NTSB Chairman Calls Government Aircraft “Safety Orphans”
NTSB Chairman Deborah Hersman said that government planes and helicopters are currently “safety orphans,” with no governing body regulating the safety of the flight crews,…
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Federal Judge Inclined to Let Toyota Personal Injury and Wrongful Death Lawsuits Proceed
In the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, Judge James V. Selna has issued a preliminary opinion denying Toyota Motor Corporation’s motion…
Hewlett Packard to Pay $16.25 million in Bribery Case
California-based Hewlett Packard has settled two separate but related whistle-blower lawsuits. The suits alleged that HP violated competitive bidding rules for federal programs providing internet…
Catalina Island: D.A. says SCUBA Businesses Engaged in Unfair Competition
The Los Angeles District Attorney’s office has settled the case of two SCUBA diving business owners that ganged up on a competitor. Two Avalon SCUBA…
Trained Boy Scout dies in SCUBA diving Accident
An Illinois teen died while scuba diving in a Kankakee County quarry with his Venturing Crew 188 troop, a co-ed division of the Boy Scouts.…