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$11.2M Settlement Awarded to Parents of Camera Assistant Killed While Filming Movie

- July 18, 2017

Sarah Jones was a camera assistant who lost her life in a tragic accident while filming a movie back in 2014. As a result of the accident, Sarah’s parents, Richard and Elizabeth Jones, filed a lawsuit against the parties they felt were responsible for their daughter’s death. Now, just this past Monday, a court awarded Sarah’s family $11.2 million in damages. But what transpired, exactly? Who was responsible for the accident?

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Judge Orders Wisconsin Department of Corrections to Stop Abuse at Juvenile Facilities

- July 11, 2017

A federal judge ruled Monday that the Wisconsin Department of Corrections must institute a series of changes to ‘drastically reduce’ inmate abuse at juvenile detention facilities across the state. Coverage by The New York Times indicates that U.S. District Judge James Peterson delivered his verdict with the intention of reducing and eliminating constitutional violations at

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Judge Rules Against School District Over Bullying Case

- July 10, 2017

Bullying is one of those things that should never be tolerated. Unfortunately, it occurs all too often today, especially in our nation’s schools. Even more unfortunate is how often bullying incidents tend to get swept under the rug. However, every so often, bullying cases are given the attention they deserve, resulting in some form of justice. For the families of two young students at Greenspun Junior High, justice was served when a judge “ruled against the Clark County School District (CCSD) in a potentially precedent-setting bullying case.”

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