Lawsuit Blames Philadelphia Rowhouse Fire That Killed 12 on City Agency, Lighter Importer March 16, 2023 By Maryclaire Dale The first lawsuit filed over a Christmas tree fire in Philadelphia – which killed 12 members of an extended family...
Delaware County Settles Lawsuit Over Arrest Caught on Video for $25K February 17, 2023 By Randall Chase Delaware officials have agreed to pay $25,000 to settle a federal lawsuit alleging that police used excessive force and made...
Court Asked to Enforce $3 Million Settlement of Suit Over Virginia Police Shooting January 3, 2023 VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) — Several parties to a wrongful death lawsuit over the fatal police shooting of a Black...
Virginia Beach Settles With Lynch Family Over Police Shooting December 16, 2022 The city of Virginia Beach will pay $3 million to settle a lawsuit from the family of a Black man...
Virginia County School Administrators Facing Trials Over Response to Sexual Assaults December 16, 2022 By Matthew Barakat Three separate trials will be held next year to adjudicate charges against the former superintendent of a northern Virginia school...
U.S. Opens Civil Probe of Worcester Police Over Excess Force, Racial and Gender Bias November 18, 2022 By Mark Pratt Federal prosecutors on Tuesday announced an investigation into whether the police department in Massachusetts’ second-largest city routinely uses excessive force...
PennDOT Faces Wrongful Death Suit Over Open Ditch Hit by Motorcyclist November 15, 2022 By Michael Rubinkam Pennsylvania’s transportation agency dug a ditch and didn’t tell anyone, and it cost a motorcyclist her life, the victim’s family...
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...