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In the United States, ordinary people can file lawsuits targeting fraud committed at federal taxpayers' expense. It's a centuries-old American tradition dating to 1778. Today's whistleblowers operate under the provisions of the False Claims Act, enacted in 1863...

Cesar Chavez captured the public eye in the late 1960s. Born in Arizona at the beginning of the Great Depression, Chavez and his family moved to California after losing their farm when he was 10 years old. The...

In a groundbreaking trial, a Northern California jury unanimously agrees Monsanto Roundup pesticide was a contributing cause of Bay Area school groundskeeper’s incurable cancer. The award was later reduced to $78 million. CALIFORNIA –– A San Francisco jury...

While the use of opioid drugs increases among pregnant women, it is important to understand the risks associated with short and long-term opioid use during and after pregnancy. Pain is common during pregnancy and women experience a range...

Parents who work as farmhands or pickers are often in nearby fields when pesticides like Roundup are sprayed. Farmworkers sometimes even eat fruits that have recently been sprayed. But there is a toxin in many pesticides, called glyphosate,...

A new study finds a causal link between prescribed opioid treatment during pregnancy and birth defects in newborns. Researchers found a link between opioid painkillers use just before or during pregnancy and birth defects in a growing fetus....