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Family Who Lost 9 Files 2nd Lawsuit Over Missouri Duck Boat Tragedy

Fifty-three members of an Indiana family who lost nine relatives when a duck boat sank in Missouri described their pain and unfathomable loss on July 31 while calling for a ban on the amphibious tourist boats that their attorney likened …

Experts: Pilot of Crashed Texas Balloon on 10 Different Prescription Meds

The pilot of a hot air balloon that crashed in Texas in July, killing 16 people, was taking medications that should have precluded him from flying, medical experts testified at a federal hearing on Dec. 9. Experts also testified that …

Company Sued in North Dakota Train Derailment Wants Case Moved

A Pennsylvania steel company named in a lawsuit over an oil tanker train derailment near Casselton, N.D., more than two years ago wants the case moved from state to federal court. An attorney for Standard Steel made the motion to …