Missouri inmate’s wrongful conviction claim to be heard in teen’s 1990 killing
Christopher Dunn spent 33 years in prison for a murder he claimed from the beginning that he did not commit. A hearing this week will decide whether he should be released. Prosecutors in St. Louis are confident Dunn is telling the truth, but attorneys with the Missouri attorney general’s office want to keep him in […]
9 of 10 wrongful death suits over Astroworld concert crowd surge have been settled, lawyer says
HOUSTON (AP) – Nine of 10 wrongful death lawsuits filed in the wake of the deadly 2021 Astroworld music festival have been settled, with some scheduled for trial this week. Lawsuits are also included, lawyers announced Wednesday. Jury selection in a wrongful death lawsuit brought by the family of Madison Dubisky, a 23-year-old Houston resident […]
Panera To Stop Selling Charged Lemonade Amid 2 Wrongful Death Lawsuits
Panera Bread to lay off 17 percent of executives NOVATO, CA – NOVEMBER 1: In this photo illustration, Panera Bread’s Mango Yuzu at a Panera Bread restaurant in Novato, California on November 1, 2023.・Lemonade with citrus is on display. Missouri-based Panera Bread announced plans to lay off 17 percent of its 1,800 employees as it […]
Amid IVF blowback, FL shelves bill allowing wrongful death suits for the unborn
A Florida bill that would allow people to file wrongful death lawsuits over the death of a fetus has been shelved due to political fallout from the Alabama Supreme Court’s ruling that frozen embryos are legally protected children. Republican Sen. Erin Goulart on Monday said she would not move forward with the bill after opponents, […]
Alabama court rules couples can file wrongful death suit after embryos were dropped, ‘killing them’
The Alabama Supreme Court has ruled that frozen embryos created during infertility treatment can be considered children under state law. The rulings, handed down in two wrongful death lawsuits brought by couples whose frozen embryos were destroyed in an accident at a fertility clinic, come amid warnings from advocates who say they will have far-reaching […]
Conservative actress Gina Carano sues Disney for wrongful termination, ‘millions in lost income’
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A Black man in Louisville sues police for wrongful arrest and excessive force
A 21-year-old black man has filed a lawsuit accusing police officers of a chaotic police department in Kentucky's largest city of false arrest and excessive force. Lawyers said in a lawsuit filed this month in Jefferson Circuit Court that Louisville Metro Police Department officers arrested Jamael Benedict last year as he walked on the sidewalk […]
Missouri man sues for wrongful conviction after nearly 28 years in prison
Lamar Johnson, 50, is facing an unspecified lawsuit against the city of St. Louis and eight police officers who he claims “detained, arrested, and framed him for a murder he did not commit.” is seeking compensation for damages. Mr. Johnson was imprisoned for nearly 28 years for shooting and killing Marcus Boyd in 1994, which […]
MI agrees to $1.75M payout for man who served 35 years over wrongful conviction
The state of Michigan has agreed to pay $1.75 million to an innocent man who was wrongly convicted of sexual assault and spent 35 years in prison. Lewis Wright died in the 1988 attack on an 11-year-old girl in Albion, a small town in southwestern Michigan, after authorities announced that DNA tests showed he was […]
Family sues school for wrongful death after their 16-year-old son is accused of racism and commits suicide
A family is suing their son's high school for wrongful death after his 16-year-old son committed suicide after being accused of being a racist. Charlie Schnell's parents said he committed suicide in March 2022 due to a number of incidents related to his experience at Landon School in Bethesda, Maryland. “Every day he wakes up […]