The death of a woman in a recent car crash in Louisiana is probably the seventh fatality linked to Takatas defective air-bag inflators in the U.S.

The death of Tootsie Roll Industries Inc.s 95-year-old CEO makes Harold Riley and Warren Buffett the second and third-oldest American CEOs.

The death raises to five the number of U.S. fatalities tied to air bag inflators suspected of spewing shrapnel when deployed in a crash.

The death raises to five the number of U.S. fatalities tied to air bag inflators suspected of spewing shrapnel when deployed in a crash.

Confidential settlements over defective Takata Corp. air bags are sealing off relevant information that other victims could use to pursue injury claims.

The NFLs decision to hire former FBI Director Robert Mueller to examine its handling of a players domestic violence case mimics companies such as GM and BP in hiring high-profile outsiders to blunt criticism by airing their dirty laundry.

The NFLs decision to hire former FBI Director Robert Mueller to examine its handling of a players domestic violence case mimics companies such as GM and BP in hiring high-profile outsiders to blunt criticism by airing their dirty laundry.

With six months left in 2014, automakers have already recalled more vehicles in the U.S. than in any other year on record.