Emotion-packed bills that would compensate two men whose lives were turned upside down by governmental mistakes will get another chance during Florida’s 2012 legislative session after the measures died in the frantic final hours of the 2011 session. They are …
A family that lost four members when a military jet crashed into their San Diego home is seeking $56 million in compensation from the federal government. Attorney Brian Panish said during closing arguments Wednesday that Don Yoon should receive $25 …
The Minnesota Supreme Court says the state may seek compensation from a California design firm that tried to block lawsuits over the Minneapolis bridge collapse. Wednesday’s ruling allows the state’s claim against Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. of Pasadena to proceed. …
A Texas man wrongly convicted of aggravated sexual assault has dropped a lawsuit against the state comptroller. Johnnie Lindsey alleged the state denied him just compensation for his time in prison. His attorney announced Monday that his client dropped the …
The family of a Taunton High School student injured running away from a teacher wearing a mask and wielding what appeared to be a chain saw for a Halloween prank is seeking up to $100,000 in compensation for medical expenses. …
Under fire for oil spills off China’s eastern coast, ConocoPhillips says it has finished collecting virtually all oil and drilling mud released into Bohai Bay, meeting a deadline to finish its cleanup by Wednesday. China’s State Oceanic Administration, however, criticized …
Nearly 15 months after the massive BP oil spill blighted the Gulf of Mexico and beaches across the southeast, Florida’s top agriculture official said Monday that an untold number of residents whose livelihoods were disrupted have not yet been compensated. …
Members of California’s congressional delegation are calling on a French company to set aside substantially more money to compensate victims of a 2008 commuter train crash in Los Angeles County. The 17 lawmakers argue that medical bills, lost income and …
The fund BP set up to deal with compensation claims after last year’s Gulf of Mexico oil spill is working too slowly, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said Thursday. The fund is not sufficiently transparent and requires too much documentation …
Tokyo Electric Power estimates it will have to pay 88 billion yen ($1.1 billion) in compensation for mental distress caused to people who were forced to leave their homes after the March quake and tsunami sparked a crisis at a …