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Company Reaches Settlement After 5-Day Mulch Fire

A northern Illinois pallet company that was the site of a massive mulch fire is agreeing to pay thousands in a legal settlement. The Rockford Register Star reports Northwest Pallet Supply also agreed to stop manufacturing or storing mulch on …

Idaho Company Repays Government for Costs of 2010 Blaze

Federal prosecutors say they have collected $270,000 as part of a legal settlement with an Idaho company over costs of battling a wildfire in 2010. U.S. Attorney Wendy Olson says the sum paid by Sunroc Construction Co. helps defray the …

U.S. Settlement Reached in Chinese Drywall Case

Owners of thousands of U.S. homes tainted with foul-smelling Chinese drywall agreed to a legal settlement on Thursday with a German manufacturer. An attorney for the plaintiffs, Russ Herman, said the settlement reached with Knauf International was worth $800 million …