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Hart Island To Increase Access for Families of the Deceased

Brianna Smith - January 26, 2017

Relatives of family members buried on Hart Island will soon enjoy “increased access to the cemetery under a modified lawsuit settlement.” Under the new settlement agreement between the New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU) and New York City, “the number of monthly visitors allowed at the site will increase to 70 from 50” and relatives will be allowed to visit graves once a month. Additionally, the city, which actually owns the island, will offer photographs of grave sites to visiting relatives and mourners. All of this is part of a “three-month pilot program” under the agreed upon settlement.

Settlement Reached in School Bus Crash Lawsuit

Sara E. Teller - January 26, 2017

The families of the two students in bus crash filed suit against the school district for negligence and received a $10 million dollar settlement.

Comcast Consumer Lawsuit Isn’t Going Away

Ryan J. Farrick - January 26, 2017

Everybody loves to hate on Comcast. The telecom giant saw an unwelcome addition to its club of naysayers in early August. Bob Ferguson, the attorney general of Washington State, filed a lawsuit which has refused to shrink. He claims the company deceived a half-million customers in the Pacific Northwest, refusing to change its ways until

Alecia Schmuhl Sentenced To 45 Years

Sara E. Teller - January 23, 2017

Virginia ex-lawyer Alecia Schmuhlwas sentenced in tears to 45 years in prison for the home invasion and attack of her former managing partner and his wife.

Settlement Reached Over Secret Service Racial Discrimination Allegations

Brianna Smith - January 20, 2017

A lengthy lawsuit against the Secret Service for committing racial discrimination against African-American agents is coming to a close, seemingly trial-free. Encompassing more than 100 agents, the Department of Homeland Security, and the Secret Service, the lawsuit first began back in 2000 when a handful of agents sued the agency due to claims that “they

St. Clair County Reaches Verdicts in 11 Civil Cases

Sara E. Teller - January 20, 2017

St. Clair County has awarded almost $15.5 million to seven plaintiffs in 2016 with 11 civil cases reaching a verdict last year.

Lawsuit Revived In Missouri Regarding Naked Pretrial Detainees

Brianna Smith - January 19, 2017

Imagine that you’re a pretrial detainee in a little jail in Missouri. Now imagine that, as a detainee in that small jail, you’re forced to go naked for several hours while your only set of clothes are in the laundry. The only thing to cover yourself is a sheet and any other bedding you might have, while guards, potentially of the opposite sex, look in on you from time to time from your cell’s window. Sound a bit hard to believe? Well, believe it, because this is the reality that pretrial detainees face on a regular basis at the Cole County Detention Center in Jefferson City, Missouri. Fortunately for detainees who find the rule a bit demeaning and uncivilized, a federal appeal court revived a lawsuit on Tuesday challenging the jail’s policy.

Deutsche Bank Settlement Complete

Sara E. Teller - January 19, 2017

Deutsche Bank has agreed to a $7.2 billion settlement with the Department of Justice.

States Urge Against Remington Trigger Settlement

Sara E. Teller - January 19, 2017

Remington class action settlement specifically indicates the trigger mechanisms in the company’s guns are defective in design.

Pyrrhic Victory for Johnson & Johnson

Ryan J. Farrick - January 18, 2017

A Dallas judge’s ruling resulted in a pyrrhic victory for Johnson & Johnson. The latest and possibly last chapter in a long-lasting court case came to a close at the beginning of January. For two years, Johnson & Johnson had been fighting six plaintiffs’ accusations of negligence. At the forefront of the drama was a

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