An 82-year-old Houston, Texas, woman has sued Red Lobster, accusing the restaurant of getting her so drunk that she fell in the parking lot and broke her hip, as reported by Inside Edition. The Houston Chronicle reports that Marlene Spencer filed the lawsuit last week, alleging that she was hospitalized for six days and underwent a …
A Missouri Highway Patrol trooper was sentenced to 10 days in jail for the 2014 drowning death of a handcuffed Iowa man, as reported by WHO TV. The Kansas City Star reports that Judge Roger Prokes handed down the jail sentence to Anthony Piercy as “shock time.” In June, Piercy pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor boating violation, …
A Salem, Wisconsin, man accused of fatally running over a cyclist and leaving the scene was reportedly turned in by his wife. WITI reports that Ryan Peterson, 39, was charged with hit-and-run resulting in death and homicide by negligent operation of a vehicle in connection with the death of Jackie Hutcheson Jr., 29. Prosecutors said Peterson admitted to …
A man has reportedly filed a $2.5 million lawsuit against a New York City hospital, accusing them of sending his HIV diagnosis to his workplace, as reported by NY Daily News. The man, who in his 30s and identified as “John Doe,” has accused Mount Sinai St. Luke’s Hospital of sending information about his diagnosis …
On Tuesday, the boyfriend of murdered pregnant woman Savanna LaFontaine-Greywind gained legal custody of their infant daughter, Haisley Jo. WDAY reports that a Cass County District Court judge suspended an order that placed Haisley Jo in protective custody and granted custody to Ashton Matheny. “It’s amazing–it’s all over with finally,” Matheny told the local station Tuesday. …
More than three years after being pronounced brain dead, a California judge ruled Tuesday that Jahi McMath may technically still be alive, as reported by NJ.com. The Associated Press reports that Alameda County Judge Stephen Pulido’s ruling would allow a jury to award more money in McMath’s malpractice lawsuit. The girl’s family accused the Children’s Hospital in Oakland …
An Oregon appeals court ordered Wednesday that a couple’s loud dogs must undergo “debarking,” a controversial medical procedure that entails cutting a canine’s vocal cords, according to The Washington Post. The Oregonian reports that Debra and Dale Krein sued neighbors Karen Szewc and John Updegraff in 2012 after being fed up with the noises made by their many Tibetan …
In-N-Out Burger is taking Smashburger to court, after claiming the “Smashburger Triple Double” too closely resembles their famous “Double-Double” burger. In their trademark infringement lawsuit filed Monday, In-N-Out claimed that Smashburger’s newest item will “likely confuse and mislead the consuming public,” into believing the two fast food chains and their products are affiliated, The Orange …
Apparently, former health sciences teacher Tad Cummins is trying to get out jail by claiming he’s not allowed to talk privately with his lawyer. Prosecutors said that Cummins’ allegation is simply not true. Tennessean reports that Cummins, 51, and his lawyer, Assistant Public Defender Dumaka Shabazz, filed a motion last Friday that claimed they’ve been denied …
The family of a Wisconsin girl who survived a stabbing said the plea deal made with one of her attackers provides “closure.” On Monday, Anissa Weier, 15, pleaded guilty to attempted second-degree homicide as a party to a crime with use of a deadly weapon in the May 2014 attack on Payton Leutner, then 12. Under the …
A federal judge in Tampa, Florida, denied prosecutors’ request to delay a trial due to Monday’s total eclipse. The Washington Post reported that a Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) agent wanted to postpone court proceedings because he had prepaid for an eclipse trip. However, Judge Steven Merryday ruled that the trial, surrounding a felon …
A California court has sent a woman to prison who admitted to being drunk when she struck and killed a toddler. She was sentenced to 6 years behind bars, according to Daily Breeze. A Los Angeles County judge handed down the sentence immediately after Donna Marie Higgins, 72, pleaded guilty to vehicular manslaughter. On September …
