PG&E Probing Whether Cables at Risk of Failing and Causing Fires December 2, 2019 By Mark Chediak and Joel Rosenblatt PG&E Corp. is trying to determine whether other jumper cables along its system may be susceptible to failure after one...
Mexico Rules Out Engine Failure in Copter Crash November 15, 2011 Mexican officials ruled out engine failure in the helicopter crash that killed the government’s No. 2 official, saying Sunday that...
Kentucky Police Car’s Lights Fail, Officer Hits Car October 18, 2011 A crash involving a Lexington, Kentucky police car and another vehicle could have been caused by an electrical malfunction in...
Jumper Hurtles into West Virginia River as Chute Fails October 18, 2011 In front of horrified spectators, a BASE jumper’s chute didn’t fully open during Bridge Day celebration in Fayetteville, hurtling him...
2 Skydivers Die in Accident Near Nevada-Ariz. Line October 11, 2011 Officials say two skydivers died near the Nevada-Arizona border Sunday after their parachute failed to open. Police in Mesquite, Nev.,...
Alarm Company Settles with Minnesota Woman’s Estate October 4, 2011 ADT Security Services Inc. has reached a settlement in a lawsuit over a failed home burglar alarm with the estate...
Last Wrongful Death Lawsuit from 9/11 Settled September 21, 2011 By LARRY NEUMEISTER The last wrongful death lawsuit remaining from the 9/11 terrorist attacks was settled Monday when a family that sought to...
Insurance Carrier Denies California City’s Flood Claim August 8, 2011 City grants to community organizations in Capitola may be in jeopardy after the city’s insurance claim from two March floods...
Florida’s Argus to Cancel All Home Policies Within 45 Days June 10, 2011 Some 9,000 Florida homeowners will have to seek coverage elsewhere after Argus Fire & Casualty Insurance agreed to cancel its...
Company Continues Probe into mid-Michigan Gas Leak May 12, 2011 Marathon Pipe Line continues to investigate why its safety systems missed a pipeline failure that dumped 126,000 gallons of gasoline...