Hawaii to Discuss Possible Water Jet Pack Rules July 16, 2013 The Department of Land and Natural Resources is holding a public meeting this week to discuss possible state rules for...
Coast Guard Blames Carnival Fire Damage in 2010 on Crew Worker July 16, 2013 By Christopher Palmeri Fire damage on the Carnival Splendor in November 2010 was exacerbated by a crew member who reset a fire alarm...
Delays in U.S. Chemical-Safety Standards Set for Panel’s Rebuke July 16, 2013 By Mark Drajem The Obama administration’s lack of action to impose recommended changes to make refineries, chemical factories and sugar plants safer is...
Survivors of Quebec Train Crash to File Class Action Suit July 16, 2013 By Phil Wahba Two residents of the Quebec town of Lac-Megantic, where a runaway train derailed and exploded into a wall of fire...
Alabama Emergency Management to Simulate Hurricane for Exercise July 16, 2013 Alabama’s Emergency Management Agency plans to conduct an exercise to practice how the state would respond if a Category 3...
Paint Makers’ $900 Million California Lead Trial Starts July 16, 2013 By Joel Rosenblatt BP Plc’s Atlantic Richfield Co. is among five companies fighting a public-nuisance lawsuit in state court seeking $900 million to...
Minnesota City Settles Fatal Crash Case for $570,000 July 16, 2013 The city of New Ulm, Minn., has agreed to pay $570,000 to family members of two people killed when a...
Courts Will Treat Asiana Passengers Differently July 16, 2013 By PAUL ELIAS When the courts have to figure compensation for people aboard Flight 214, the potential payouts will probably be vastly different...
10 Dead in Brazil Bus Accident After Brakes Fail July 16, 2013 A bus accident in Brazil has killed at least 10 church members on their way to inaugurate a new temple....
Mississippi Meat Plants Often Cited for Food Safety Violations July 16, 2013 The Jackson Clarion-Ledger reports that more than two dozen Mississippi slaughterhouses and poultry meat processing plants have violated sanitation or...