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The city of Fall River will pay $72,500 to settle a lawsuit filed by George Thompson, a resident in the city who sued Thomas Barboza, a Fall River police officer, after the officer arrested him in January 2014 for using his cellphone to video-record Barboza in public.

Phil Paleologos hosts a conversation regarding a lawsuit over a provision that would require fishermen to pay for at-sea monitors.

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A group of New England fishermen is suing the federal government over a shift in the cost of at-sea fishing monitors. Officials with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration say money for monitors in New England fisheries such as cod and haddock will be gone by early 2016...

In every package of birth control pills, there is a paper with a statement about how the pill is NOT 100% effective in preventing pregnancies. If taken the same time every single day, it’s 99.9% effective. It is true that some women have gotten pregnant while on the pill, but it’s usually because they didn’t take it properly or were on antibiotics at the time of conception which canceled out the e

The city of Baltimore says it has reached a $6.4 million wrongful death settlement with the family of Freddie Gray.

A female fan struck by a foul ball at Fenway Park last season is suing Red Sox owner John Henry. Stephanie Taubin of Brookline says she was above home plate in the EMC Club in June of 2014 when a ball came through an area normally protected by glass and hit her...

BOSTON (AP) _ The state wants a judge to dismiss Boston's lawsuit challenging the award of a casino license to Wynn. In a filing provided to the Associated Press, the Massachusetts Gaming Commission argues the city doesn't have the right to challenge the decision since casino license awards are not subject to judicial review...

Nearly a year after a Walmart tractor-trailer crashed into his limo, Tracy Morgan has settled with the company and dropped his lawsuit.

Mohegan Sun is suing state gambling regulators over their decision to award the Boston-area casino license to a rival.

During his campaign for governor, Charlie Baker repeatedly criticized Martha Coakley for defending the state against a lawsuit brought by a New York children's rights group, saying she should have settled the suit instead. Asked this week if he would try to negotiate the case when he becomes governor in January, Baker adopted a more measured tone...