West News Hotshot Firefighter Death Citations Contested December 23, 2013 Arizona’s Forestry Division on Thursday contested citations and fines issued by the state’s workplace safety agency for the June deaths... Read More
MSHA Issued 290 Citations During Mine Inspections December 23, 2013 Federal mining regulators issued more than 290 citations during October and November impact inspections. The U.S. Mine Safety and Health... Read More
Midwest News Woman Bitten by Nebraska Police Dog Gets Settlement December 23, 2013 A woman bitten by a Lincoln, Neb., police dog during an overnight training exercise at a city park has settled... Read More
East News High Court Rules Contractor Owes Vermont Defense in Prison Death December 23, 2013 A prison health contractor must defend the Vermont Department of Corrections against a lawsuit filed by the family of a... Read More
Sedgwick Claims Management May Sell for $2 Billion or More: Reuters December 22, 2013 Private equity-owned Sedgwick Claims Management Services Inc., one of the largest U.S. providers of claims services, is exploring a sale... Read More
Texas / South Central News Questionable Insurance Claims on the Rise in Texas: Report December 20, 2013 Questionable insurance claims rose by 38 percent in Texas from 2010 through 2012, the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) reports.... Read More
West News Utah Attorney General Ask Feds to Crack Down on Patent Trolls December 20, 2013 Acting Utah Attorney General Brian Tarbet is asking the Federal Trade Commission to investigate patent trolls. Tarbet joined 42 other... Read More
West News Jackson Outlaws Cellphone Use While Driving December 20, 2013 The town of Jackson, Wyo., has banned the use of cellphones while driving or biking. The Jackson Town Council approved... Read More
International News ‘Village of Widows’ Struggles After Indian Floods December 20, 2013 The Indian government still doesn’t have a final toll for the thousands of people killed in massive flash floods earlier... Read More
FDA Delays Food Safety Regulations December 20, 2013 Food safety rules the U.S. planned to implement this year are being delayed by months because the requirements were too... Read More