Fifty-six people have fallen ill with suspected cases of salmonella amid an outbreak that may be linked to a Rhode Island bakery. That’s up from 39 people as of three days ago. The Rhode Island Department of Health said Friday …
A federal jury found that Toyota Motor Corp. isn’t responsible for a 2005 crash that the driver blamed on the floor mat or the electronic throttle, in the first case to go to trial since automaker recalled millions of its …
Newport Beach, Calif.-based GCube has announced that Michael Durning has been named executive vice president of client relations and business development, and Al Caceres has been named senior vice president of underwriting covering all renewables. Caceres will lead the company’s …
A veteran electrician with Boston’s transit system who was trying to make work conditions safer for others fell into a 30-foot deep shaft between the tracks on Wednesday and was trapped for more than 21/2 hours with severe leg injuries. …
A dwarf couple from southern New Jersey has filed a defamation lawsuit against a cable television channel that used a doctored photo of the pair to spoof reality television shows. Cara and Gibson Reynolds say the sketch — which aired …
Gov. Bob McDonnell has vetoed bills that would have increased the maximum damage award for a medical malpractice lawsuit from $2 million to $3 million and would have stiffened penalties for environmental infractions. Amendments the governor withheld until a midnight …
A former Massachusetts prisons worker has been sentenced to five years of probation for defrauding the state by running long-distance races while collecting worker’s compensation for an on-the-job injury. John Cloutier of Freetown pleaded guilty on Wednesday to workers’ compensation …
Despite the itchy rise to prominence of bedbugs around New York City, officials have long been limited in what they could do to get negligent landlords to address the spread of the minuscule critters. On Tuesday, city officials announced a …
New York’s top court says the estate of a man run down by a homicidal driver is entitled to make insurance claims for injuries caused by an accident. The Court of Appeals says that even though Ronald Popadich pleaded guilty …
New York police arrested 13 people in a series of investigations targeting workers’ compensation fraud around the Empire State. In several cases, the arrests targeted individuals accused of improperly collecting benefits while working side jobs. One of the investigations resulted …
