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Lawyer files $5M suit against city, says rodents at work led to her contracting flea-borne typhus

Los Angeles attorney Elizabeth Greenwood, who was diagnosed with flea-borne typhus in November, has filed a $5 million lawsuit against the city, arguing that a rat infestation outside her downtown city hall office led to the illness and bosses retaliated against her when she shared her story with news organizations.

Apr 24, 2019 7:15 AM CDT

Judge blocks parents’ move to quash measles vaccination order

A Brooklyn judge has upheld New York City’s mandatory measles vaccination order, rejecting arguments from parents of unvaccinated children that the current outbreak does not justify “drastic emergency measures” that override individual rights. In his decision, filed April 18, Judge Lawrence Knipel of the Kings County Supreme Court dismissed the…

Apr 22, 2019 3:21 PM CDT

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. among lawyers filing suit to block vaccination order

Five mothers in New York City have filed a lawsuit seeking to vacate orders requiring measles vaccinations for people living in ZIP codes that have seen an outbreak of the disease. The lawsuit claims the orders are arbitrary, capricious and unconstitutional because “there is insufficient evidence of a measles epidemic…

Apr 16, 2019 12:51 PM CDT

Dutch doctor’s abortion-drug prescription service faces legal landmines

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is investigating a mail-order abortion-drug practice, and abortion foes are vowing to fight back with federal legislation.

Apr 1, 2019 1:45 AM CDT

Medicaid work requirements in these 2 states blocked by federal judge

On Wednesday, a federal judge in Washington, D.C., blocked work requirements imposed on Medicaid recipients in Kentucky and Arkansas. U.S. District Judge James Boasberg said in the Arkansas decision that federal approval of the program was arbitrary and capricious because it didn’t address whether it would affect medical coverage to…

Mar 28, 2019 11:23 AM CDT

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