New York City Buildings Department inspector Edward J. Marquette has been arrested and charged with lying to city authorities after admitting he did not inspect a crane that later collapsed and killed seven people.
A 1973 Cessna 150L prop plane that developed engine difficulties immediately after takeoff Tuesday morning was forced to make an emergency landing on a busy Mesa, Arizona, thoroughfare.
Attorneys for Exxon Mobil Corp. argued before the U.S. Supreme Court that the $2.5 billion in punitive damages assessed against the company after the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill should be reduced or barred.
Insurers for AAR Parts Trading Inc. and Fleet Business Credit Corp. have agreed to pay $165 million to settle lawsuits brought by family members of 103 victims of the 2000 Air Philippines Flight 541 crash.
Tina Conder, an Indiana resident who worked on the riverboat casino Glory Of Rome, is suing her former employer under maritime law for damages suffered as a result of a flea infestation aboard the vessel.
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