An attorney filed a lawsuit against a nursing home in Milford, Connecticut alleging that it failed to properly care for a female resident who suffered from constipation. The suit claims the patient consequently died.
The North Carolina Supreme Court will decide if 1,100 lawsuits against cigarette makers should be tried as individual cases or consolidated into one class-action trial.
Lancaster, SC -- The July death of a 29-year-old Lancaster County Detention Center inmate has been attributed to a shock from a Taser stun gun.
For the first time in more than 20 years, Minnesota lawmakers voted to amend the state's child support system. Both parents' income will now be taken into consideration when determining appropriate child support payments.
A Rhode Island man receives life sentence on drug trafficking charges.
Idaho woman receives seven-year prison sentence for a drug offense as well as being in possession of an illegal firearm.
A federal judge has allowed about 75,000 workers of Lowe's Home Centers to file a class-action lawsuit against the home improvement store chain.
A whistleblower who filed a qui tam lawsuit against Weill Cornell Medical School on behalf of the National Health Institute will receive $877,000 for alerting authorities to fund misuse.
The United States will receive a $4.75 million settlement from Office Depot to resolve allegations that the company sold products made in countries not authorized under the Trade Agreements Acts.
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