News Where There’s Vapor: Electronic Cigarettes and Their Risks Some may have noticed that many “no smoking” signs now include “no e-cigarettes.” A new trend, e-cigarettes are small devices... Read More
News Farmworker Safety Concerns Raised After Manure Pond Deaths It was still dark the morning Ruperto Vazquez-Carrera began his shift at Sunrise Organic Dairy in Boise, Idaho. It was... Read More
News What Value-Based Contracting Means to the Workers’ Comp Industry Value-based contracting (VBC) widely used in the healthcare system is now a hot topic in the workers’ comp industry, according... Read More
West News Jumbo Tanker Debate Continues as Wildfires Rage in West A giant aircraft that can fly high above oceans on intercontinental flights instead jets in low and slow over a... Read More
West News Jury Awards $17M to California Man Who Lost Leg in Forklift Accident A Riverside Superior Court jury awarded Steven Meier $17 million after he had his right leg amputated below the knee... Read More
West News Three Dead in Fire at Honolulu High-Rise With No Sprinklers At least three people died and 12 were injured Friday in a fire at a Honolulu high-rise that was not... Read More
Southeast News Growing Florida Sinkhole Swallows 2 Houses, 1 Boat A sinkhole that started out the size of a small swimming pool and continued to grow in Florida swallowed a... Read More
Midwest News Flooding Affects Some 6800 Buildings North of Chicago Illinois officials said Friday some 6,800 buildings have been affected by “unprecedented” flooding north of Chicago, and the damage is... Read More
International News Study: Hackers Could Use Brainwaves to Steal Passwords Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham suggest that brainwave-sensing headsets, also known as EEG or electroencephalograph headsets, need... Read More
Texas / South Central News Disbarred Texas Attorney Involved in Auto Insurance Fraud Appeals to High Court A Houston attorney disbarred for his involvement in an auto insurance fraud scheme, has filed an appeal with the Texas... Read More