A judge has set a preliminary trial date for lawsuits filed by families of eight of the nine Charleston, South Carolina firefighters killed in a June 2007 furniture store fire. Circuit Judge Markley Dennis on July 31 set a preliminary …
Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Wednesday endorsed dozens of procedural changes to improve fire safety and coordinate oversight at construction sites, responding to the failures that led to a fatal fire last summer at a ground zero skyscraper. The former Deutsche …
A federal report says the cause of the fire at a South Carolina furniture store which claimed the lives of nine Charleston firefighters remains unknown. The report released July 9 by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives concludes …
Many of the thousands of people who have gone to court for illnesses stemming from the 2001 terror attacks don’t have serious health problems, lawyers for New York City claim in court papers. About 10,800 plaintiffs claim to suffer from …
A U.S. judge has ruled in favor of insurer Allianz in a dispute with World Trade Center developer Larry Silverstein about recovering money from third parties if they are found to be at fault in the September 11, 2001 attacks. …
Under fire for a spate of construction accidents, the city will spend $5.3 million to hire 63 more safety inspectors, Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced Sunday. “The Buildings Department has a critical responsibility to protect the public from construction hazards and …
Two more families of Charleston, S.C. firefighters killed in last year’s Sofa Super Store blaze sued the store, furniture manufacturers and other companies. The Post and Courier of Charleston reported May 14 the wrongful death lawsuits accuse the companies of …
A new analysis of the South Carolina furniture store fire that killed nine Charleston firefighters last year says the department inadequately trained and supervised its personnel and exposed the men to excessive risks the night they fought the fire. The …
The number of medical malpractice lawsuits filed in Pennsylvania declined for a third consecutive year in 2007, according to figures released by the state Supreme Court. The number of suits, 1,617, represented a 4.5 percent decline from 2006 and a …
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Thursday called on the U.S. government to pay $150 million a year to cover medical bills for workers and residents whose health suffered due to the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. The federal government …
