Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Safety inspections of roller coaster questioned after man's fatal fall

HOUSTON (KTRK) -- It's been two days since a man plunged to his death at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. We still have more questions than answers, but we did get some new information about the roller coaster and we talked to another person who was concerned about its safety.

http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=news/local&id=8027791

Thursday, March 17, 2011

Suit filed in deaths tied to escaped Arizona inmates

Family members of an Oklahoma couple allegedly slain by a trio of escaped Arizona inmates have filed a multi-million dollar lawsuit against the state, as well as the operator of the private prison near Kingman and a company that helped build the 7-year-old facility.

Cathy Byus, the daughter of Gary and Linda Haas, filed the lawsuit Thursday morning in Maricopa County Superior Court. The legal move came less than six months after the Haas' surviving family members filed a $40 million notice of claim against the state and Management & Training Corp., the Utah-based company that operated the private prison from which the inmates escaped.



Read more: http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2011/03/17/20110317arizona-escaped-inmates-lawsuit0317-ON.html#ixzz1GtzLIFISSuit filed in deaths tied to escaped Arizona inmates