Latest Manufacturing Headlines
All the headlines from our Manufacturing Topic Page, ordered by recency.
U.S. Law Firm Seeks Records from Malaysian Airlines, Boeing
Mar 26 2014 // Malaysian Airlines and Boeing Co are facing a potential lawsuit over the Beijing-bound flight that disappeared more than two weeks ago with 239 people on board, according to a law firm representing passengers’...
Tesla Could Skip Dealers Under Arizona bill
Mar 21 2014 // Electric car manufacturer Tesla Motors would be allowed to sell cars in Arizona without establishing a dealer network under a bill approved by a state Senate committee this week. House Bill 2123 is strongly opposed by...
Brewing Boom
Mar 10 2014 // Microbrewers Make Their Mark The craft beer industry has been chipping away at the U.S. domestic beer market throughout the past decade. And the pace of growth in this specialty niche is not expected to stop anytime...
Willis Transport Head Sees Huge Potential in Asian Aerospace, Engineering
Mar 5 2014 // Alastair Swift, Global Head of Transportation for Willis Group Holdings, pointed out that Asia continues to benefit from a period of staggering economic growth and seismic demographic shifts. As a result the region could...
Exclusive Recall Coverage That Goes Hand In Hand with Product Liability
Mar 5 2014 // How can agents communicate the importance of this type of exposure to the industry? There is a natural resistance by all companies in buying additional insurance. A recall event is not a physical damage event. It does not...
New Wisconsin Lemon Law Limits Time to Seek Damages
Mar 3 2014 // If the vehicle you just bought turns out to be a lemon, you’ll have less time in Wisconsin to seek damages from the manufacturer and you won’t get as much money. The restrictions that went into effect on March...
Louisiana Manufacturer Cited for Health Violations; $91K Penalty Proposed
Feb 13 2014 // A flavoring manufacturer in Oakdale, La., has been cited by the U.S. Labor Department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration after a fire last year severely burned a worker. OSHA cited Carol Callahan, doing...
Garlock Ruling Could Shift Asbestos Litigation in Manufacturers’ Favor
Feb 12 2014 // A judge who found what he called a “startling pattern” of abuse by plaintiffs’ lawyers may have shifted the landscape of asbestos litigation with a ruling in favor of manufacturers. In a decree last...
Autonomous Vehicle Testing Regulations for California Coming Soon
Jan 27 2014 // If you think Google when you think about autonomous vehicles driving the streets, you’re leaving out the rest of the players in what some see as the future of the auto industry. If fact, there are enough players in...
Two Dead in Blast at Nebraska Manufacturing Plant; Cause Unknown
Jan 22 2014 // After a blast caused much of an Omaha, Neb., manufacturing plant to collapse, some workers found themselves buried in debris and others scrambled for their lives. Two of the 38 workers who were at the International...
Autonomous Vehicle Testing Regulations for California Coming Soon
Jan 16 2014 // If you think Google when you think about autonomous vehicles driving the streets, you’re leaving out the rest of the players in what some see as the future of the auto industry. If fact, there are enough players in...
Rotting Wood Product in Post-Katrina Built Homes May Spark Legal Action
Jan 7 2014 // Actor Brad Pitt’s Make It Right Foundation, which has built 100 energy-efficient new homes in the Hurricane Katrina-ravaged Lower 9th Ward in New Orleans, is considering legal action against the manufacturer of an...
Worker’s Head Injury Leads to $90K Fine for Ohio Manufacturer
Dec 18 2013 // Ohio-based McNeil Group, doing business as Pinnacle Metal Products, has been cited by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration after a worker suffered a serious head injury that...
Paint Manufacturers Held Liable for $1.1 Billion in California Lead Paint Case
Dec 18 2013 // Sherwin-Williams Co., NL Industries Inc. and ConAgra Grocery Products LLC were ordered by a judge to pay $1.1 billion to replace or contain lead paint in millions of homes after losing a public-nuisance lawsuit brought by...
Houston-Based Manufacturer Fined Nearly $200K for Safety Violations
Dec 16 2013 // The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Piping Technology and Products Inc. in Houston for four repeat and three serious violations after a worker was injured in June...
Judge Orders Sriracha Plant to Partially Shut Down
Nov 27 2013 // A judge ruled Tuesday that the factory that manufactures of the trendy and very delicious Sriracha hot sauce must partially shut down after neighbors complained of the spicy smells it was producing. Judge Robert H....
Bangladesh Starts Inspecting Plants 7 Months After Factory Collapse
Nov 22 2013 // Bangladesh engineers today start their first full-fledged inspections of garment factories under a government plan to improve safety, seven months after the collapse of the Rana Plaza complex killed more than 1,000. Thirty...
Most West Virginia Mines Lack Automatic Shutdown Systems on Machinery: Report
Nov 21 2013 // Four percent of underground equipment in West Virginia coal mines are fitted with detectors that automatically shut down mobile machinery when people get too close, according to a state survey. The Charleston Gazette...
Car Makers Offered Relaxed Regulation for Installing Ignition Lock Tied to Seat Belt Use
Nov 19 2013 // A U.S. regulator’s offer to relax auto safety rules for manufacturers that install technology to prevent drivers from starting a car unless seatbelts are fastened drew swift opposition from safety advocates. Cars...
Wisconsin Lumber Manufacturer Cited in Worker’s Death
Nov 18 2013 // The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited a lumber and shingle manufacturer for safety violations that resulted in the death of a worker at its plant in Superior, Wis. OSHA cited White Cedar...
