Groundskeeper Claims Monsanto, Roundup Responsible for Cancer
Groundskeeper Claims Monsanto, Roundup Responsible for Cancer
Lawsuits & Litigation
Judge Sanctions Arizona Department of Corrections Over Poor Prison Healthcare
Last Friday, a judge found the Arizona Department of Corrections and its administrators in civil contempt of court for failing to meet the conditions of a 2014 settlement concerning the quality of healthcare in state prisons. Arizona DOC director Charles Ryan and medical director Richard Pratt were both named in the ruling, which will emplace
Supreme Court Upholds Trump’s Travel Ban
In a much-awaited Tuesday decision, the Supreme Court upheld President Donald Trump’s travel ban. The justices split primarily along party lines, voting 5-4 to affirm the president’s power to curb immigration in the interest of national security. The latest version of the ban—which was issued several times before being sent to the Supreme Court—places travel
Lyon County School District Discrimination Lawsuit Ends with Settlement
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.”
Iowa Cop Kills Mother of Three, Family Receives $2M Settlement
Iowa Cop Kills Mother of Three, Family Receives $2 Million Settlement
Four Women File Sexual Harassment Complaints Against Female Supervisor
Four Women File Sexual Harassment Complaints Against Female Supervisor
Target Class Action Payout Objection Rejected in Second Go-round
Target Class Action Payout Objection Rejected in Second Go-round
Teenagers Sue Florida Sheriff Over Outrageous Solitary Confinement Policy
A trio of teenagers is suing a Florida sheriff for locking them in solitary confinement without cause and before even being put on trial. Filed on behalf of the teenagers by the Human Rights Defense Center on Thursday, the suit names Palm Beach County Sheriff Ric Bradshaw and the county school district as defendants. Each
Parents Sue Rockaway Township, NJ, Over 12-Year Old’s Suicide
The parents of 12-year old Mallory Grossman, who committed suicide in June 2017, are filing a lawsuit against New Jersey’s Rockaway Township, its school district and educational administrators. “One year ago, on June 14, sixth-grader Mallory Grossman, who attended Copeland Middle School in Rockaway [died by suicide] and she did so after being relentlessly bullied
Kari Dunn’s Family Awarded $42M in Wrongful Death Suit Against Husband, Hotel
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.