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Alabama Auto Part Maker Pleads Guilty in Worker Death, Will Pay $1.5M Fine

A judge on Monday ordered an auto parts manufacturer to pay $1.5 million after admitting violating federal safety standards before a worker was crushed to death by a robotic machine. The Department of Justice announced the company pleaded guilty to …

Cuomo Drops Proposal to Ban All Modified Stretch Limos in New York

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is dropping a proposal to ban all modified stretch limousines, an idea prompted by last fall’s crash that killed 20 people. The Times Union of Albany reports that the provision was stricken from Cuomo’s state …

Massachusetts High Court Affirms $20.6M Award in Slide Death

The highest court in Massachusetts upheld a $20.6 million jury award on Sept. 13 for the family of a woman who died after hitting her head on a concrete pool deck when an inflatable slide partially collapsed. A jury awarded …