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Hurricane Alex weakened to a tropical storm Thursday as it moved further inland over northeastern Mexico, dumping heavy rains that... Read More

Democratic lawmakers, seeking to prevent another mine disaster like the April explosion that killed 29 workers in West Virginia, proposed... Read More

Hurricane Alex strengthened in the Gulf of Mexico early Wednesday and was expected to make landfall later in the day... Read More

U.S. federal aviation officials have known for years that cockpit window heaters in some Boeing planes catch fire. But they... Read More

A U.S. Senate committee Wednesday voted to eliminate limits on liability that oil companies would face for damages stemming from... Read More

Victims of the biggest oil spill in U.S. history should be compensated if their claims would be applicable under state... Read More

BP Plc faces at least 243 U.S. lawsuits so far arising from its role in the Gulf of Mexico oil... Read More

U.S. Labor Secretary Hilda Solis said her department needs to scrap and replace its “badly broken” process for identifying the... Read More

Toyota Motor Corp. lost a key courtroom skirmish with product liability lawyers Wednesday over rules for safeguarding its trade secrets... Read More

To settle medical malpractice lawsuits, Judge Douglas McKeon sometimes quietly listens to heartbroken family members vent their anger. He calls... Read More