Connecticut Agrees to Pay Over $6 Million in Decade-Long Case
Connecticut Agrees to Pay Over $6 Million in Decade-Long Case
Lawsuits & Litigation
Breach of Warranty Lawsuit Filed Against L.L. Bean After Company Does Away With Return Policy
L.L. Bean Inc. has recently come under fire for changes it made to its popular lifetime warranty policy. In fact, customers are so upset with the changes that one even went so far as to file a breach of warranty lawsuit against the company. The lawsuit was filed by loyal customer Victor Bondi earlier this month in Chicago federal court and “seeks class-action status.” But why exactly is Bondi upset with the changes? Why file a lawsuit?
Lawsuits Filed Over Deadly Pine Ridge Duplex Explosion
Back in 2016, a deadly propane gas explosion occurred at a Pine Ridge duplex, claiming the lives of four people while also maiming three others. As a result of the accident, two lawsuits have been filed. The most recent lawsuit was filed earlier this month in Oglala Lakota County circuit court on behalf of 13 plaintiffs, and “accuses two companies, Nebraska-based Western Cooperative Company Inc. and South Dakota-based C. Brunsch Inc., doing business as Lakota Plains Propane, of negligence, failure to inspect and warn, strict liability and breach of warranty.”
Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed in Wake of Deadly Helicopter Crash that Killed Troy Gentry of Montgomery Gentry
Last year Troy Gentry, a member of country music band Montgomery Gentry, tragically lost his life in a helicopter crash in September. Now his widow, Angie Gentry, has filed a wrongful death lawsuit as a result. The lawsuit was filed back on February 14 in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas and names “the aircraft’s manufacturers, Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, Sikorsky Global Helicopters, Inc. and the Keystone Helicopter Corporation as defendants in the case.” According to the lawsuit, Gentry’s widow alleges the defendants failed to “make the civilian version of the Model 269 helicopter crashworthy, despite their knowledge that a military version of the same helicopter had been updated years earlier.”
Negligence Lawsuit Filed After Woman Dies from Bedbug Treatment
Last July, an 82-year-old woman, Elizabeth Ashbaugh, tragically died shortly after her apartment complex was treated for bed bugs. Now, her family is “suing the pest control company as well as the owners of the Houston apartment complex, Laurel Point Senior Apartments, in which the woman resided,” on allegations that the “bedbug extermination treatment killed her.” The lawsuit also accuses both parties of failing “to consider Ashbaugh’s safety” when conducting the extermination.
Louisiana Prison Hit With Federal Lawsuit Over Alleged Abuse of Mentally Handicapped Inmates
A Louisiana prison is being hit with a federal lawsuit. Inmates at David Wade Correctional Center in Homer claim they’re routinely subjected to ‘cruel and unusual’ punishments, ranging from immobilization to cold-weather exposure. The class action, filed on Tuesday, is demanding damages as well as a court-ordered end to the “extreme, abusive conditions” at the
Family of Che Taylor Files Federal Lawsuit Over Deadly 2016 Shooting
The widow and mother of Che Taylor are filing a federal lawsuit against the City of Seattle and two police officers involved in the man’s death. Both women are accusing the defendants of violating Taylor’s civil rights, asserting claims of assault, excessive force, false arrest, unlawful seizure, and negligence and violation of Washington’s anti-discrimination statutes.
City Reaches Settlement with Family of Resident Shot by Officers
City Reaches Settlement with Family of Resident Shot by Officers
Hawaii’s Kamehameha School Pays $80 Million to Settle Horrific Sex Abuse Scandal
Hawaii’s storied Kamehameha School will pay $80 million to settle allegations that it enabled a psychiatrist to sexually abuse dozens of former students. Described by The Washington Post as a ‘one of a kind’ facility, the school offers education at all grade levels. Spread out across a 600-acre campus on the island of Oahu, the
Texas Attorney and Rancher Richard Palacios Sues Border Patrol After Finding Camera On Son’s Land
Last November, 74-year old attorney and rancher Ricardo Palacios found a small, green-clad camera strapped to a mesquite tree near his son’s Texas home. Not sure who’d put the device there or for what reason, Palacios took it down, noticing a transmitting antenna protruding from its plastic case. Soon after, writes Ars Technica, Palacios began