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Five Teens Killed in Car That Sank in Florida Pond

Jun 29 2023 // Five teenagers were killed when their car ran off a curving street and landed in a southwest Florida retention pond where it went underwater, authorities said. It happened either late Sunday or early Monday, killing...

3M Reaches Tentative $10.3B Deal Over ‘Forever Chemicals’ Claims

Jun 23 2023 // 3M Co has reached a $10.3 billion settlement with a host of U.S. public water systems to resolve water pollution claims tied to “forever chemicals,” the chemical company announced on Thursday.The company said...

Three Die After Brother Crashes Into Vehicle Driven by Sister in New York

Jun 22 2023 // A third person has died following a head-on crash between two siblings in a rural town in western New York, officials said.Dahlia J. Klink, 24, was pronounced dead Sunday night from injuries she suffered after her younger...

Four Die As Fire in E-Bike Shop Spreads to Upper Apartments in New York City

Jun 21 2023 // A fire that started in a New York City e-bike shop early Tuesday spread to upper-floor apartments, killing four people and injuring several others, authorities said.City fire officials said the blaze was reported shortly...

Two Florida Pharmacies to Pay $7.4 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations

Jun 16 2023 // Jacksonville’s Smart Pharmacy, Inc., SP2, LLC, and owner Gregory Balotin have agreed to pay at least $7.4 million to resolve lawsuits filed in Jacksonville, Florida, alleging they violated the False Claims Act by...

Five Dogs Killed in RV Fire Before Florida Dog Show

Jun 16 2023 // Five dogs were killed in an RV fire the day before a dog show was set to begin in Florida, officials said.The fire was first reported Tuesday afternoon at the Florida State Fairgrounds in Tampa, Hillsborough County Fire...

Three Texas Companies Recognized for Workplace Safety

Jun 14 2023 // The Texas Department of Insurance Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) awarded three companies the Lone Star Safety Award for their exemplary workplace health and safety programs and low rates of work-related...

Two More States Pass Bills to Require Disclosure of Litigation Funding

Jun 13 2023 // Lawmakers in two states passed bills this year to require disclosure of litigation funding contracts. Business groups are pushing for similar rules in federal courts nationwide.Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte on May 2 signed...

Three States Remove All Time Limits on Child Sex Abuse Lawsuits

Jun 12 2023 // Ann Allen loved going to church and the after-school social group led by a dynamic priest back in the 1960s.The giggling fun with friends always ended with a game of hide and seek. Each week, the Rev. Lawrence Sabatino...

3M Granted Delay in ‘Forever Chemicals’ Trial to Negotiate Settlement

Jun 5 2023 // The judge overseeing 4,000 lawsuits involving 3M Co. “forever chemicals” agreed to delay the first trial for three weeks so the company can work out a settlement over pollution claims by water providers.US...

3M Is in at Least $10 Billion Forever-Chemicals Pollution Settlement

Jun 2 2023 // Update: 3M Granted Delay in ‘Forever Chemicals’ Trial to Negotiate Settlement3M Co. struck a tentative settlement of at least $10 billion over water pollution claims tied to “forever chemicals,”...

3M, DuPont to Pay $100 Million to End Georgia Lawsuit Over Polluted Drinking Water

Jun 2 2023 // 3M Co., DuPont de Nemours Inc. and other makers of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, have agreed to pay more than $100 million to resolve a Georgia city’s lawsuit claiming the chemicals polluted its...

Eight Months After Ian, Struggles Continue for Swamped Florida Residents

May 31 2023 // Eight months ago, chef Michael Cellura had a restaurant job and had just moved into a fancy new camper home on Fort Myers Beach. Now, after Hurricane Ian swept all that away, he lives in his older Infiniti sedan with a...

Two Killed in Small Plane Crash at South Florida Airport, the Second This Year

May 30 2023 // A flight instructor and a student pilot died Friday when a small plane crashed at a south Florida airport, Palm Beach County authorities said.The crash at the Palm Beach County Park Airport in Lantana happened shortly...

Three Former Mississippi Officers Indicted in Death of Man Repeatedly Tased

May 26 2023 // A Mississippi grand jury has indicted two former police officers on murder charges and another ex-officer on a manslaughter charge in the death of a Black man who was pinned to the ground and repeatedly tased during an...

Four Injured in Explosion at Wisconsin Condominium Building

May 11 2023 // MADISON, Wis. (AP) – Four people were injured in an apparent explosion at a Madison condominium building Tuesday evening, the city’s fire chief said.One person was taken to an area hospital by ambulance, and...

Two Workers at Michigan Plant Hurt After One Falls Into Lye

May 8 2023 // GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) – Two workers were being treated for chemical burns Friday after one fell into a vat at a Grand Rapids electroplating plant, authorities said.The Grand Rapids Fire Department was sent on a...

Five Hurt After Fire at Houston-Area Petrochemical Plant

May 8 2023 // HOUSTON (AP) – Fire erupted at a petrochemical plant in the Houston area Friday, leaving five workers hospitalized and sending up a huge plume of smoke visible for miles.Emergency responders were called to help...

One Worker Missing After Explosion at Massachusetts Chemical Plant

May 4 2023 // One worker is missing and the building is severely damaged after an early morning explosion at a pharmaceutical chemical plant in a business park in Newburyport, Massachusetts.Five workers were in the building at the time...

Two Charged With Setting Philadelphia Fire That Killed Firefighter for Insurance Money

Apr 21 2023 // The owner of a Philadelphia building that caught fire and collapsed last summer, killing a city firefighter and injuring five other people, has been indicted along with another man on charges they set the blaze, federal...