PORTLAND, Ore. Jan 2 2020— Portland State University will pay $1 million to the family of a man that its campus police officers shot and killed in 2018 as part of a settlement agreement announced Tuesday. Jason Washington, 45, was shot nine times by two PSU campus police officers in June 2018 during a fight […]
California January 2 2020 A group of California-based retail workers who claim that H&M owes them wages for time spent undergoing security screenings have enough evidence to support class status, a California federal court ruled. The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California denied H&M’s post-discovery motion to decertify the class, which comprises nearly […]
New York City NY December 16 2019 A woman whose 1-year-old child was wrenched from her arms by officers in New York City in a video that went viral is to receive a cash settlement from the city. Jazmine Headley is set to receive a $625,000 settlement after filing a lawsuit in federal court in August […]
Las Vegas NV December 10 2019 As security guard who filed a lawsuit against NBA star Paul Pierce for defamation has won his case. The security guard and Pierce was involved in altercation last year at the T-Mobile Arena which hosted UFC 229 featuring Conor McGregor and Khabib Nurmagomedov. During the altercation, Pierce called the security […]
Los Angeles CA December 8 2019 An LA Dodgers fan has filed a lawsuit against the team for alleged inadequate security and a lack of uniformed Los Angeles police officers. Milton Flores was beaten by two other men inside Dodger Stadium during an extra-inning playoff game in 2018, says a news report. He is suing his […]
Virginia Beach VA Nov 29 2019 A veteran Virginia Beach police officer was shot in the eye with a Taser probe two years ago while helping teach a class on the proper way to use the stun gun. Former Master Police Officer Shawn Curran, who says his right eye suffered “catastrophic injuries” from an errant […]
CHICAGO IL November 28 2019 – A woman was recently sexually assaulted in an alley in River North while two security guards for a popular bar stood nearby and did nothing to stop it. That video was part of a lawsuit filed Monday by the woman against the River North restaurant. “She is not well,” said […]
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. November 24 2019– The surviving sister who Jacksonville police said was shot in the face by Chad Absher, is suing him, the association for her former condo complex and the security company working there. Action News Jax told you on Halloween 2017 when the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said Absher gunned down his ex, […]
Chicago IL November 23 2019 The family of a woman killed in the shooting last year at Mercy Hospital filed a wrongful death lawsuit Thursday against the hospital, its security contractor and the estate of the deceased shooter. The 12-count suit, filed in Cook County Circuit Court by the family of Dayna Less, accuses Mercy […]
MOBILE, Ala. Nov 20 2019 The victim of a violent sexual assault at a downtown Mobile parking garage is now suing the operators of the building where she worked and the company hired for the security of the property. The lawsuit was filed in Mobile Circuit Court earlier this year. It names PCH Resorts and Hotels, […]