Legal and Law

The WTC Captive Insurance Company announced a settlement has been reached with attorneys for over 10,000 plaintiffs claiming injuries related to the rescue, recovery and debris removal operations following the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

A federal jury in Sacramento today convicted Joseph Silva, 56, and his wife, Georgia Silva, 52, of Fairfield, Calif., of violating the civil rights of an American who is of South Asian descent, the Justice Department announced. The victim was ...

The American Center for Law and Justice - which focuses on constitutional law - said today it is extremely pleased that a federal appeals court upheld the constitutionality of the National Motto, 'In God, We Trust' and the words 'under God' in the ...

A federal court jury today found that French Door refrigerators produced by LG Electronics do not infringe a Whirlpool Corporation patent for an ice storage bin located in the door, but found that some patent claims cover certain earlier-generation ...

Entrepreneur and human rights activist Diana Jenkins today made the following statement regarding her posting bail for former Bosnian vice president Ejup Ganic:

Farmington Hills, Mich., physician Jose Castro-Ramirez was convicted today by a Detroit federal jury on all 13 charged counts in connection with his role in an $18.3 million Medicare fraud scheme, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny Breuer ...

The former acting executive director of U'una'i Legal Services Corporation pleaded guilty today to stealing $31,292 from the federally-funded organization in American Samoa, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal ...

Placerville, Calif. Woman Claimed Over $26 Million in Fraudulent Tax Refund Requests for Customers