An Arizona county has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review whether it’s liable in lawsuits over the illegal conduct of former Sheriff Joe Arpaio. Arpaio, once billed as the toughest lawman in America, garnered controversy by housing local inmates in a ‘tent city’ and enforcing immigration law through illegal traffic stops. The latter charge
Following over a year of litigation, a transgender inmate from Illinois is being allowed to transfer to a women’s prison. The Chicago Sun-Times reports that 27-year old prisoner Strawberry Hampton was recently moved to Logan Correctional Center, outside Lincoln, IL. The MacArthur Justice Center issued a statement Thursday announcing the transfer, which was later confirmed
An eight-year old boy from Guatemala died in U.S. custody on Tuesday. The death marks the second time in a month that an immigrant child has died after being detained by U.S. Customs and Border Patrol. POLITICO reports that the boy showed “signs of potential illness” on Monday. He, along with his father, was transported
Monterey Mushrooms Inc. is at the center of a $67 million lawsuit over allegations that it “polluted a South Bay creek with manure.” The suit was filed by the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s office earlier this week. According to the suit, the mushroom grower “intentionally dumped wastewater at its Morgan Hill facility containing toxic levels of ammonia into Fisher Creek, a 14-mile long ephemeral stream that flows into Coyote Creek, through the Coyote Valley of southern Santa Clara County, then into the San Francisco Bay.”
Losing a loved one is difficult enough on its own, but couple that with the loss of your loved one’s remains and things may feel unbearable. Unfortunately, this is what happened to one Clayton County family, prompting them to file a lawsuit. According to the suit, which was filed earlier this week, the family of Paulette Patricia Bradley received the ashes of someone else when they went to lay Bradley to rest. Named as defendants in the suit are Southern Regional Medical Center, Speer-Shelton Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Atlanta.
Inspired Organics, LLC recently expanded a recall for some of its organic almond, peanut, and tahini butter over concerns that the products may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The decision to expand the recall came about after additional testing revealed “positive test results for potential contamination of Listeria monocytogenes.” The company’s original recall, which was issued earlier this month, was only for “jars of sunflower butter and specific lots of almond butter.”
A firefighter in Lincolnwood filed a lawsuit against his former employer, Paramedic Services of Illinois (PSI), “a private company contracted by the village for firefighting services.” In the suit, the firefighter, Josh Weller, alleged “abusive behavior by PSI employees.” Recently, the suit was dismissed after the “two sides reached a confidential settlement,” according to attorney Brian Holman. Holman represented PSI during the legal proceedings.
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