Hertz to Settle Most False-Arrest Claims for $168 Million December 6, 2022 By Steven Church Hertz Global Holdings Inc. will spend $168 million to settle hundreds of claims that it falsely reported rental customers to...
Jury Awards Virginia Landlord $50K Over Being Tasered in False Arrest August 22, 2022 By Matthew Barakat A jury has awarded $50,000 to a northern Virginia landlord who was shot three times with a stun gun when...
Ex-Shake Shack Worker in New York Accused of Poisoning Cops’ Shakes Sues June 18, 2021 A former New York Shake Shack manager has filed a lawsuit against the Detectives’ Endowment Association, the Police Benevolent Association,...
Idaho Football Players Win Settlement in False Arrest Lawsuit February 18, 2020 A Utah county agreed to pay more than $10,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by two Idaho State University football...
Student Sues Apple for $1 Billion, Blames Face-Recognition Tech for False Arrest April 23, 2019 By Andrew G. Simpson Apple is being sued for $1 billion in damages by an 18-year-old college student who blames the company’s facial recognition...
Former Student Expelled After Gun Arrest Sues Virginia Tech April 30, 2018 A former student expelled from Virginia Tech after being arrested on a gun charge is suing the school and police...
Federal Judge Orders St. Louis to Pay $1.5M in False Arrest Case July 28, 2016 The city of St. Louis has been ordered to pay nearly $1.5 million in damages to a man falsely arrested...
Tennesseean Sues, Says Police Mistook Medical Condition for Drunkenness June 8, 2011 A Lenoir City, Tenn., man has filed a multimillion-dollar lawsuit against the Loudon County sheriff after he said he was...
Court Allows ‘Fat Slob’ Arrest Lawsuit Against Kentucky City March 31, 2011 Calling a police officer a “fat slob” is not an offense that can usually get someone charged, a federal appeals...