Family of Santa Cruz Man Killed on Highway 17 Files Wrongful Death Lawsuit
A Santa Cruz family filed a wrongful death lawsuit this week after their son died in a crash on Highway 17. The suit targets three trucking companies, a construction firm, and a truck owner who was involved in the crash, and it calls for stricter safety regulations in the trucking industry. A big-rig driver hauling […]
Senate Mulls Mandatory Rest Periods for Truckers
The U.S. Senate is debating whether or not federal regulations that mandate nighttime rest periods for truck drivers should be repealed, with some senators supporting the current rules while others claim they have led to an increase in daytime accidents. The current federal laws require truck drivers to rest for a minimum of 34 hours […]
Nine Employees of a NY Nursing Home Face Charges Over Resident Death
Nine employees of a nursing home in New York are facing criminal charges this week after the death of a resident whose ventilator was improperly connected and whose distress alarms were ignored for hours. The incident occurred at the Medford Multicare Center for Living, which is located on Long Island, about 40 miles east of […]
Settlement Reached in Lawsuit Over Wild Dog Mauling at Pittsburgh Zoo
A settlement was reached this week in a lawsuit filed by the parents of a toddler who was mauled to death by wild dogs at the Pittsburgh Zoo and PPG Aquarium. The suit was filed by the parents of 2-year-old Maddox Derkosh, who died in November 2012 after being mauled by a pack of African […]
Nextdoor CEO Sued Over Hit-and-Run Accident
Nirav Tolia, the CEO of the social networking site Nextdoor, was named as the defendant in a civil lawsuit this week after allegedly leaving the scene of a hit-and-run accident last summer, according to court documents. Tolia, whose social networking website provides an online forum for promoting neighborhood safety, is currently facing civil and criminal […]
Victim to Receive $3 Million from ‘Affluenza’ Teen’s Family
Sergio Molina, who was paralyzed last June after a teen drunk driver crashed his pickup truck into a small group of people helping the driver of a stalled vehicle on the side of the road in Texas, will receive $3 million from the teen’s family, according to court documents. In his criminal trial, attorneys for […]
NYC Subway Train Derailed on Section of Track Set to Be Repaired
The New York City subway train that derailed during rush hour on Friday morning occurred on a section of track that had been scheduled by the Metropolitan Transit Authority to be repaired in 2015. The F train derailed in Queens near 65th Street and Broadway, when six of the train’s eight cars jumped the tracks, […]
FedEx Sued Over Deadly Bus Crash
FedEx Corp. has been sued by the mother of a student who was killed in a bus-truck crash in northern California earlier this month. The April 10 crash, which killed 10 people and injured 30 others, occurred on Interstate 5 about 90 miles north of Sacramento, where a FedEx semi-truck crossed over a highway median […]
Lowe’s To Pay $500,000 Fine for EPA Lead Paint Violations
Home improvement giant Lowe’s Home Centers will have to pay a $500,000 fine over violations of Environmental Protection Agency regulations that govern lead paint exposure. The settlement, which was reached between the EPA and Lowe’s on Thursday, also requires the home improvement chain to instate new lead paint compliance procedures at its 1,700 U.S. stores. […]
Woman Mauled by Chimp Seeks Permission to Sue State of Connecticut
A woman who was attacked by a 200-pound chimpanzee at a friend’s home in Stamford, Connecticut, in 2009 has asked permission to sue the state for $150 million in damages. The request was made by 60-year-old Charla Nash, whose face and hands were literally ripped off by a chimp that had been described by the […]