Municipal Insurer Must Pay Share of $14.9 Million Wrongful Incarceration Settlement November 4, 2026 By Andrew G. Simpson A Massachusetts Superior Court judge recently found a municipal insurer responsible for a share of a $14.9 million settlement with...
Maryland Man Wrongfully Imprisoned for 32 Years Sues Authorities July 28, 2025 By Brian Witte A Maryland man who was wrongly imprisoned for 32 years, including a decade on death row, for two killings he...
Family of Wrongfully Imprisoned Disabled Man to Receive $5.9 Million January 29, 2025 By Dave Collins More than four years after his death, Richard Lapointe’s family is set to receive a nearly $5.9 million award from...
US Court Says Man Can Sue Pennsylvania Over 26 Years of Solitary Confinement September 27, 2024 By Maryclaire Dale A man who spent 26 years in solitary confinement despite a history of mental illness can sue Pennsylvania prison officials...
Family of Black Teen Wrongly Executed in 1931 Seeks Damages May 24, 2024 By Maryclaire Dale The family of the youngest person ever executed in the state of Pennsylvania — a Black 16-year-old sent to the...
Kennedy Cousin Whose Murder Conviction Was Overturned Sues Cop, Connecticut Town January 4, 2024 By Dave Collins Kennedy cousin Michael Skakel, whose murder conviction in the 1970s killing of a teenager in Connecticut was overturned, is suing...
New York Governor Vetoes Bill Seeking to Make It Easier to Challenge Convictions December 28, 2023 By Maysoon Khan New York Gov. Kathy Hochul vetoed a bill days before Christmas that would have made it easier for people who...
Man Sues New York City After 27 Years in Prison Before Being Cleared in Killing December 15, 2023 By Jennifer Peltz A man who was recently cleared in the gruesome, fiery 1995 killing of a subway token booth clerk sued New...
High-Profile Forensic Scientist Lee Liable for Fabricating Evidence in Murder Case July 24, 2023 By Pat Eaton-Robb Famed forensic scientist Henry Lee was found liable for fabricating evidence in a murder case that sent two Connecticut men...
Maryland Man Wrongly Imprisoned for 32 Years Gets $2.9M July 7, 2023 By Brian Witte A Maryland board approved $2.9 million in compensation Wednesday for a man who was wrongly imprisoned for 32 years, including...