Plaintiffs ‘Shocked’ as Judge Ends Hartford Police Consent Decree Imposed in 1973 April 20, 2023 By Dave Collins A judge has ended the nearly 50 years of federal oversight of police in Hartford, Connecticut, despite continued concerns the...
Connecticut Woman Shot by Officer Receives $1.1 Million Settlement April 10, 2023 HAMDEN, Conn. (AP) – A Connecticut woman who was seriously injured when a police officer opened fire on her and...
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...