A man who was arrested and struck with a Taser stun gun by police several years ago has filed a federal lawsuit claiming officers used excessive force. Miguel Duran of Vero Beach was 53 years old when he was charged with disorderly intoxication and resisting arrest without violence on Dec. 21, 2012. Four months later, a judge acquitted him of …
A civil court in the US has ruled against Irish nanny Aisling Brady McCarthy in a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the parents of a baby who died in her care. According to Middlesex County civil court records, Cavan native Ms Brady McCarthy was served with the lawsuit on July 8 but did not “file an appearance, answer,” or issue any other “responsive pleading”. A damages hearing is expected to be …
A New Jersey couple who claim they were scared away from their home after receiving creepy letters from someone named “The Watcher” can move forward with a lawsuit against the home’s former owners, a Superior Court judge ruled on Thursday. Judge Camille Kenny rejected a motion to dismiss the lawsuit but threw out some of the claims made by Derek and Maria Broaddus, including …
There’s more trouble for the Catholic church. A Stockton pool man claims he was fired after a priest sent him sexually explicit text messages. He has now filed a civil lawsuit and wants the priest removed.
Lincoln Military Housing must pay $200,000 in fees and penalties to four military members and the federal government under a Department of Justice settlement reached Thursday after the company illegally evicted service members from their on-base homes. This case marks the first time the Justice Department has filed allegations of unlawful evictions under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, …
Federal communications could be made public over proposed shipment to INL Former Gov. Cecil Andrus That’s a total, unthinkable, unacceptable disaster just waiting to happen.” That’s a total, unthinkable, unacceptable disaster just waiting to happen.” Posted: Friday, August 12, 2016 4:00 am Posted on Aug 12, 2016 A U.S. district judge said he wants to review records of communications within the …
A former Portsmouth School District employee will likely have to pay a civil judgment as part of a lawsuit brought months after he was convicted of sexually assaulting a female student. Last month, a judge dismissed a major portion of the lawsuit, which …
The same company involved in the Greene County Fair Ferris wheel incident settled a lawsuit last year with a North Carolina family who was seriously hurt in an incident involving a ride malfunction at the North Carolina State Fair. Court documents show Family Attractions reached a confidential settlement with members of the Gorham family. Another company named …
A federal judge in Delaware has indefinitely postponed a scheduled September trial in a lawsuit pitting billionaire coal magnate and West Virginia Democratic gubernatorial nominee James Justice Jr. against a leading U.S. coal exporter. Attorneys for the Virginia-based Justice companies and Pennsylvania-based Xcoal Energy and Resources told the judge Friday that devastating floods …
The Sacramento City Council is looking at a $500,000 legal bill to defend a lawsuit filed by Curtis Park Village developer Paul Petrovich. The council will vote Tuesday on whether to spend up to that amount to pay outside law firm Meyers Nave Riback Silver & Wilson. Supervising Deputy City Attorney Brett Witter said the figure will cover legal costs through a trial and, if necessary, an appeal.