Controversial Red Light Cameras Save Lives: IIHS August 1, 2016 By Joan Lowy Red-light cameras are widely hated, but a new study says getting rid of them can have fatal consequences. Traffic deaths...
Judge Denies Uber Bid to Enforce Arbitration in Consumer Suit August 1, 2016 By Bob Van Voris and Joel Rosenblatt Uber Technologies Inc. can’t require a Connecticut customer accusing the company of price-fixing to resolve the fight in arbitration, a...
Insurer Not Liable for Defense of NASCAR’s Stewart in Ward Death August 1, 2016 A federal judge ruled Friday that the insurance carrier for NASCAR driver Tony Stewart does not have to defend or...
FAA Rejected Advice for Hot Air Balloon Safety Rules 2 Years Ago July 31, 2016 By Joan Lowy Warning about potential high-fatality accidents, safety investigators recommended two years ago that the Federal Aviation Administration impose greater oversight on...
Texas Hot Air Balloon Crash Kills All 16 Aboard July 31, 2016 By Jim Vertuno A hot air balloon carrying at least 16 people caught on fire and crashed in Central Texas on Saturday, and...
Florida Says Zika Mosquitoes Likely in State July 29, 2016 Health officials in Florida on Friday reported the first cases of local transmission of the mosquito-borne Zika virus in continental...
Fire that Damaged Historic Georgia Courthouse Believed to be Arson July 29, 2016 A fire that caused heavy damage to the historic courthouse in Macon County, Georgia, is being investigated as a case...
San Antonio Specialty Foods Producer Fined $104K Over Working Conditions July 29, 2016 Federal safety officials have cited a specialty food producer with 21 serious violations after receiving a complaint about unsafe working...
NTSB: Parts of Plane that Crashed in Illinois Scattered Nearly a Mile July 29, 2016 A National Transportation Safety Board preliminary report says a plane that crashed southwest of Chicago killing the pilot and setting...
Sued Over Injuries from Infected Corneas, South Dakota Eye Bank Denies Fault July 29, 2016 A South Dakota-based eye and tissue bank says it isn’t responsible for injuries caused by infected corneas that were shipped...