Drinking and driving never mix, especially during the holidays when we are reminded over and over again to enjoy ourselves, but to drink responsibly. It’s the time of year when we are inundated with public service messages about the dangers of drinking and driving, and when we see an uptick in the number of holiday…

The estate of a Williamsport, Pa., man who died in January 2014 when his car was struck by a speeding police car that was heading to a call has reached a $1 million settlement with the city. The estate of James D. Robinson, who was 42 years old at the time of the crash on…

A New Springville, N.Y., woman whose car was struck by a New York City Transit express bus as she drove in Eltingville, N.Y., in August 2009 has reached a $250,000 settlement with the transit company and its driver. Tara Prussack, now 39, was driving her car at 7:45 p.m. on Aug. 3, 2009, on Richmond…

A California woman has received a $2.5 million settlement for serious injuries suffered in 2012 when a mass transit bus struck her while she rode her bicycle home from a gym in Emeryville, Calif. The victim, Cara McClendon of Oakland, suffered a brain injury and a shattered face in the crash, which happened July 17,…

St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children in Philadelphia is reviewing its internal processes closely after a baby was given a “potentially lethal” chemotheraphy overdose early in October due to an alleged dosage calculation mistake by a staff member. The incident was originally reported by NBC10, and occurred when “a miscalculation led to a daily dose that…

The family of a 25-year-old Bellevue, Wash., woman who died in August 2013 when her disabled car was rammed by a tractor-trailer on a highway has reached a $750,000 settlement in the case. Alea S. Price died Aug. 26, 2013, when the crash occurred about 4:30 a.m. on Interstate 405 near Bellevue, according to an…