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New Jersey, Massachusetts, EPA Close to Settlements Over Industrial Waste Sites

A federal court is weighing settlements with a South Carolina electronics company that would provide funds for cleaning up hazardous waste sites in New Jersey and Massachusetts. The proposed consent decree between the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Cornell Dubilier …

OSHA Investigates Death of Maine Worker in Structure Collapse

ROCKLAND, Maine — The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is investigating the death of a worker who was trapped when a structure collapsed. Workers were demolishing an attached garage when the structure collapsed on a worker Saturday morning. Firefighters used …

New York Raises Age to Buy Semiautomatic Rifles to 21, Requires Gun Microstamping

New Yorkers under age 21 will be prohibited from buying semiautomatic rifles under a new law signed Monday by Gov. Kathy Hochul, making the state among the first to enact a major gun control initiative following a wave of deadly …

Whistleblower Suing Eli Lilly Alleges Drug Manufacturing Problems

A former human resources officer at Eli Lilly & Co. sued the pharmaceutical company on Monday, alleging she was terminated after pointing out poor manufacturing practices and data falsification involving its blockbuster diabetes drug. The plaintiff, Amrit Mula, alleges violations …

New York Vaccine Privacy Bill Sent to Gov. Hochul

Privacy advocates are urging New York Gov. Kathy Hochul to affix her signature on a bill that would protect sensitive information gathered from people being vaccinated against COVID-19. Advocates say the unfettered sharing of information could be misused by a …

Liability of State Police, Casino/Track Owners at Issue in Pennsylvania Murder Case

On November 24, 2018, Alicia E. Shaffer Stalheim, 25, was murdered by her jealous boyfriend, Luis Rodriguez, seven months after Rodriguez learned Stalheim and her children met for ice cream with another man. Stalheim, Rodriquez and the other man, Gerry …

Former Football Players Sue Norfolk State, Claim Coaches Ignored Hazing, Harassment

NORFOLK, Va. — Two former Norfolk State University football players filed federal lawsuits against the university Wednesday, alleging that they were hazed and sexually assaulted by upperclassmen on the team and coaches and staff ignored their complaints about the behavior. …

Federal Court Upholds Connecticut Law on Disclosing Police Records

A federal appeals court has upheld part of a 2020 Connecticut police accountability law that allows public disclosure of state trooper personnel files and internal investigations. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New York on Thursday rejected a …

Buffalo Shooting Survivors Weigh Suing Parents, Social Media, Gunmaker

An employee who survived a racist mass shooting at a Buffalo supermarket sought a court order Friday to question the 18-year-old gunman’s parents under oath in anticipation of filing a lawsuit against them. The filings in state Supreme Court ask …

How FBI Helped Thwart ‘Despicable’ Cyberattack on Boston Children’s Hospital

The FBI thwarted a planned cyberattack on a children’s hospital in Boston that was to have been carried out by hackers sponsored by the Iranian government, FBI Director Christopher Wray said last week. Wray told a Boston College cybersecurity conference …

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