rapper Lil’ Wayne alleging that she sustained major head injuries when she was trampled by a hysterical mob of concertgoers during the rapper’s performance at the school last October.
In a report released this week, the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, and state regulators said many investment seminars targeted towards older Americans are deceptive or even fraudulent.
Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick and the city were found liable today for the unfair punishment of two former police officers who investigated allegations of misconduct by the mayor and his staff.
A Polk County jury on Thursday awarded $13.5 million to a woman whose son developed cerebral palsy after being deprived of oxygen at birth.
A federal court will hear the wrongful death allegations brought by the mother of a man who died after Lafayette, Colorado, police subdued him with a Taser device.
A man from Windsor County, Vermont, who suffered permanent injuries in a 2005 car crash has been awarded $21 million for his medical expenses, pain and suffering, and other damages.
Toy giant Mattel Inc. announced Tuesday that it was recalling an additional 800,000 Chinese-made toys that may contain excessive amounts of lead paint.
The Massachusetts Appeals Court has ruled that whistleblower Peter Scannell, who reported trading abuses at Boston-based Putnam Investments, is not entitled to receive a share of settlements recovered from the company.
Fundraiser Norman Hsu, who raised over $1 million for the campaign coffers of presidential candidate Senator Hilary Clinton and other Democratic politicians, has turned himself in to California authorities.
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