North Carolina Court Weighs If Municipalities Charging Fees Forfeit Immunity March 14, 2012 By Emery P. Dalesio At a time when businesses have taken on traditional government tasks, from running schools to space launches, North Carolina’s Supreme...
Lawsuit Seeks $8 Million in Murders by Oregon Sergeant February 13, 2012 Relatives of two women killed by an off-duty Clackamas County, Ore., sheriff’s sergeant are seeking $8 million in a lawsuit...
Parents Sue Park for $2.4 Million After Oregon Toddlers’ Deaths February 13, 2012 A fire that killed two toddlers is the subject of a Umatilla County lawsuit that alleges negligence on the parts...
Judges Weigh HIV-Positive Man’s Job Bias Claim Against Atlanta Police January 27, 2012 By Greg Bluestein A panel of federal judges appeared skeptical Wednesday of the Atlanta police department’s decision to reject a job application from...
Mississippi Handling 20 Cases of Teacher Misconduct with Students January 18, 2012 Eight Mississippi educators have surrendered their licenses after being notified that they had violated a state standard against sexual misconduct...
Lawsuit Claims Hazing on Mississippi High School Baseball Team January 11, 2012 By Holbrook Mohr Members of a south Mississippi high school baseball team participated in a hazing ritual that left one teenager hospitalized after...
San Bernardino County Settles Motorcycle Claim for $3 Million January 4, 2012 San Bernardino County has agreed to pay $3 million to settle a lawsuit that blamed dangerous road conditions for a...
Claims Against Fort Lauderdale Police Top $1 Million December 27, 2011 Records show that more than a $1 million has been paid out since 2005 in claims against a South Florida...
Atlanta Pays More Than $1M for Damage Claims November 22, 2011 The city of Atlanta has shelled out about $1.25 million since 2010 to settle damage claims related to broken water...
Kentucky County Settles Employees’ Political Retaliation Claim November 14, 2011 Kentucky’s Pulaski County Attorney and six former employees have settled a lawsuit alleging they were fired for supporting someone else...