Lab Analyzes Vunerabilities to Hurricanes July 22, 2013 A Sandia National Laboratories team is gearing up for hurricane season, readying analyses to help people in the eye of...
Rainy Night Turns Into Legendary Flood in Tennessee July 22, 2013 By KEVIN HARDY, The Times Free Press This is why they call it a flash flood. A rainy night in South Pittsburg, Tenn., on July 10 quickly...
Vitaminwater Lawsuit to Proceed as Class Action July 22, 2013 By MATTHEW PERRONE A judge on Thursday recommended that a case challenging the claims on popular Vitaminwater drinks as misleading move forward as...
Boeing 787 Fire Inspectors Said to Focus on Pinched Beacon Wire July 22, 2013 By Julie Johnsson and Alan Levin Investigators are examining whether a wire smashed under a beacon battery cover caused a short- circuit that triggered a July...
Chinese Families of Air Crash Victims Hire Lawyers July 22, 2013 By TERRY COLLINS Families of three Chinese teens killed in the Asiana Flight 214 crash landing at San Francisco International Airport have hired...
China Says Flooding Has Killed 337 This Year July 22, 2013 Flooding in China this year has left at least 337 people dead and 213 missing, due mainly to unusually wet...
Asylum Seekers Cause $55M Damage at Nauru July 22, 2013 By ROD McGUIRK Some 125 asylum seekers were in police custody on the Pacific island nation of Nauru after a riot ended with...
Guilty Plea in Oil Spill Claim by Phony ‘Caterer’ July 22, 2013 The U.S. Attorney’s Office in New Orleans says a 27-year-old man has pleaded guilty in connection with a fraudulent claim...
Intervention Nuances Under California Law July 22, 2013 By Steven Plitt In the insurance defense context involving commercial insureds, it is not uncommon for an insurer to defend the employer as...
OSHA Cites Ford’s Buffalo Plant Over Asbestos July 22, 2013 Federal safety officials have cited Ford Motor Co.’s Buffalo, N.Y. plant for alleged asbestos violations. The Labor Department’s Occupational Safety...