A South East Texas jury is hearing testimony this week in a case brought against DuPont by the family members of a man who allegedly died as a result of being exposed to asbestos while working for the DuPont Company.
A federal appeals court last week upheld a lower-court decision to dismiss a lawsuit brought against several American chemical companies by Vietnamese plaintiffs who were exposed to Agent Orange during the Vietnam War.
Police in Pembroke Pines, Florida, used tasers on two teens after a fight involving up to 20 students broke out at a High School talent show.
A Minneapolis teen has been charged with second-degree murder in the death of his 17-year-old friend, who died of a gunshot would to the head.
Modine Manufacturing Co. reached a $2 million settlement last month in a class-action lawsuit with residents of McCullom Lake, Illinois, who claim that chemicals from one of the company's plants caused several cases of cancer.
A 5-year-old Allentown, Pennsylvania, boy accidentally shot himself in the shoulder with a stolen handgun he found in his father’s bedroom. The boy’s father was arrested for numerous charges, including receiving stolen property.
A lesbian couple who were married in Canada are headed for divorce in New York in what appears to be the state's first ever same-sex divorce and child custody case.
A prosecutor from Cook County, Illinois, was arrested and charged with possession of a controlled substance last week after authorities discovered him in his vehicle with a white powder substance thought to be heroin.
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