Defense counsel for the wife of an abortion doctor in a high-profile murder case are raising questions about a Philadelphia jail cell search practice that a prosecutor says has been…
Eleven health care lawyers from Faegre & Benson have joined the Denver office of Polsinelli Shughart, more than half of them as partners, to establish a new practice group there.The…
A Massachusetts woman who did not administer prescribed chemotherapy medications to her son, who had cancer, was convicted of attempted murder, child endangerment and assault today, by a Lawrence Superior…
Linda Carter, the former DeKalb, Ga., superior court clerk, claims that she has Alzheimer’s disease, and last month was tricked into resigning from her position by a woman who is…
Missouri today filed an amicus brief supporting states challenging the constitutionality of the federal health care law, according to the Associated Press.
Tenet Healthcare struck back at a hostile takeover bid from Community Health Systems, alleging in a U.S. District Court action filed today that the Fortune 500 company overbills Medicare with…
A mom in Massachusetts says the side effects from cancer medication made her autistic son, Jeremy Fraser, so sick she was afraid they would kill him. So she stopped giving…
The Food and Drug Administration today released proposed new regulations concerning calorie counts that chain restaurants nationwide will be required to list for their menu items under a new health…
A lawyer for a woman who developed a neurological disorder while taking a generic drug says the highlight of oral arguments on Wednesday was questioning by Justice Sonia Sotomayor.
Federal officials are reportedly looking at Blue Cross Blue Shield health care plan provisions in half a dozen states, with a focus on whether they stifle competition by preventing hospitals…
Despite multiple complaints about issues ranging from the death of patients to an apparent lack of malpractice insurance at one point, a physician charged with eight murders concerning the Philadelphia…
At an action-packed pretrial hearing yesterday, a federal judge indicated that he may be considering dismissing the indictment (PDF) in an obstruction case against a former in-house counsel…
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