Updated: January 26, 2009, 4:25 PM ET Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio — The widow of Minnesota Vikings lineman Korey Stringer reached a settlement with the NFL over his heatstroke death during training camp in 2001. Under an agreement with Kelci Stringer, the NFL will support her efforts to create a heat illness prevention program. No ... Read more

Murder-suicide prompted policy change Created On: Tuesday, 27 Jan 2009, 1:46 PM EST ·         Reporter: Kim Holland ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The city of Albuquerque has agreed to pay the family of a woman who was killed by her ex-boyfriend $685,000 after the family said the city didn’t respond to her friends’ calls for help. ... Read more

By John C. Ensslin, Rocky Mountain News Published January 12, 2009 at 7:07 p.m. Updated January 13, 2009 at 6:51 a.m. …Two Texas women filed what appears to be the first lawsuit in connection with the crash of a Continental Airlines jetliner at Denver International Airport. Melissa Craft and Emily Pellegrini alleged in their suit ... Read more

By Steve Bousquet, Times/Herald Tallahassee Bureau In Print: Friday, January 16, 2009 TALLAHASSEE — Facing a $3.5-billion deficit next year, Florida desperately needs all the money it can get. But millions more will disappear because the state has settled a lawsuit that affects millions of motorists. The Legislature will spend $10.4-million to settle a class ... Read more

By KEN SERRANO • Staff writer • January 7, 2009 MyCentralJersey.com     MIDDLESEX COUNTY —A 53-year-old Parlin man was awarded $750,000 by a jury in Superior Court, New Brunswick for injuries from a fall he contended happened after he tripped on an arcade game at Funtime America in Cliffwood Beach. Bruce Salem said he ... Read more