An Iraqi family is seeking compensation in court from Australia’s government for gunshot wounds sustained when Australian troops opened fire at a Baghdad checkpoint, a lawyer said. The al-Saadi family of five are living in the eastern Australian city of …
A federal jury has awarded $65,000 in compensatory damages to a man who said an Albany police officer ground his face into the pavement and strip searched him in public. Phillip Lewis, 43, later convicted of weapon possession, said he …
The European Union said it plans to require safety warnings on toys containing magnets due to concerns about the danger to children who swallow small magnetic components. Under the rules, manufacturers would have to label toy boxes with a warning …
Safety officials in the U.S. announced a recall of 24,000 cribs and also warned parents against putting their babies to bed with pillows and other soft bedding that could suffocate them. The 24,000 Indonesian-made cribs were recalled for putting children …
The government is warning the owners of about 4.6 million recalled Ford vehicles to immediately bring their cars and trucks into dealerships to disconnect faulty cruise control switch systems that have been linked to engine fires. The National Highway Traffic …
A jury in Napa, Calif., has awarded the Marin School Insurance Authority $4.66 million stemming from a lawsuit against its long-term third-party claims administrator, ESIS, Inc. “This victory is especially rewarding considering how uncommon it is for public risk pools …
A new study indicated that safe drivers could pay more under the state’s new competitive auto insurance system because a motorist’s driving record is not given as much weight in pricing as factors unrelated to driving, such as credit rating …
Persistent rains and floods have killed at least 16 people since mid-January, leaving Ecuador in a state of disaster as concern over food shortages grows, President Rafael Correa said. “This is not an emergency, this is a disaster,” Correa said …
The Texas Department of Insurance Division of Workers’ Compensation (TDI-DWC) announced final disciplinary actions taken by Commissioner of Workers’ Compensation Albert Betts in December 2007 and January 2008. The final actions include orders assessing administrative penalties totaling $131,000 for violations …
A U.S. federal judge Thursday granted Pfizer Inc.’s motion to dismiss a shareholder lawsuit that alleged the company hid information and made misleading claims about a failed experimental cholesterol drug in order to prop up its share price. The plaintiffs …