May and June are high traffic months for the limo business. Prom night . . . graduation parties . . . weddings. The tragic limousine fire in San Francisco on May 4, in which five were killed and four injured, makes the issue of limo safety especially timely. The cause of the California fire has not yet...

May is National Bike Month, an initiative sponsored by the League of American Bicyclists to promote bike riding and, more to the point, safety while bike riding. In our state, the months of May through November are the months in which there are increased numbers of traffic collisions involving pedalists. So it’s the perfect time to shine...

The Mayo Clinic has agreed to pay more than $1.2 million to settle a federal lawsuit claiming it billed the government for lab tests that it never performed. The U.S. Department of Justice said the lawsuit was filed under the False Claims Act, which allows “qui tam” suits by citizens acting as whistleblowers. The Justice Department became...

Traffic deaths in South Carolina were lower in the first three months of 2013 than for the same period last year. Richland County leads the way in car crash fatalities, with 17 so far this year. As of March 31, there had been 151 people killed on South Carolina roadways this year, according to the state Department...

The city of Sheboygan, WI is being sued by Ronald Behr following an incident on May 2, 2009, when his wheelchair tipped on a ramp between the street and sidewalk.  Behr claims he suffered severe and permanent injuries from his fall. According to the complaint, a piece of patched asphalt broke loose, causing his wheelchair to dig...