A Seattle protester who was hit on I-5 during a black lives matter demonstration is suing the city of Seattle, the state of Washington, and the driver who hit her. Diaz Love, 34, was thrown into the air after she was hit by driver Dawit Kelete. Kelete struck Love after... Read More »
The United States Supreme Court ruled in their landmark decision last Friday to overturn Roe v. Wade. When the case was decided in 1973, women across the nation were given the Constitutional right to an abortion. Last week’s 5-4 conservative majority ruling will have implications throughout the nation as states... Read More »
Officials in California have agreed to pay $51 million to settle the wrongful death lawsuits brought on by the families of three women who were fatally shot while working at a home for veterans in Northern California. The shooting took place on March 9, 2018, in the Veterans Home of... Read More »
A number of employees, including a former executive of the Dallas-based EarthWater Limited company, have pleaded guilty to charges of fraud related to a high-yield investment scheme. The former Chief Financial Officer of the company, Harley E. “Buddy” Barnes III, 63, of Plano, Texas has pleaded guilty to several charges... Read More »
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 »
