For the first settlement as part of the Department of Justice’s Civil Cyber-Fraud Initiative, DOJ settled a case against medical services government contractor Comprehensive Health Services, LLC (CHS) for $930,000. This settlement resolves allegations brought forth in two qui tam lawsuits, where four whistleblowers filed suit on behalf of the government under the qui tam provision… Read More »
An NHS doctor killed his partner’s father and almost caused the deaths of her and her mother by giving them a poison that is popular among murderers, a London court has ruled. He poisoned the trio with thallium then tried to cover his tracks, did not deploy his medical knowledge to help his partner and… Read More »
A series of bills introduced by Republicans in the Wisconsin Legislature to change the state’s child services system puts too much power in the hands of prosecutors and unfairly targets Native Americans and people of color, advocates say. All of the bills, according to their author, Rep. Barbara Dittrich (R-Oconomowoc), are meant to get children… Read More »
Non-Muslims will be allowed to marry, divorce and get joint child custody under civil law in Abu Dhabi according to a new decree issued on Sunday by its ruler, state news agency WAM said. It is the latest step in the United Arab Emirates — where personal status laws on marriage and divorce had been… Read More »
Delaware State University has formally requested the United States Department of Justice investigate possible civil rights violations during a traffic stop of the Women’s Lacrosse bus in Georgia last month. In a letter to Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Kristen Clarke, DSU President Dr. Tony Allen said the Liberty County Police Department’s stop of… Read More »
Defamation is the act of making false statements concerning another person which has a potential to injure the reputation of such person. Defamation constitutes a criminal offence in the United Arab Emirates with both the offence and its punishment prescribed under the Federal Decree Law 31 of 2021 (UAE Penal Code). A victim could also… Read More »