A federal appeals court has ruled for Wal-Mart Stores Inc. in the case of a worker who claimed he should not have been fired for using medical marijuana.
Without admitting wrongdoing, a California hospital has agreed to pay a settlement of $975,000, among other conditions, to resolve a federal employment discrimination lawsuit contending that Filipino-American staff members were…
Justice Antonin Scalia was “enraged” when Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. switched his vote and created the majority needed to uphold the Obama administration’s health care law, according to…
In a move critics call an excessive governmental intrusion, the New York City Board of Health on Thursday adopted a regulation that prohibits the sale of large, sugary drinks at…
A Missouri lawyer charged with first-degree murder and forgery concerning the 2010 slaying of her father in his vacation home pleaded not guilty at her arraignment Monday in the Boone…
Federal rules which require graphic warning images on cigarette packages were struck down today in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, on the basis that the…
The University of Colorado has retained four defense law firms to advise six employees, in the aftermath of an Aurora movie theater shooting spree in which former graduate student James…
An East Texas-based food company specializing in fajita meat has agreed to pay $392,000 to settle a dispute over how its resale of meat intended for pet food ended up…
The Richmond, Va.-based 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has agreed to rehear en banc a case involving a law that requires anti-abortion pregnancy centers to post ads encouraging clients…
Despite repeated incidents in which co-workers suspected radiology technician David Kwiatkowski of abusing addictive drugs intended for patients, he managed to get jobs as a temporary worker at 10 hospitals…
Beginning in October, more than 2,000 hospitals across the country will be required to forfeit $280 million in Medicare funds because too many patients were readmitted after discharge.
Children who live in states with strict laws that regulate snacks and sugary drinks offered in public schools gained less weight over a three-year period, according to a study published…
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