In 2012, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court found “egregious prosecutorial misconduct” after an assistant district attorney withheld evidence a…

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…

The proposed legislation would eliminate a cap on damages and provide immediate funds for those likely to win their claim against the state.

A for-profit psychiatric hospital that’s faced repeated criticism has reduced its patient capacity by more than a third.

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.

Hearings could help decide how many of thousands of convictions tainted by Farak's testing may be overturned.

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.

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…

The FDA is delaying a major effort to bring thousands of genetic tests under its purview.

Massachusetts regulators received 95 reports of alleged abuse and neglect at residential special education schools since July 1, according to the state’s Department of Early Education and Care.