The family of a man who was mistakenly declared dead after being struck by a vehicle on a North Carolina highway is suing Franklin County medical officials, claiming that the error directly lead to potentially permanent injuries suffered after the man spent over 2 1/2 hours in a body bag.
According to a new study, U.S. black patients are less likely to receive treatment for lung, prostate, breast, and colon cancers than white patients, a disparity that has remained unchanged since the early 90s.
A new treatment program aimed at helping those who are convicted of DWIs in St. Louis County, Minnesota to achieve sobriety, hopes to make big strides in the battle against drunk driving.
A couple from Los Angeles filed a federal lawsuit against United Airlines seeking damages for medical bills and loss of affection after a UA flight attendant allegedly knocked over a cup of scalding coffee that was sitting on the wife’s tray table into her lap.
New Jersey lawmakers passed two new measures last week that may lessen the sentences for some people convicted of drug crimes.
Grown-ups in Santa Barbara may want to think twice about supplying alcohol to underage drinkers if the city council has its way with a new ordinance.
A Texas law that allows officers to issue citations instead of jail time to people found in possession of misdemeanor amounts of marijuana is receiving mixed reviews in counties across the state.
A Kansas City hospital is in hot water for allowing some of its workers to be exposed to harmful asbestos fibers during an expansion project.
A popular children's toy found last month to contain dangerous levels of asbestos-tainted materials is now being recalled.
A 5-year-old girl who was severely burned at a city park in Stamford, Connecticut, when the dress she was wearing ignited due to heat from a spotlight was awarded a $500,000 settlement in a lawsuit with the city and the contractor in charge of the city's parks.
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