A federal court has ordered a Kuwait-based contractor to pay nearly $5 million in damages to the family of a U.S. military officer killed in Iraq — a rare court decision holding a contracting company accountable for its actions in the war. Lt. Col. Dominic Baragona was the highest-ranking soldier to die in Iraq when […]
Company Increases Amount Paid for Faulty Medical Equipment
Boston Scientific Corp. announced that it has agreed to increase the amount it will pay to settle thousands of heart patients’ legal claims involving potentially faulty defibrillators by $45 million. The increase means the medical device maker will pay as much as $240 million, instead of the $195 million from a settlement announced July 13, […]
Legally Blind Man Crashes ATV and Dies
An Ohio man who was legally blind has died after crashing his all-terrain vehicle in Columbiana County. Thirty-four-year-old Charles Hoyle was with friends when he decided that he wanted to drive an ATV even though he was considered legally blind and had not had a valid driver’s license since 2000. Hoyle’ friends helped him onto […]
Motorcycle Helmet Laws Still Bone of Contention
Motorcycle helmet laws are highly political and hot topics of debate throughout the United States. The federal government is unable to set a national helmet policy because constitutionally-speaking, helmet law is under the jurisdiction of individual states. However, the federal government has attempted to influence state policy in the past by creating the Highway Safety […]
Suicidal Driver Rams Truck and Accomplishes Goal
A suicidal driver rammed a big rig head-on in Arizona on November 18, 2007 in what a Department of Public Safety spokesman called “the most tragic event I’ve seen in recent months.” The driver of the truck made it out of his rig just moments before the truck exploded into flames. Luckily and amazingly, the […]
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