Dec 23rd, 2008 · A court in southwest China has rejected a lawsuit brought by the parents of schoolchildren who died in the May 12 earthquake in Sichuan province. The suit alleged corruption and negligence in the collapse of a school where 129 children died.
Dec 17th, 2008 · Afghanistan's courts are too slow and corrupt to get the job done, many say. Those Afghans turn instead to local jirgas, or tribal councils, to solve legal disputes. Efforts are being made to fix the official system and teach residents their rights, but the impact has been negligible outside of major cities and provincial centers.
Dec 15th, 2008 · Andy Serwer, managing editor of Fortune Magazine, can't believe a recent SEC investigation didn't uncover money manager Bernard Madoff's "vast conspiracy." He offers five recommendations to "crook-proof" your portfolio from the next "cheap-trick artist."
Jun 15th, 2008 · As part of our month-long series on the nation's crumbling infrastructure, Minnesota Public Radio's Sea Stachura reports on the rebuilding of the Minneapolis bridge that collapsed last year. Since then, two other highway bridges have been closed by the state's Department of Transportation. Two reports indicate how a lack of money and negligence may have played a role in Minnesota's decaying infrastructure.
Apr 15th, 2008 · With a number of recent reports documenting federal agencies' failures, Daniel Schorr decries government laxity, saying he's never seen "such deep-rooted negligence."
Mar 26th, 2008 · A report commissioned by a bankruptcy court finds New Century -- once the second-largest sub-prime lender -- had a "brazen obsession" with selling more loans without due regard to the risk. The report also alleges negligence by the company's auditor, KPMG.
Sep 8th, 2007 · A jury in Louisiana has acquitted the owners of a New Orleans-area nursing home of negligent homicide in the deaths of 35 elderly patients who drowned during Hurricane Katrina.
Sep 7th, 2007 · Jurors in Louisiana have begun deliberating the fate of Sal and Mabel Mangano. They are charged with negligent homicide in the deaths of 35 nursing-home patients in their care during Hurricane Katrina. Defense attorneys say the government is to blame.