A Texas man is accused of illegally dealing arms, several of which were later used in criminal acts including the murder of a transgender woman. The Department of Justice announced the charges against 31-year-old Demontre Antwon Hackworth. The DOJ details that Hackworth was able to obtain almost 100 guns and... Read More »
A transgender woman in Minnesota who is serving time in a men's facility is suing the Minnesota Department of Corrections with claims that she should be housed in the women's facility instead. Named in the lawsuit are the Minnesota Department of Corrections, Commissioner Paul Schnell, Deputy Commissioner Michelle Smith, and... Read More »
A Maricopa County Sheriff's Office has agreed to an $11.75 million settlement after a man was brutally beaten while serving time in the county’s Fourth Avenue Jail. Brian Ortiz was 18 years old when he was brutally beaten In the early hours of May 26th, 2020. Ortiz was behind bars... Read More »
A Grand Rapids police officer is out on $100,000 bail and facing a charge of second-degree murder following a traffic stop that turned deadly. Christopher Schurr was the officer who fired a fatal shot into the back of 26-year-old Patrick Lyoya, a refugee from the Congo. Schurr’s arrest has made... Read More »
A Bellevue, Seattle, family is suing the city of Bellevue after their home was destroyed in a landslide. The lawsuit was filed in King County Superior Court and accuses the city of being negligent in failing to warn the family about the aging pipes underneath the house. John Surdi’s home... Read More »
A former corrections officer at the Maine State Prison and Bolduc Correctional Facility has won her suit against the state’s Department of Corrections resulting in a payout of $395,000. The former employee, Autumn Dinsmore, names the state’s department of corrections as being responsible for the sexual harassment and discrimination she... Read More »
An American Airlines passenger who was mistaken for a burglary suspect is suing the airline after he spent 17 days behind bars. The lawsuit was filed earlier last week in Texas and alleges that the man, 46-year-old Michael Lowe, suffered from “incomprehensible trauma” after spending time in a New Mexico... Read More »
The widow of an Oregon man who walked out of an assisted living facility is suing the facility for wrongful death after her husband was found dead in a nearby creek. Toufik “Tom” Tanous, 79, was a dementia patient at Hawthorne House, a care facility in Forest Grove. Tanous suffered... Read More »
The plaintiff who brought a lawsuit against the California Highway Patrol has reached a settlement with the agency totaling $4 Million. The lawsuit was brought forward by a man named Trae deBeaubien. DeBeaubien was in a relationship with 42-year-old May Wheat, the estranged wife of CHP officer Brad Wheat.... Read More »
The Biden administration campaigned heavily on student loan forgiveness. While these campaign promises have not yet come to fruition, the administration has announced the largest one-time debt cancellation ever made by the Department of Education. This massive discharge will total $5.8 billion and will impact roughly 560,000 borrowers. Unlike the... Read More »
Two Alabama public school workers are suing their employer after being asked to pay back over $55,000 in accidental overpayment. The school system is asking for the money back as a result of overpayment in salary that school administrators say the workers were not entitled to. The lawsuit was filed... Read More »
Almost a week after the school shooting that rocked the close-knit community of Uvalde, Texas, residents, survivors, and the families of the 19 slain students and two teachers are taking their first steps in what will be a drawn-out and difficult recovery process. For many, these early stages of the... Read More »
The family of a woman who died in a fiery crash while driving her Mustang has been awarded seven million dollars from the Ford Motor Company. The judgment comes from a product liability lawsuit that was brought forward against the automotive maker. The lawsuit was filed by Angel Tyler, the... Read More »
The family of a late U.S. Representative is suing his widow over claims that she went back on a promise to pay back medical expenses for his cancer treatments. U.S. Representative Jim Hagedorn of Minnesota passed away on February 17 at age 59 after a battle with kidney cancer. Hagedorn... Read More »
Jennifer Ann Hall worked as a respiratory therapist in Hendrick Medical Center located in the rural northeast area of Missouri. Hall was employed at the hospital between December 2001 and May 2002. During her five months there, the hospital saw 18 “code blue” incidents. Staff at the hospital used “code... Read More »
