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Mass AG settles with two who allegedly misled elderly in reverse mortgage hustle
Dolores Rush of Quincy wishes she never obtained a so-called reverse mortgage on her three-bedroom family home. She and her now-deceased husband had paid… -
Scant discipline follows prosecutors’ impropriety in Massachusetts
In 2012, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court found “egregious prosecutorial misconduct” after an assistant district attorney withheld evidence a… -
At an old munitions site, hikers get no warning of newfound dangers
A 130-acre tract of conservation land south of Boston remains largely open to public use without posted warnings despite new risks of unexploded munitions… -
New bill would end payment cap for wrongful conviction in Massachusetts
The proposed legislation would eliminate a cap on damages and provide immediate funds for those likely to win their claim against the state. -
Pembroke Hospital cuts psychiatric beds after staffing criticism
A for-profit psychiatric hospital that’s faced repeated criticism has reduced its patient capacity by more than a third. -
Renovation boom revives a deadly demon for Massachusetts workers
Thousands of workers are routinely exposed to danger asbestos without adequate safety protections. The gap between regulation and on-the-ground conditions at job sites can lead to incurable cancer. -
With thousands of convictions in jeopardy, Mass. AG’s office scrutinized over Farak case
Hearings could help decide how many of thousands of convictions tainted by Farak's testing may be overturned. -
Wrongful incarceration. Moral debt?
Kevin O’Loughlin is wrestling with the Massachusetts attorney general’s office for compensation under a 2004 law that grants damages for the wrongly convicted. -
Judge grants hearing on motion to reverse murder conviction
A Massachusetts judge granted a hearing to examine whether police tampered with evidence in the case of Darrell Jones, convicted three decades ago for a… -
FDA blinks on genetic testing, delays action
The FDA is delaying a major effort to bring thousands of genetic tests under its purview.