Dead Man Walking: Death Certificate Issued and Can’t be Appealed
Dead Man Walking: Death Certificate Issued and Can’t be Appealed
Lawsuits & Litigation
FBI Settles Lawsuit Filed By Long-time Agent Against Supervisors
FBI Settles Lawsuit Filed By Long-time Agent Against Supervisors
Wisconsin Pays $18m Settlement to Teenage Girl Who Attempted Suicide At Copper Lake
Following a series of lawsuits and allegations of severe misconduct at the Copper Lake School for Girls juvenile detention center, the state of Wisconsin agreed to pay former inmate Sydni Briggs nearly $20 million. The massive payout stems from a suicide attempt that nearly took Briggs’ life and left her permanently disabled. In 2015, Briggs
New Lawsuit Alleges Uber Drivers Discriminated Against Texas Woman with Cerebral Palsy
Did Uber discriminate against a woman with cerebral palsy in Texas? One lawsuit thinks so. According to a lawsuit filed earlier this week, D’Edra Steele was denied rides from a number of Uber drivers on “approximately 25 separate occasions” between 2016 and 2017. In the lawsuit, Steele claims that “drivers repeatedly canceled rides because she requires the use of a service dog” and as a result, she has accused “Uber of violating the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Texas Human Resources Code.” She currently hopes to receive damages for “intentional infliction of emotional distress.”
Monat’s Hair Care Products Contain Harmful Additives, According to Lawsuits
Monat’s Hair Care Products Contain Harmful Additives, According to Lawsuits
Lawsuit Over Joanna Gaines’ Magnolia Home Furniture Line Reaches Settlement
A lawsuit involving Joanna Gaines’ furniture line recently reached a settlement, meaning the co-star of HGTV’s Fixer Upper “will not have to sit for a deposition.” What was the lawsuit about, though? Who filed the suit? According to court documents, the lawsuit was filed by “Standard Furniture Manufacturing against its Chinese suppliers LF Products for delivering chairs and sofas labeled ‘top grain leather’ and using water buffalo hide instead.”
Cyclist Injured in Miami Bridge Collapse Files First Suit Against Construction Companies
A bicyclist who claims he was injured in last week’s Miami bridge collapse is filing a suit against the builders and an engineering firm. Marquise Hepburn, 24, is reportedly suing Munilla Construction Management and FIGG Bridge Engineers. NBC News writes that Hepburn is targeting several other organizations involved in the erection of the Florida International
Justice for Burn Death of Child in a Jeep
Remi Walden was burned to death in a Jeep with a gas tank located behind the rear axle. Fiat Chrysler fought the judgment even after it was reduced.
Avon High School Religious Indoctrination Lawsuit Reaches Settlement
The Board of Education at Avon High School recently agreed to settle a federal lawsuit filed against it almost four years ago that “claimed three teachers and a guidance counselor at the school had indoctrinated two former students into a religious cult.” The lawsuit itself was filed by a family whose children attended the school. According to the family’s lawsuit, “three teachers and a guidance counselor exerted an improper influence on their three daughters and alienated two of them from the rest of the family.”
Whole Foods Under Fire for Alleged Racial and Pregnancy Discrimination
Discrimination is never okay, especially when it’s directed towards someone who is or was recently pregnant. One woman in Tallahassee, Florida learned just how awful it feels to be discriminated against, and decided to file a lawsuit as a result. Kissi Moore, a former employee at Whole Foods, is an African-American woman who claims in her pregnancy and racial discrimination lawsuit against the supermarket chain that she was “treated unfairly after her pregnancy and because of her race.”