The family of a 15-year-old boy who died after a Bay City police officer used a stun gun on him in 2009 is getting a share of a $1 million settlement. The Bay City Times reported that U.S. District Court …
The Massachusetts Appeals Court has ruled state agencies aren’t exempt from age discrimination lawsuits, even when the discrimination is the result of a policy that doesn’t explicitly target older workers. The case involved a Department of Revenue tax examiner who …
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Florida says it’s reached a settlement with the city of Miami Beach over the wrongful arrest of a man who called 911 to report two police officers beating and kicking a handcuffed gay …
The New York man who was bitten by a police dog will receive $90,000 from the city of Mount Vernon. Carlos Garcia filed a civil rights lawsuit against the city in 2008. According to court papers, police were searching for …
The family of a Trumbull High School student is suing the town and the Board of Education after being struck in the head by a tennis ball in gym class. Krisen Sileio’s lawyer told the Connecticut Post the teen suffered …
The family of a firefighter who committed suicide after being asked to resign has sued the city of Salem and alleged the city should have been more responsive to his mental health issues. The Salem Statesman Journal reported that the …
A West Valley City, Utah couple is suing police, claiming officers used excessive force in the 2010 shooting death of their son. Etta and Frank Chief filed the civil lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Salt Lake City this week. …
New York City paid nearly $521 million in personal injury and property damage claims in 2010 — marking the first time in 30 years the police department’s liabilities topped those of public hospitals, according to a city comptroller’s report issued …
Two mothers who claimed their sons were sexually bullied have won a lawsuit against the Wayne County, Tennessee schools and have been awarded $100,000 each. The women said the boys were humiliated in a locker room at Waynesboro Middle School …
A Lenoir City, Tenn., man has filed a multimillion-dollar lawsuit against the Loudon County sheriff after he said he was mistakenly arrested when deputies mistook his cerebral palsy symptoms for drunkenness. According to the lawsuit filed last month in Loudon …
