GM Ordered to Share Former CEO’s Report in Faulty Switch Case December 1, 2014 By Linda Sandler A U.S. judge told General Motors Co. to give customers any portions of former Chief Executive Officer Rick Wagoner’s 2009...
Kentucky Hospital Must Pay Parents of Brain Injured Child $18M December 1, 2014 A jury has awarded the parents of a child who suffered a brain injury during his birth more than $18...
North Carolina Only State Hit During Atlantic Hurricane Season December 1, 2014 The end of the Atlantic hurricane season is here as North Carolina was the only state to have a storm...
New York Appeals Court Decision Relied on Business Judgment Rule December 1, 2014 By Ellen Rosen A four-page opinion from an appellate court in New York suggests a way to insulate companies and their boards from...
Injured BP Oil Spill Cleanup Workers May Be Last to Get Paid December 1, 2014 By Laurel Brubaker Calkins BP Plc, having pledged billions of dollars for damages caused by the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill, won’t have...
Michigan Authorities Plan to Seek Restitution After Debris Fire December 1, 2014 Fire officials in Milford Township plan to seek restitution for costs associated with a landscaping fire that took several days...
23,000 Pounds of Toxic Chemical Led to 4 Deaths at Texas Plant December 1, 2014 Chemical manufacturer DuPont has reported that about 23,000 pounds of a flammable toxic chemical escaped in the building where four...
Supreme Court Set to Hear Ex-UPS Driver’s Pregnancy Bias Claim December 1, 2014 By MARK SHERMAN Peggy Young only has to look at her younger daughter to be reminded how long she has fought United Parcel...
Problems Remain After North Dakota’s Knife River Flood December 1, 2014 By LAUREN DONOVAN, Bismarck Tribune The unusual August flood of the Knife River near tiny, unincorporated Marshall quickly receded, but the dirty water of the...
Alaska High Court Considers Compensation After Railbelt Complex Wildfires December 1, 2014 The Alaska Supreme Court ruled that a group of landowners may be eligible for compensation after suing the state for...