A class action against the Queensland government over a “racist” police response to an infamous death in custody, and resulting riots on Palm Island, could cost almost $40 million, lawyers claim. A Federal Court decision in December found police were racist in responding to Cameron “Mulrunji” Doomadgee’s death and the unrest that followed, paving the way for further action. Riot ringleader Lex …
The horrific death of an auto parts worker in Ionia, Michigan in 2015, now the subject of a lawsuit, sheds light on the brutal regime existing among this section of workers, some of the most exploited in the United States. William Holbrook filed a wrongful death …
The parents of a teen who died while in custody of several Harris County deputies are filing a lawsuit against them, alleging they used unreasonable deadly force at the end of a chase involving their son. According to a lawsuit filed in February 2017, several Harris County Sheriff’s deputies used a Taser to subdue 18 …
Baltimore’s spending panel is set to approve a $300,000 settlement in a wrongful death lawsuit brought by the family of Anthony Anderson, who died after he was tackled by a police officer in 2012. Officers stopped Anderson, 46, on Sept. 21, 2012, in a vacant lot when the officers said he failed to respond to commands, prompting one officer to use a “bear hug” maneuver, according to according to …
The sibilings of Reshall Jimmy, who died when his Ford Kuga burst into flames, are planning a class action lawsuit against the motor company. Kaveen and Renisha Jimmy, speaking at the National Press Club in Pretoria on Tuesday, said Ford’s decision, taken only this week, to intitiate a safety recall isn’t good enough. Reshall died more than a year ago but Kaveen said he has been forced to …
The death of an inmate earlier this week at San Bernardino County’s West Valley Detention Center marked the ninth at the Rancho Cucamonga jail in the past year, a sheriff’s spokeswoman said Tuesday. All of the deaths were related to inmate medical issues, sheriff’s spokeswoman Jodi Miller said. “To date, nine medical related deaths per year is below average for correction facilities of similar size and function,” Miller said. She said there also was one medically …
Though the cause of Rachel Hammers’ death inside the Douglas County Jail remains in dispute, one defendant in her ongoing, wrongful death lawsuit has offered to settle the matter privately. The Douglas County Visiting Nurses Association, who until this year provided medical services to the jail, filed a motion in federal court on Tuesday requesting a hearing for a judge to approve their …
Health providers and abortion clinics have less than two weeks to figure out how to comply with Texas’ new fetal remains rules — that is, if a lawsuit doesn’t halt the process first. Amy Hagstrom Miller, founder of abortion provider Whole Woman’s Health, said she is working with the Center for Reproductive Rights on a potential lawsuit opposing the rules. Any lawsuit would need to be …
A 69-year-old man died after being forced to clean the Walgreens bathroom employees accused him of soiling, his family claims in court papers obtained by WFTV . According to the lawsuit, which moved from state to federal court Monday, Maria Elizarraras says that her husband Fernando Elizarraras died as a result of the emotional distress caused by his trip to the Walgreens on …
The family of Phillip White , the Vineland man who died in police custody in 2015, filed a lawsuit in federal court Monday against the Vineland Police Department for $10 million. Phillip White (submitted photo) The lawsuit alleges that Vineland Police Department, Chief Timothy Codispoti, Officer Richard Janasiak and Officer Louis Platania violated White’s rights when they arrested him …