Diagnosis-related allegations of malpractice are the most common neurology claims, a new report shows. A new medical malpractice review from the Doctors Company examining negligence allegations and contributing factors shows the most common allegation of negligence was diagnosis related (38%) …
A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday overturned a $481 million ruling that New York’s Columbia University had won against software company Gen Digital for infringing patents related to cybersecurity technology. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit said …
A construction worker who was permanently disabled on the job has been denied workers’ compensation coverage for cannabis-infused edibles prescribed by his doctor. The Second Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld the denial on the grounds that marijuana’s classification as …
Sony is fighting a London lawsuit worth almost 2 billion pounds ($2.7 billion) that alleges the PlayStation maker’s “monopoly position” inflated prices for digital games, in the latest mass consumer case to go to trial in Britain. The Japanese conglomerate …
Kansas lawmakers were set to take up a bill on Tuesday backed by Bayer that would prevent people from suing pesticide manufacturers for not warning them that their products could cause cancer or other illnesses, as the German company readies …
Newswise — Short-term surges in air pollution in New Jersey from the 2023 Canadian wildfires were associated with a higher stroke rate and more serious strokes, according to a preliminary study released March 3, 2026, that will be presented at …
With advancements in healthcare resulting in people living longer, populations are growing older in larger numbers, putting additional strain on an already strained healthcare system. Existing nursing and doctor shortages, and the reclassification of some professional degrees, means we currently …
An unusually early heat wave is set to grip Los Angeles and much of the Southwest, putting California’s already fragile snowpack, and therefore its water supplies, at risk. Temperatures in downtown Los Angeles on Friday are forecast to reach 98F …
Toyota Motor Corp. is recalling 550,007 vehicles in the U.S. as a faulty seat-back mechanism may fail to lock, increasing the risk of injury, the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Wednesday. Related: Ford Recalling 605,000 Vehicles in …
A cyberattack against medical technology maker Stryker Corp. crippled the company’s global operations, according to a person familiar with the matter and a memo seen by Bloomberg News. A pro-Iranian digital activist group, Handala, has claimed credit for the incident, …