Daily Archives: April 4, 2012 - 3 results

Police and prison officials can strip search suspects after they’re arrested regardless of the offense, the Supreme Court ruled on Monday. Divided court gives law enforcement option of strip searching anyone who passes through jailhouse Lower court rulings mixed, tended to ban strip searches without specific cause American Bar Association filed brief against searches, to no avail   Invasion of Privacy If you plan on being one of the 13 to 14 million people who will get arrested this year, …

It can be easy to take the privacy of your personal medical information and private life for granted when no one is actively nosing around in them. But if you get injured at work, you may find your privacy invaded by insurance companies hungry for any evidence that can be used to deny your workers’ compensation claim.   Papers, Please Insurers, administrative agencies and certain employers have a legitimate need and legal right to obtain medical information that pertains to a …

The medical professionals who let a Florida mother bleed to death after giving birth, as well as those whose negligence led to disabling brain injuries in a Missouri boy, could learn that their errors will cost them much more than they’d expected, depending on the outcome of several court cases now under consideration. About half of U.S. states limit how much hospitals and doctors can be forced to pay if they’re found in court to have provided negligent care. But …