Jury Awards Massachusetts Police Detective $4M in Sex Discrimination Lawsuit November 14, 2022 A jury has awarded more than $4 million to a former Massachusetts police detective who said in a lawsuit that...
Maryland to Audit Deaths of 100 People Held in Police Custody October 25, 2022 By Brian Witte Maryland will review about 100 autopsies of people who died in police custody involving physical restraint because of concerns about...
New Hampshire County Defeats ‘Deliberate Indifference’ Claim Over Inmate’s Death October 21, 2022 By Andrew G. Simpson A federal court has dismissed claims that New Hampshire’s Hillsborough County, along with the nurses and outside medical providers for...
Investigation Uncovers Significant Radioactive Waste at Missouri Elementary School October 18, 2022 FLORISSANT, Mo. (AP) — There is significant radioactive contamination at an elementary school in suburban St. Louis where nuclear weapons...
Indiana Teen’s Parents Sue City Over Fatal Crash Involving Police Chase October 17, 2022 The parents of a northern Indiana teenager who died along with her boyfriend when a vehicle being chased by police...
Woman Who Gave Birth on Cell Floor Sues, Says Nurses Ignored Her Cries for Help September 29, 2022 By Colleen Slevin A woman who said she was left to give birth to her baby alone on the dirty floor of her...
Maryland County Settles Lawsuit Over Police Encounter With 5-Year-Old August 30, 2022 Officials say Maryland’s Montgomery County has agreed to pay $275,000 to settle a lawsuit that grew from an encounter between...
Firefighter Sues Rochester Over Party Couple Defends as ‘Anti-Liberal’ Not Racist August 25, 2022 ROCHESTER, N.Y. —A Rochester couple who a Black firefighter accused of throwing a racist pool party this summer mocking the...
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...
Former Virginia Deputy Attorney General Sues After Losing Job Over Jan. 6 Comments August 22, 2022 By Denise Lavoie A former deputy Virginia attorney general who says she was fired over social media posts in which she praised the...