A federal judge gave the city of Vallejo 14 days to release the employment information of a former Vallejo police officer accused of using excessive force during a July 2017 incident. Steve Darden, and former Vallejo Police Chief Andrew Bidou are all named in the lawsuit filed by Carl Edwards. For the first 30 seconds of Muniz-Bottomley’s camera footage, there is no sound, until he taps the …
Attorneys for Natasha Lancour, the insurer for the officers and the city reached an agreement and informed a federal magistrate on Oct. 3; the magistrate dismissed the case that had been set for trial Oct. 31. “During the mediation part of the process, the parties obviously saw fit to resolve it short of going to trial,” Superior City Attorney Frog Prell told Wisconsin Public Radio. The …
A federal appeals court Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit against three Round Rock police officers involved in a 2014 traffic stop that left a Florence man paralyzed, ruling that excessive force was not used despite the severity of the driver’s injuries. William Slade Sullivan, described by the court as heavily intoxicated, morbidly obese and handicapped, was severely injured while being forcibly …
Calif. Supreme Court rubber stamps excessive class action attorneys’ fees By Lawrence W. Schonbrun Class actions are a judicially created mechanism to protect the “little guys” from abuse by powerful institutions, corporations, and governments. In a regrettable decision, however, the California Supreme Court has refused to protect the rights and interests of class members by allowing the very …
Schlichter, Bogard & Denton, a leading national law firm based in St. Louis, today filed separate class action lawsuits against three universities on behalf of over 60,000 employees in their defined contribution retirement plans. The complaints, David B. Tracey, et al., v. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, et al. ; Dr. Alan Sacerdote, et al., v. New York …
The family of a 20-year-old man shot and killed by Denver police is suing the department. The lawsuit claims there was a cover-up in the case of Ryan Ronquillo. It also claims police used “grossly excessive deadly force.”
A class-action lawsuit against Facebook with major ramifications for privacy in Internet communications moved one step closer to trial, Courthouse News Service reports. The case, which claims Facebook illegally mines private messages for advertising, would be the first to claim users have property rights in their Facebook messages. Chief U.S. District Judge Phyllis Hamilton partially certified …
Subaru is offering a settlement to drivers of some of its vehicles found to burn excessive amounts of oil. News 12 New Jersey’s Walt Kane breaks it down in this week’s Kane In Your Corner Consumer Alert. Carlos Guerra says he had to add oil to his 2013 Subaru Outback every couple of weeks, and nothing his dealer’s service department did could fix the problem.
The City of Omaha will settle a lawsuit alleging excessive force and warrant-less search and seizure. If approved by the City Council, the family of Sharee Johnson would receive $30,000 for the judgment entered against the city and an additional $60,000 for attorney fees, expenses, and costs. The lawsuit stems from an incident near 33rd and Seward in …