Federal agriculture officials have declared Storey County a primary natural disaster area due to drought, making farmers and ranchers in four Nevada counties eligible for emergency loans to bolster their operations. Farm Service Agency chief Clint Koble in Reno said …
Ala Moana Center had a duty to care for a woman who died after getting stuck in an exhaust duct, even though she was trespassing on the roof, the Hawaii Supreme Court ruled. But the opinion also affirms parts of …
Union Mutual of Vermont Companies announced the promotion of Michael W. Nobles to the position of chief operating officer. Nobles joined the company in 1995 as a staff accountant. He was promoted to treasurer and vice president of finance in …
A judge last Thursday recommended that a case challenging the claims on popular Vitaminwater drinks as misleading move forward as a class-action lawsuit. Attorneys representing the health-advocacy group Center for Science in the Public Interest and consumers from California and …
A Florida appeals court has ruled that an automobile insurer must cover a Florida man for injuries from a collision in a golf cart that had been modified to exceed a speed of 20 miles per hour. The ruling overturned …
Federal authorities are questioning working conditions at a Georgia auto parts plant for the eighth time in four years, this time in connection with a worker’s death. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration launched an inquiry of Sewon American in …
A new South Carolina law provides police K-9 units some protection in court. Until last month, the state’s strict liability statute for dog bites meant criminal suspects could almost certainly collect a settlement if a police dog bit them, regardless …
A man who used a Memphis fitness club linked to cases of Legionnaires’ disease has filed a $2 million lawsuit. The Commercial Appeal reported attorney Sadler Bailey filed the negligence suit in Shelby County Circuit Court on behalf of 44-year-old …
A federal judge on Friday granted a preliminary injunction exempting the arts and crafts chain Hobby Lobby Stores Inc. from a portion of the 2010 healthcare law requiring many companies to provide employees with insurance coverage for birth control. The …
A U.S. judge on Friday gave final approval to the settlement of a class action lawsuit against Toyota Motor Corp. by plaintiffs who claimed design defects caused some of the company’s vehicles to accelerate without warning. U.S. District Judge James …
