Tag: Lawsuits
Excessive force lawsuit in man’s death settled for $750K
<p>KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — County officials in East Tennessee have settled a federal lawsuit filed by a woman who says her son died after deputies...
Nashville OKs $2.25M settlement in fatal shooting by officer
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Officials in Tennessee have agreed to pay $2.25 million to settle a lawsuit filed by the family of a Black man...
Man who spent years in prison sues over withheld evidence
PHILADELPHIA — Donald Outlaw had already spent 15 years in prison for murder when he found out the man he was convicted of killing...
Indiana attorney general defends governor’s mask order power
INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana's attorney general’s office vigorously defended Gov. Eric Holcomb's emergency powers in response to a restaurant's lawsuit challenging his order that...
Excessive force lawsuit in man’s death settled for $750K
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — County officials in East Tennessee have settled a federal lawsuit filed by a woman who says her son died after deputies...
Lawsuit filed over 2019 police custody death in Connecticut
<p>HARTFORD, Conn. — A wrongful death lawsuit filed Tuesday accuses Stamford, Connecticut, police of using excessive force on a mentally ill man and failing...
Hearing set on effort to dismiss youth center abuse lawsuit
CONCORD — A judge will hear arguments next week on whether to dismiss a lawsuit alleging decades of abuse at New Hampshire’s youth detention...
Cities, groups aim to stop Ohio’s push for early census data
A coalition of cities, counties and civil rights groups sued the U.S. Census Bureau last year to stop it from ending the 2020 census...
California sues major US nursing home operator over ratings
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California's attorney general and local officials sued the nation's largest senior living home operator Monday, alleging the company misled consumers on...
Diverse jury so far for ex-cop’s trial in Floyd’s death
MINNEAPOLIS — The jurors seated so far in the trial of a former Minneapolis police officer charged in George Floyd's death are a diverse...