Brianna Smith, Author at Legal Reader

Brianna Smith is a freelance writer and editor in Southwest Michigan. A graduate of Grand Valley State University, Brianna has a passion for politics, social issues, education, science, and more. When she’s not writing, she enjoys the simple life with her husband, daughter, and son.

Lyon County School District Discrimination Lawsuit Ends with Settlement

June 26, 2018

A settlement was recently reached between two African-American students, the city of Yerington, and the Lyon County School District. In a federal discrimination lawsuit filed earlier this year, the students, 15-year-old sisters, Jayla Tolliver and Taylissa Marriott were allegedly subjected to “repeated racial bullying at their rural Nevada high school.” The bullying and discrimination occurred when the sisters were freshmen at Yerington High. Their parents decided to file the lawsuit back in January alleging the girls “had been subjected to repeated racial slurs and threats for at least six months.”

Nazis Achieved Space Travel? That’s What One Recalled Flying Saucer Toy Was Teaching Kids

June 26, 2018

If you’re a history buff then you probably already know that the Nazis were tinkering with a secret program throughout World War II to construct flying saucers. While the program never actually took off, a model toy company, Revell, recently “released a set in Germany that makes it look like one of the Nazi saucers actually worked.” Understandably, historians aren’t too pleased and a recall has now been issued for the flying saucers toys.

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Kari Dunn’s Family Awarded $42M in Wrongful Death Suit Against Husband, Hotel

June 22, 2018

Losing a parent is a difficult ordeal for any child, but even more difficult when both parents are lost. Sadly, this is exactly what happened to the children of Kari Dunn, a woman who was needlessly murdered back in 2013. As a result of her death, a wrongful death lawsuit was filed that recently settled in favor of the late mother’s family after a jury determined that “Kari’s estranged husband and killer Brad Dunn as well as the hotel he fatally stabbed her at, were both at fault for her death.” The jury deliberated for a handful of hours before agreeing to award the family $42 million in damages.

Senior Eviction Case Ends with $200K Settlement

June 22, 2018

A $200,000 settlement has been reached in a lawsuit between landlord David Kantz and the son of woman Kantz evicted to “make way for redevelopment of his California Drive property.” The evicted woman was Marie Hatch and she filed the lawsuit against Kantz after he evicted her from her “longtime Burlingame home.” Unfortunately, she passed away at the age of 97 in 2016, leaving her son Gary to take her place in the financial elder abuse case.

Woman Files Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against Lompoc Valley Medical Center After Husband’s Death

June 22, 2018

After losing her husband over complications following a stay at Lompoc Valley Medical Center, Crystal Rodriguez filed a medical malpractice lawsuit against the medical center. In the lawsuit, Rodriguez accuses the medical center of “negligence after her husband allegedly developed cellulitis, Toxic Shock Syndrome, and other complications while under the hospital’s care.” According to the suit, Lompoc Valley Medical Center staff allegedly failed to “closely monitoring Daniel Rodriguez and released him early, despite his condition worsening just a few days after his admittance to the hospital in May 2017.” Sadly, he died May 19, 2017, at the young age of 32.

California Cartage Co. and Amazon Warehouse Workers Agree to $1.9M Settlement

June 21, 2018

A group of Amazon warehouse workers is celebrating after California Cartage Co. and the staffing companies agreed to pay up to $1.9 million to resolve the worker’s allegations of wage-and-hour violations and retaliation.

Class Action Suit Filed Against Target, Prince Lionheart After Potty Training Seat Cut Toddler’s Genitals

June 21, 2018

Earlier this month a class action lawsuit was filed against Prince Lionheart after “at least 15 toddler boys suffered cuts to their genitals from using a potty-training toilet seat.” Prince Lionheart is a family-owned company in California that has been busy “making products for children for 45 years.” However, the lawsuit alleges that one of the company’s “potty training products, the WeePod Basix, is causing serious harm to toddler boys.”

Another Former Cheerleader Joins Lawsuit Against Houston Texans

June 21, 2018

Another former Texans cheerleader recently joined one of the two lawsuits recently filed against the NFL team “overpayment and workplace issues.” According to the former cheerleader, Angelina Rosa, “cheer director Alto Gary derided her as ‘skinny fat’ and applied duct tape to her stomach before a 2017 game.” A two-year member of the Texans cheerleading squad, Rosa was also a “dancer for the Chicago Bulls and a member of the Astros’ Shooting Stars group,” and is now the 10th cheerleader to join the legal battle against the team.

Del Monte Recalls Veggie Trays After Consumers Sickened by Parasite

June 20, 2018

Earlier this month Del Monte issued a recall of three batches of fresh-cut vegetables after it was discovered that the products are “linked to a parasite that has caused 78 people across four states to fall ill.” According to the recall notice, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) confirmed that the specific contaminated products include “broccoli, cauliflower, carrots, celery, and dip.” So far many of the consumers who ate the recalled products “fell ill with the cyclospora parasite.”

Douglas County Wins Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against Family of Woman Who Died in Jail Cell

June 20, 2018

The family of a woman who died in her jail cell on May 12, 2012, recently lost their wrongful death lawsuit they filed in federal court against Douglas County and the sheriff. During the lengthy court proceedings, jurors weighed “allegations against both the county and the sheriff that their jail staff denied or delayed medical care to Rachel Hammers and also had inadequate training.” In the end, the jury found the county and sheriff were not responsible for the death of Hammers. As a result of the verdict, “heirs of Hammers will recover nothing.”

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