On Wednesday, December 7, the Massachusetts high court is scheduled to begin considering a case that could result in the tossing of as many as 27,000 drunk driving cases. The case before the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court involves the state’s …
Police and federal law enforcement officers are among 20 people from multiple states saying they were wounded by a popular type of Sig Sauer pistol, the latest lawsuit alleging that the gun is susceptible to going off without the trigger …
A man who was freed in 2015 after spending a quarter-century in prison for an infamous tourist killing will receive nearly $18 million in legal settlements from the city and state of New York, his attorneys confirmed Friday. Lawyers for …
Baltimore’s fire chief resigned Friday, the same day as the release of a report that reviewed the department’s response to a January vacant rowhouse fire that left three firefighters dead. Mayor Brandon Scott announced that he decided to accept Chief …
The former owner and operator of an Arlington-based insurance agency was sentenced earlier this month for fraudulently receiving disability benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the Social Security Administration (SSA). Patrick Quinn was sentenced to one year …
A former Google employee is suing the technology company claiming he was fired in retaliation for refusing another employee’s sexual advances and for not being “inclusive” in his team hiring. Ryan Olohan, who worked in Manhattan for Google, filed suit …
HANOVER TOWNSHIP, Pa. (AP) — Federal investigators say the pilot of a small experimental plane spoke of a problem with the aircraft shortly before it went down in a northeastern Pennsylvania farm last month, killing himself and another person. Authorities …
A New York law prohibiting hate speech on social media was challenged by the Volokh Conspiracy legal blog and the Peter Thiel-backed video site Rumble Inc., which claimed the measure will hurt online services and seek to silence unfavorable but …
About 50 correctional officers at a Massachusetts prison are participating in a pilot program to evaluate the use of body cams in improving safety and transparency in state Department of Correction facilities, officials announced Monday. The program is taking place …
Harvard University has signaled its intention to appeal last month’s federal court ruling that cost it as much as $15 million in insurance payments for failing to notify its insurer of its claim by the policy deadline. The law firm …
