Kane County IL December 20 2018 A Delnor Hospital nurse held hostage and sexually assaulted by a hospitalized jail inmate received $7.2 million in a lawsuit settlement agreement with Kane County. Four nurses filed a federal lawsuit after Tywon Salters, an inmate getting treatment at the hospital, took a handgun from a guard, took two […]
Troy MI December 20 2018 A former security worker is suing Oakland Mall managers and a security firm, claiming he was fired for refusing to enforce discriminatory policies, including racially profiling customers. David Niewolak, who was hired as the lead dispatcher with Prudential Security at the Troy property in 2015, alleges he had no negative write-ups […]
Chicago IL December 19 2018 The mother of a Chicago teen found dead in a walk-in freezer last year is suing a hotel, a security firm and a restaurant for $50 million, claiming the entities did not properly secure the space in an unused kitchen. Kenneka Jenkins, 19, was pronounced dead after her body was found […]
COLUMBIA, S.C. December 18 2018 — A man is suing the South Carolina Department of Corrections because his maximum-security prison won’t let him smoke marijuana, The State reports. James Rose, 41, is serving time in the McCormick Correctional Institution after a 2013 murder conviction. He says the prison is violating his religious freedoms as a Rastafarian. […]
Craig County VA December 16 2018 Two Craig County residents are suing the security company working for the Mountain Valley Pipeline, claiming they were falsely accused of trespassing on a construction right of way. The charges against Nan Gray and Gordon Jones were dropped after police and prosecutors found no evidence to support them, according […]
SANTA FE, N.M. December 16 2018— A new lawsuit says a man with a history of mental illness was “unreasonably” tackled by security guards when he tried to leave Christus St. Vincent Regional Medical Center earlier this year, resulting in lasting injuries. The patient “now faces the prospect of having ongoing problems the rest of […]
AVENTURA, FLA. December 14 2018 A South Florida family has filed a lawsuit against Bloomingdale’s and one of their security guards after the guard tackled a 13-year-old girl at the Aventura Mall branch on suspicion of shoplifting, but police records show that may not have been the case. Surveillance video from the Feb. 10 incident shows […]
SALT LAKE CITY UT December 12 2018 Fabian Maldonado was about to be deported when something went wrong while in detention. Five years ago, he was at the federal immigration detention center in West Valley and was being transported by a security guard. A confrontation occurred and Jon Martinson Jr., the Immigration, Customs and Enforcement (ICE) […]
BECKLEY WV December 8 2018 — A Raleigh County man is suing hospital operators, alleging unlawful detention and negligence. Ricky Charles Stover filed a complaint in Raleigh Circuit Court against Appalachian Regional Healthcare Inc., doing business as Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital, et al, alleging they breached their duty not to injure the plaintiff. According to the […]
ST LOUIS, MO December 2 2018 A Kansas City, Kansas security contractor named Simmons Security & Protection Services, Inc. has agreed to pay $15,000 and furnish other relief to settle an employment discrimination lawsuit. The lawsuit was filed in May of 2018 by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), which charged Simmons Security with discrimination […]