NEW ORLEANS LA Aug 6 2018 — A New Orleans man is suing the Causeway Police Department for wrongful arrest and the violation of his civil rights, after being arrested on his way to work. Plaintiff Corey T. Price filed the complaint on July, 30, in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, against […]
Longboat Key FL Aug 3 2018 The family of the night desk clerk killed nearly a year ago at the Zota Beach Resort on Longboat Key has filed a negligence lawsuit against the resort’s parent company and the security agency it hired. Matt Morgan, of the Orlando firm Morgan and Morgan, told the media on […]
Flint MI Aug 2 2018 The city of Flint is being sued after one of its police officers handcuffed a disabled seven-year-old boy in 2015. The boy was handcuffed by the officer, who was working as a school resource officer, after instructors at an after-school program called for help in dealing with what the family’s […]
Holmdel NJ July 30 2018 A New Jersey school superintendent who was accused of defecating daily on another high school’s track resigned Thursday and plans to sue police for $1 million. In an email and voicemail sent to staff, the Kenilworth school board accepted the resignation of Thomas Tramaglini, 42, saying it became clear his continued […]
Charleston WV July 30 2018 A group of Capitol police officers entered a man’s home and arrested him without a warrant before taking him to the Capitol in what amounted to an “armed abduction,” according to a lawsuit filed in federal court. Michael Rhodes, 55, and his father, Robert Rhodes, filed a lawsuit Monday in U.S. […]
Orlando FL July 20 2018 Susan Grill stands out when she walks her pack of service dogs — white poodles with brightly colored tassels — around Walt Disney World. Grill, who has epilepsy and migraines, is accusing the company of harassing her when she brings the animals to the park’s property. She sued Walt Disney […]
Las Vegas NV July 18 2018 A lawsuit filed by MGM Resorts International, owner of the Las Vegas hotel from which Stephen Paddock fatally shot 58 people and wounded hundreds, is drawing outrage from survivors of the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history. The suit filed against hundreds of the victims of the rampage Oct. 1 […]
Broward County FL July 14 2018 Fifteen Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School students filed a civil rights lawsuit Wednesday in connection with the Feb. 14 shooting that left 17 people dead. The lawsuit, filed by 15 plaintiffs, including 13 minors who are being represented by their parents or guardians, alleges school officials and law enforcement failed […]
HOUSTON TX July 13 2018 – Alleging the discrimination she experienced while employed as a security guard resulted in her delivering a premature baby almost two years ago, Richmond resident Filomena Garcia has filed a civil rights lawsuit. The lawsuit, which was filed on July 11 in the Harris County 189th District Court, claims Houston-Harris Division […]
HUNTSVILLE, AL July 13 2018 A lawsuit has been filled on behalf of a Huntsville student who was injured after an encounter with a school security guard. Steven Franklin, a student at Mae Jemison High School, had to go to the intensive care unit with a severe head injury in May following the incident. Video […]