The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved a $1.7 million payment Tuesday to settle a lawsuit brought by the daughters of a man who committed suicide in the Twin Towers jail. The suit had alleged that jail mental health officials failed to properly diagnose Eric Loberg’s mental state and the degree to which he was a suicide risk. The 48-year-old Loberg, diagnosed as schizophrenic, …
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. …
A pending lawsuit has tightened the lips of many Milton officials and prevented them from speaking about the district’s efforts to grapple with revelations about the school’s failure to respond properly to hazing. Officials from Milton High School Co-principal Anne Blake to board Vice Chairwoman Karen LaFond have declined interview requests from the …
The story of Emilie Olsen — and the lawsuit surrounding her suicide — is back in the national spotlight. The Washington Post posted a report Monday that details the case and asks the question: “After years of alleged bullying, an Ohio teen killed herself. Is her school district responsible?”