New York City Paid $117 Million Last Year for Police Misconduct Settlements March 5, 2026 By Michael R. Sisak New York City paid more than $117 million last year to settle police misconduct lawsuits in cases ranging from the...
US Attorney for DC Pirro Sues Her NY Hometown for $250K Over Trip-and-Fall February 19, 2026 Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, has filed a $250,000 negligence lawsuit against her suburban hometown...
New Jersey Adds Job Protections for First Responders Diagnosed With PTSD January 16, 2026 New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy yesterday signed into law a measure providing employment protections for paid first responders diagnosed with...
Probe Finds Officers Violated Policies in Pursuit That Killed Recruit December 12, 2025 By ALAN J. KEAYS /VTDigger An internal affairs investigation into the actions of Rutland, Vermont police in a motor-vehicle pursuit that resulted in the death...
Jury Orders Massachusetts State Police to Pay $6.8M Over Discrimination Claims November 21, 2025 A jury has ordered the Massachusetts State Police to pay $6.8 million after a finding that it discriminated against female...
‘I Thought I Had Died,’ Testifies Teacher Shot by 6-Year-Old Student November 3, 2025 By John Raby A former Virginia teacher who was shot by a 6-year-old student in her classroom in 2023 testified Thursday that she...
Trial Starts in $40M Lawsuit by Teacher Shot by 6-Year-Old Student October 30, 2025 By John Raby A former assistant principal at a Virginia elementary school ignored multiple warnings that a 6-year-old student had a gun in...
Lawsuit Alleges Ohio Officer Fatally Shot Pregnant Mother Without Proper Training September 26, 2025 An Ohio police officer accused of shooting to death a pregnant Black mother two years ago was not trained or...
Dashboard Shows New York City Paid Almost $2 Billion to Settle Claims in 2024 May 2, 2025 Last year, New York City settled 13,397 claims against it for a total cost of $1.94 billion, the most ever...
If a Tree Falls on a House, Is the City Liable? April 11, 2025 By Andrew G. Simpson An insurer has succeeded in holding a Massachusetts city responsible for $40,000 in damages caused by a tree that fell...