Ex-Insys employee pleads guilty in U.S. opioid drug probe
BOSTON (Reuters) – A former employee of Insys Therapeutics Inc pleaded guilty on Monday to having conspired to defraud insurers into paying for an expensive fentanyl-based drug that is at the heart of an investigation into the company.
New York governor urges commuter discounts for ‘summer of agony’
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York Governor Andrew Cuomo urged transit officials on Monday to discount fares for some Long Island commuters because of disruptions planned during Amtrak’s summer repair program at Pennsylvania Station, the busiest U.S. train …
U.S. Homeland Security closely monitoring London, Paris attacks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Homeland Security said it was closely monitoring an attack near a mosque in London early on Monday as well as reports of an attack in Paris, according to a statement.
Virginia police probe Muslim girl’s killing as ‘road rage’ incident
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A teenage Muslim girl killed by a bat-wielding motorist near a Virginia mosque was an apparent victim of “road rage” and her death is not being investigated as a hate crime, police said on Monday.
U.S. Supreme Court again limits where companies can be sued
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Supreme Court on Monday slapped limits on where injury lawsuits may be filed for the second time in three weeks, again siding with businesses that want to prevent plaintiffs from “shopping” for friendly courts for their cases…
Supreme Court sides with Alabama death row inmate
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday sided with a convicted murderer held on Alabama’s death row for three decades who argued he was entitled to an expert independent from prosecutors to gauge his mental health and possibly help him …
Supreme Court sides with officials sued over post-Sept. 11 detentions
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday handed a victory to former President George W. Bush’s attorney general, FBI chief and other officials, ruling they cannot be sued over the treatment of detainees, mainly Muslims, rounded up in New…
U.S. Supreme Court strikes down sex offender social media ban
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday moved to buttress free speech rights in the digital age, striking down a North Carolina law banning convicted sex offenders from Facebook and other social media services that play a vital role in …
U.S. top court finds law banning offensive trademarks unconstitutional
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – In a decision that could benefit the NFL’s Washington Redskins, the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday threw out a federal prohibition on disparaging trademarks as a constitutional violation in a major free speech ruling involving a ba…
U.S. top court turns away ‘dancing baby’ copyright case
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a closely watched copyright dispute known as the “dancing baby” case over a company’s move to take down a home video posted online showing a toddler joyfully bouncing to the late …
