Family of a Zionsville Vehicle Crash Victim Files Lawsuit Against Driver

A civil lawsuit was recently filed against the driver of a vehicle that caused a fatal car accident back in October 2016. The suit itself was filed by James and Elaine Dupler, the parents of the crash victim, James Dupler. James was only 21 at the time of the accident, and in their wrongful death lawsuit, his parents accused the driver, Jack Kaplan, of negligence. In addition to naming Kaplan as a defendant in the case, the lawsuit also names “his parents and their own insurance company,” according to court documents.



Inmates File Lawsuits Against Lee Correctional Institution Over April Riots

South Carolina’s Lee Correctional Institution is facing additional lawsuits stemming from an April riot which left seven dead and another seventeen injured. Four lawsuits, described by The State, provide a first-hand account of the riot’s violence. Each of the inmates behind the separate claims were stabbed by gang members—all while correctional officers waited outside the



Did School District Fail to Protect Students From Bullying?

Earlier this week, a lawsuit was filed against Thomas H. Dudley Family School in Camden, along with school officials, in response to two disabled children being “repeatedly attacked physically and verbally by a bully” at the school. According to the lawsuit, school officials took no action to prevent or stop the bullying.



Adventureland Hit with Lawsuit Alleging Workplace Harassment and Discrimination

After being the target of workplace harassment and sexual and disability discrimination, a former employee at Adventureland decided to file a lawsuit against the amusement park. The former employee, Alisha Munoz, 29, claimed in the lawsuit that while employed at the amusement park “from May to September 2017, she was harassed by managers because of her medical conditions.”


Jury Sides with Children’s Care Hospital and School in Negligence Lawsuit

Back in 2010, the Children’s Care Hospital and School in Sioux Falls was accused by a family of “improperly restraining an autistic student.” As a result, the family of the student, a boy named Ben, filed a lawsuit against the school “for damages they claim the facility caused their son Ben while he was a full-time resident there for about seven months in 2010.” According to the family, Ben suffered lasting emotional distress and negligence. However, earlier today a jury ruled that the children’s hospital and school was not “negligent in its care and did not cause the student lasting emotional distress.”