The Salt Lake Tribune reports that the family of a 15-year-old Utah boy has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the driver who hit and killed the teen. The suit claims that the driver, Jeffery Lloyd Bascom, was texting while driving when he hit Thomas “Tommy” LaVelle Clark. Police say Tommy and a friend were taking […]
Wife of Aurora Theater Shooting Victim Sues Holmes’ Psychiatrist
The Denver Post reports that Chantel Blunk, widow of Aurora theater shooting victim Jonathon Blunk, has filed a lawsuit against Dr. Lynne Fenton, the Colorado University psychiatrist who was treating the alleged killer, James Holmes. The suit claims that less than a month before Holmes went on a shooting rampage in the Century Aurora 16 theater […]
CO State Patrol to Pay $1 Mill in Wrongful Death Lawsuit
The Denver Post reports that the Colorado State Patrol has agreed to pay over $1 million to settle a lawsuit over the death of a Grand Junction who was shot and killed by police inside his home. The ACLU released a media statement saying that Jason Allen Kemp had refused to let state troopers to come […]
Toyota to Pay $1.1 Billion to Settle Gas-Pedal Suit
Toyota Motor has agreed to pay over $1 billion to settle a class-action lawsuit over unintended acceleration issues in its vehicles. If the settlement is approved, it will be one of the largest of its type in automotive history, but Toyota admitted no fault in proposing the settlement. The class-action suit was filed in 2010 […]
Court Rules Wrongful Death Suit Against Child Protection Worker can Proceed
A Colorado federal appeals court has ruled that two Denver child protection workers will face a wrongful death lawsuit in the case of a seven year old boy who died of dehydration and starvation. According to the Denver Post, the child protection workers are accused of failing to properly investigate the suspected abuse of Chandler Grafner, […]
Class-Action Suit Seeks $20 Million in Case Against UHP Trooper
The Salt Lake Tribune reports that a class-action lawsuit has been filed against a former Corporal with the Utah Highway Patrol and other troopers for wrongful arrests and DUI charges. Three attorneys are “seeking damages that could total as much as $20 million, as well as an injunction barring enforcement of the alleged unconstitutional policies”, the […]
DC Contractor Files Defamation Lawsuit Over Yelp Review
Christopher Dietz, a Washington, DC contractor, has filed a $750,000 defamation lawsuit against a Virginia woman who posted scathing reviews on Yelp over work that his that his firm did on her home. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports that Dietz claims that the negative reviews “sent customers fleeing” and cost him nearly $300,000 in business. He is […]
CPSC to sue Nap Nanny maker after five infant deaths
As NBC News reports, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has voted 3-0 to file an administrative complaint against Baby Matters LLC of Berwyn, Pa., makers of Nap Nanny infant recliner seats, because they pose “a substantial risk of injury and death to infants.” The CPSC claims that the makers of the Nap Nanny didn’t do enough about […]
Panera Franchisee Settles LawSuit Alleging Race Discrimination
As reported in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, the settlement of a class-action lawsuit was approved by a federal judge on Friday, wherein Covelli Enterprises, a major Panera Bread franchisee, allegedly denied promotions to African-American employees. Guy Vines, of Castle Shannon, the driving force behind the settlement, claimed that, rather than promoting black employees to cashier jobs, the […]
Denver resolves $10 million lawsuit against police for $190,000
Vicki Lynn Trujillo brought a lawsuit against Denver police officer Timothy Campbell, former police chief Gerry Whitman, and the city and county of Denver three years ago for the alleged unjustifiable death of her husband, Jason Gomez. According to the Denver Post, police attempted to stop Gomez as he was driving in southwest Denver on December […]
