Civil

Lawsuits Apr 27, 2016

Brandon Tate-Brown Family Lawsuit Will Move Forward

The federal complaint filed last September alleged civil rights violations and sought class action status, as well as federal oversight of use of force by the Philadelphia Police Department. In a 20-page order, District Court Judge Stewart Dalzell dismissed several of the allegations in the complaint, including those related to the class action. However, he …

Lawsuits Jan 28, 2016

Two Panhandlers Are Suing One of the US’s Largest Sheriff’s Departments

syndication.ap.orgKim Pindak stands outside Chicago’s federal courthouse after the first day of testimony in a civil lawsuit involving him and and other panhandlers Monday, Jan. 25, 2016, in Chicago. A federal civil trial pitting two panhandlers against one of the nation’s largest sheriff’s departments got underway Monday, in a case stemming from a lawsuit that alleges the men were improperly …