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.

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Do North Carolina Laws Over Traffic Fines Unfairly Punish the Poor? One Lawsuit Thinks So.

May 31, 2018

Earlier this week, a federal lawsuit was filed against the Commissioner of North Carolina’s Division of Motor Vehicles, Torre Jessup, after two South Carolina residents claimed that the state’s “practice of revoking drivers’ licenses of people who can’t pay their traffic fines and court costs is unconstitutional because it violates the rights to due process and equal protection under the 14th amendment.” The lawsuit itself was filed by the American Civil Liberties Union, the Southern Poverty Law Center, and the Southern Coalition for Social Justice on behalf of Seti Johnson and Sharee Smoot.

Relatives Sue City After Assaulted 3-Year-Old Toddler Dies

May 30, 2018

Losing a child is every parent’s worst nightmare, especially if it could have been prevented. Back in 2016, relatives of a three-year-old toddler found out just how devastating the loss of a child can be when the toddler, Jaden Jordan, died from injuries related to a physical assault incident. Now, nearly two years later, Jordan’s family filed a lawsuit against the city, alleging that the “Administration for Children’s Services is partly to blame for the child’s death.”

H-E-B Issues Recall for Ice Cream and Sherbert Products After Metal Found in Products

May 30, 2018

As the weather warms up, many people across the country have begun stocking their freezers with a popular frozen treat, ice cream. However, one ice cream company just issued a voluntary recall for a wide variety of their “ice cream and sherbet products because they could contain pieces of broken metal.” The company, H-E-B, revealed in the notice that “broken metal was discovered in the processing equipment during routine maintenance.”

Legoland Accused of Negligence and Negligent Infliction of Emotional Distress in Lawsuit

May 29, 2018

A Florida family got an unexpected and unwanted surprise after visiting Legoland in May 2016, and now they’ve decided to file a lawsuit as a result. In the lawsuit, Jessica Bermudez claimed her “young son developed a significant, possibly permanent skin reaction after getting his face painted at Legoland.”

Family of a Zionsville Vehicle Crash Victim Files Lawsuit Against Driver

May 29, 2018

A civil lawsuit was recently filed against the driver of a vehicle that caused a fatal car accident back in October 2016. The suit itself was filed by James and Elaine Dupler, the parents of the crash victim, James Dupler. James was only 21 at the time of the accident, and in their wrongful death lawsuit, his parents accused the driver, Jack Kaplan, of negligence. In addition to naming Kaplan as a defendant in the case, the lawsuit also names “his parents and their own insurance company,” according to court documents.

Did School District Fail to Protect Students From Bullying?

May 28, 2018

Earlier this week, a lawsuit was filed against Thomas H. Dudley Family School in Camden, along with school officials, in response to two disabled children being “repeatedly attacked physically and verbally by a bully” at the school. According to the lawsuit, school officials took no action to prevent or stop the bullying.

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Adventureland Hit with Lawsuit Alleging Workplace Harassment and Discrimination

May 25, 2018

After being the target of workplace harassment and sexual and disability discrimination, a former employee at Adventureland decided to file a lawsuit against the amusement park. The former employee, Alisha Munoz, 29, claimed in the lawsuit that while employed at the amusement park “from May to September 2017, she was harassed by managers because of her medical conditions.”

Jury Sides with Children’s Care Hospital and School in Negligence Lawsuit

May 25, 2018

Back in 2010, the Children’s Care Hospital and School in Sioux Falls was accused by a family of “improperly restraining an autistic student.” As a result, the family of the student, a boy named Ben, filed a lawsuit against the school “for damages they claim the facility caused their son Ben while he was a full-time resident there for about seven months in 2010.” According to the family, Ben suffered lasting emotional distress and negligence. However, earlier today a jury ruled that the children’s hospital and school was not “negligent in its care and did not cause the student lasting emotional distress.”

Customers Sue McDonald’s for $5M Over Quarter Pounder Cheese

May 25, 2018

McDonald’s is under fire for serving customers cheese on their Quarter Pounder sandwiches. You heard that right. Earlier this month, two McDonald’s customers, Cynthia Kissner and Leonard Werner, filed a lawsuit in Fort Lauderdale for “$5 million because they say they’re being unfairly charged for cheese they don’t want on their burgers.”

Dell EMC Agrees to Settle Race, Gender Pay Discrimination Lawsuit for $2.9M

May 23, 2018

Gender, race, and pay discrimination allegations against Dell EMC were just settled for more than $2.9 after the U.S. Department of Labor accused the computing giant of “allegedly paying female workers in Santa Clara, Pleasanton and North Carolina less than men.”

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