Sheriff&#39;s Dept. sued in medical bill dispute
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Several of the largest health care providers in the county have sued the Sheriff&#39;s Department, claiming they have been shortchanged by at least $1.2 million over the past 15 months for medical care given to sick jail inmates.
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By Robin Fitzgerald, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Feb. 3--GULFPORT -- The Sun Herald on Friday filed a lawsuit for access to public records and correspondence involving prisoner-abuse complaints at the Harrison County jail.
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A lawsuit filed Monday attempts to recoup tens of millions spent by government-financed health programs to purchase the painkiller and to treat patients for its side effects.
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The wife and daughter of actor John  Ritter, who collapsed and died suddenly of heart problems a  year ago, have sued the hospital where he was treated, claiming  that doctors misdiagnosed his condition.
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The nonprofit company that runs the Prince George's hospital system has gone to court to pry loose public dollars that hospital officials say are needed to keep the system open.
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TORONTO - Hospital funding in Ontario has sparked a three-way fight between the health minister, the province&#39;s largest union and hospital administrators.
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A passenger handcuffed after a car chase with police early Friday tried to save a sheriff's deputy who had suffered a fatal heart attack moments after arresting him, authorities said.
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Law enforcement authorities are stepping up an attack on health-care fraud that they say costs taxpayers more than $60 billion each year.
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By MICHELLE ROBERTS  NEW ORLEANS - Two nursing home owners who were arrested after 34 of their patients died in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina are suing the government, saying federal, state and local officials they failed to evacuate vulnerable citizens as the storm approached.
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The wife and daughter of actor John Ritter, who collapsed and died suddenly of heart problems a year ago, have sued the hospital where he was treated, claiming that doctors misdiagnosed his condition.
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Victim's fight could make legal history by extending the deadline for sufferers to seek compensation.
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By Barbara Grzincic  A man who was shot following a traffic stop can pursue his lawsuit against the Queen Anne's County deputy sheriff who shot him, the Court of Special Appeals has held.
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By Carrie J. Sidener, The News & Advance, Lynchburg, Va.  Jun. 23--A ride to the hospital in an ambulance in Bedford County is soon going to cost hundreds of dollars, but those who live or work in the city or county will never see a bill.
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The suit seeks $1 billion in damages and an injunction against further violations.
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The family of US star John Ritter, who died of heart problems, sue the hospital where he was treated.
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An old lawsuit claiming Republican Senate candidate Tom Coburn, an obstetrician, sterilized a woman without her consent and accusations that he committed Medicaid fraud have emerged as major issues in his tightly contested race against Democratic Rep. Brad Carson.
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In the finale of the current series of hearings, sheriffâs deputies who participated in the huge search last November are likely today to challenge the accounts of Jacksonâs long-time employees who said they co-operated with the search until deputies