A new series of pending lawsuits allege that local, state and federal officials knew about the levels of contamination at the West Calumet Housing Complex in East Chicago, yet did nothing to prevent residents from being exposed to the toxins. More than 250 individual tort claim notices, legal filings required before submitting a lawsuit to a court, were filed with the City of East Chicago, the …
A federal lawsuit has been filed against Northland Investment Corporation over claims of “demolition by neglect” at the Church Street South housing complex in New Haven. The lawsuit claims the company did not properly maintain the building, forcing families to move to motels last year. Units in the Section 8 complex were condemned because of mold and water and had to …
Two separate lawsuits have been filed against a Jackson apartment complex following the May shooting death of a 19-year-old at the same time family members of the victim fight over who should be the executor of …
Family members of a Milwaukee man who died at the Milwaukee County Mental Health Complex in Wauwatosa four years ago have filed a federal lawsuit. The Milwaukee County district attorney rules that the death of a patient at the county mental health complex was not criminal. Brandon Johnson died at the facility in October 2012.