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 …
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.
Attorneys filed a federal civil rights lawsuit Friday on behalf of the family of Joseph Mann, who was fatally shot by Sacramento, California, police last month. The lawsuit says Mann displayed “overt signs of being in the midst of mental crisis” before he was shot, and that police should not have used lethal force. Video shot by a bystander and released at a news conference Friday …
Josh Duggar became a sexual slave and created scandals to the detriment and pain of his family. He put his career in jeopardy and now whatever is left of his reputation seems to go to naught. He is facing a lawsuit for allegedly using another man’s photo to lure prospects on an online dating site. According to Daily Mail, Matthew James McCarthy sued …
The family of the Texas student who became known as “Clock Boy” has filed a lawsuit against a high school principal, the Irving Independent School District, and the City of Irving, TX. The lawsuit alleges the defendants violated the civil rights of Ahmed Mohamed (a.k.a. Clock Boy) in how they responded to the discovery of a homemade clock device Mohamed brought to school.
(JTA) – The parents of Russian-Jewish actor Anton Yelchin are planning to sue Fiat Chrysler and its manufacturer over the wrongful death of their son. Yelchin, 27, who starred in the new “Star Trek” movies reboot, was found dead at his home in Studio City, California, on June 19 after being crushed by his 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee. Friends found Yelchin pinned between his car and a brick pillar; …
Word comes that the parties to the suit filed by the parents of Derek Sheely, the football player who died from concussion-related injuries, have reached a settlement. The Board of Public Works approved the state’s part of the deal Wednesday. The three-member panel voted in favor of the proposed $50,000 payout to the family of Derek Sheely, who died in 2011 after he collapsed on the practice …
On Tuesday, the family of Nohemi Gonzalez, a woman killed in terrorist attacks in Paris in November 2015, sued the three tech giants in federal court for unspecified damages. In a 39-page civil complaint, the family’s attorneys argue that the defendants provide “material support to ISIS”—as the companies make …
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.”
The fight continues for an elderly couple forced to live apart during their final years. Noboru and Elaine Kawamoto were staying at an assisted living facility when his health started to deteriorate. Because he needs constant care, he’s now living in a care home in Kaneohe, but state law prevents his wife from joining him.