A federal judge sided with Georgia State University on a range of copyright infringement claims filed by three publishing houses in a ruling that administrators said could set an important precedent for how educational data is used by schools. The …
An Alabama man has filed a lawsuit against a Florida blood bank, charging that a transfusion during a coronary bypass surgery infected him with HIV. The lawsuit alleges that the contaminated blood given to Howard Midkiff came from the Alabama …
Cutting the grass at national parks has been suspended because of safety concerns following the death of a maintenance worker near Asheville, N.C. The Asheville Citizen-Times reports that a National Park Service order to halt mowing at 397 parks nationwide …
The Wood County Board of Education in West Virginia is being sued by a woman who claims an assistant football coach encouraged a fight between her son and another player. The Parkersburg News and Sentinel says Lisa Watson filed the …
Three experts on mine and workplace safety and health have been selected to research ways to make U.S. coal mines safer. Their appointments announced Monday by Alpha Natural Resources are part of the company’s settlement with the federal government following …
Drivers in Georgia could face a traffic ticket if they don’t buckle up. The Governor’s Office of Highway Safety is launching the annual “Click It or Ticket” campaign on May 21. Drivers can expect a ticket if they don’t buckle …
Llorente SIU, a California-based firm providing contract special investigation unit services for all lines of insurance coverage nationwide, recognized Florida Assistant State Attorney M. Eric Rosario as the recipient of the 2011 “Prosecutor of the Year” award. In its seventh …
Authorities say a Williamson County, Tenn., teenager was killed when the golf cart he was riding in crashed into a brick-encased mailbox. Tennessee Highway Patrol spokeswoman Dalya Qualls tells The Tennessean that the accident occurred around 6 p.m. on Wednesday. …
Twelve recruits will graduate Friday from the Tennessee Fire Service and Codes Enforcement Academy in Bedford County. The 12 have been trained in victim rescues, hazardous fuel spills, live fires and other situations. They represent fire departments in Cookeville, Millersville, …
Two Beaufort County building inspectors have been released from jail after being charged with accept cash and other items in exchange for issuing permits for properties they never inspected. The Island Packet of Hilton Head reported that Larry Fields of …
