After spending 28 years behind bars for a crime he didn’t commit, Clarence Moses-El is preparing to launch a lawsuit against the City of Denver. Acquitted by a jury of rape and assault last year, Moses-El accuses Denver of malicious prosecution, destruction of evidence, manufacturing false evidence, mishandling evidence, conspiracy to violate his civil rights
Mother Holds School Responsible for Daughter’s Death by MS-13 Members
When one lives in an apartment complex or similar building, there’s a certain level of expectation that the owner of the building will ensure that basic necessities, like heating systems, are fully functional. Seems reasonable. However, a wrongful death lawsuit was filed last fall that shed light on what can go wrong when apartment complexes fail to ensure their residents are living in a safe place. The lawsuit was filed against “Coeur d’Alene Mayor Steve Widmyer and Coeur d’Alene Resort General Manager Bill Reagan,” the co-owners of the Royal Arms Apartments. Why? Well, it turns out a 73-year-old woman, Margie Saunders, “died as a result of the low-income complex’s heating deficiencies in November 2014,” according to her son, Stephen Saunders. Fortunately for Saunders’ family, a settlement has been reached.
Losing a child is never easy, especially when the family believes it could have been prevented. Late last month, 13-year-old Rosalie Avila of Calimesa, California, “hanged herself in her bedroom “following months of relentless verbal abuse and bullying from classmates.” As a result, Avila’s family intends to “file a wrongful death lawsuit against the school district, accusing the girl’s middle school of failing to stop the bullying that the family says led to her death.”
One of the last things that go through a parent’s mind when they send their child off to college is that their child might die in a tragic incident. Unfortunately for the family of a South Carolina State Univerisity student, that is exactly what happened, and the family filed a wrongful death lawsuit as a result. The lawsuit itself was filed against South Carolina State University and two university-related groups for the “2014 fatal on-campus shooting of a student football player,” Brandon Robinson. Fortunately for Brandon’s family, the lawsuit was recently settled for $437,500.
Author Sues Netflix for Allegedly Stealing Plot, Receives Court’s Support
Earlier this year, a BET executive sued the network and it’s parent company, Viacom, for discrimination and defamation and claimed “she was terminated while on medical leave for breast cancer treatment.” After a lot of back and forth, both Viacom and BET announced earlier this week that a settlement has been reached with the former executive, Zola Mashariki. But what happened, exactly?
Another workplace discrimination and retaliation lawsuit was recently settled, this time between the city of Tampa and a former firefighter with Tampa Fire Rescue. The former firefighter, Tanja Vidovic, was awarded $245,000 in damages “after she sued the city, claiming she was the victim of repeated discrimination and harassment during her seven and a half years with the fire department.” But what happened? What kind of discrimination and harassment did she endure?
A five-day hearing led jurors to award $48 million to the family of Gizzell Ford. The 8-year old girl was found strangled in grandmother Helen Ford’s West Side apartment in 2013. Although county officials had received reports of ongoing abuse, investigations never reached any conclusive end. Pediatrician Norell Rosado, then employed by Cook County, was
A “potty-training” device called the WeePOD — sold by Target — is now the subject of an unusual lawsuit. The Riverside, CA, parents of a 3-year old boy say the “soft and cushiony” seat “nearly dismembered” their child’s genitals. The WeePOD Basix Potty Ring – marketed as providing toddlers a “sense of security during training