CoreLogic: More Than 900 Homes at Risk From California Rocky Wildfire August 13, 2015 According to CoreLogic hazard risk analysis, a total of 927 homes, or 23 percent, with a total reconstruction cost of...
UL Testing Safety, Privacy Issues Related to Wearable Devices August 13, 2015 By Denise Johnson Physical and privacy risks relating to wearable devices has prompted a familiar face in the safety arena to research the...
Congressional Panel Questions NASA on Why it Isn’t Probing SpaceX Blast August 13, 2015 By Andrea Shalal A U.S. House panel this week asked NASA to explain why it hasn’t launched an independent review of the explosion...
American Family Latest Insurer to Get FAA Approval for Drone Testing August 13, 2015 American Family Insurance will test the use of unmanned aircraft systems – commonly referred to as drones – to accelerate...
Legionnaires’ Outbreak Claims 12 Lives in New York City August 13, 2015 By JONATHAN LEMIRE Two more people in the Bronx have died of Legionnaires’ disease, bringing the total of fatalities to 12 in the...
Takata Plans Ad Campaign to Alert Drivers of Recalled Airbag Risk August 12, 2015 By Jeff Plungis Takata Corp., whose exploding airbag modules have been tied to eight fatalities and the largest-ever U.S. automotive recall, is planning...
Sixth Circuit Court Predicts Kentucky Will Reject the Adoption of Reverse Bad Faith August 12, 2015 By Steven Plitt Reverse bad faith refers to a cause of action which would allow the insurance company to assert a counterclaim for...
Several Drone Near Misses Reported by Emergency Responders August 12, 2015 By ELLIOT SPAGAT As Jason Thrasher lowered his helicopter to a park with seven firefighters aboard, he saw what he thought was another...
NTSB Cites Truck Driver Fatigue as Cause of Tracy Morgan Crash August 12, 2015 By JOAN LOWY The National Transportation Safety Board on Tuesday blamed a fatigued Wal-Mart truck driver for a highway crash last year that...
Driver Age and Neighboring States Best Predictor of Drunk Driving Law Adoption August 12, 2015 How do states decide what laws to adopt to prevent alcohol-impaired driving and keep their roads safe? A new study...