Hernandez

Aaron Hernandez’s Lawyers’ New Lawsuit Points Blame at Helmet Maker Riddell

Attorneys working on behalf of Aaron Hernandez’s young daughter have refiled a lawsuit to claim the former football player was the victim to the National Football League and helmet manufacturer Riddell Inc. The legal tango in the case of the former New England Patriots star continues, nearly six months after he was found hanging in his cell at Shirley’s Souza-Baranowski Correctional Center. …


Family of Mexican Immigrant to U.S. Settles Lawsuit Over Videotaped Abuse

Family members of an illegal immigrant who died in 2010 following a brutal encounter with federal border agents that was captured on videotape have agreed to settle their lawsuit against the U.S. government for $1 million, court documents show. Video footage of a U.S. Customs officer tasering Anastacio Rojas Hernandez at least four times while he lay on the …


$1M Settlement Reached in Border Death Lawsuit

The U.S. government has agreed to pay $1 million to settle a lawsuit that accuses federal border officers of beating and Tasering a handcuffed Mexican man at the San Ysidro Port of Entry in a confrontation that ended in his death. The settlement would be split among the five children of Anastasio Hernandez Rojas, and about a quarter of the amount would pay attorney costs and fees. The terms …


Border-Shooting Lawsuit May Divide U.S. Supreme Court Justices

U.S. Supreme Court justices indicated they are divided in a case over a shooting across the Mexican border, hinting they may split 4-4 and leave high court nominee Neil Gorsuch to cast the deciding vote. Hearing arguments in Washington, the justices weighed an appeal from the parents of Sergio Hernandez, a Mexican teenager who was shot to death by a U.S. Border Patrol agent in 2010. The family …


Jury Rules Chipotle Discriminated Against Pregnant Employee

A former Chipotle worker is looking forward to a big payout from her past employer. According to the Washington Business Journal, a U.S. District Court jury in Washington, D.C., awarded Doris Garcia Hernandez $550,000 in compensatory and punitive damages this week after finding her former manager had discriminated against for being pregnant. Based on the filing, back in 2011, Hernandez informed …


Judge Declines to Sanction Attorney in Baylor Title IX Lawsuit

A federal judge declined a defense request to sanction attorneys for former Baylor University student Jasmin Hernandez Thursday for their comments to the media, but he reminded lawyers on both sides of the case about their responsibilities under the rules of professional conduct. U.S. District Judge Robert Pitman conducted a status conference with attorneys involved in the lawsuit, including …