Teen froze to death in polar vortex because college locked exterior dorm doors and did not notify students: Lawsuit
College Crimes
The University of Iowa student was reportedly unable to reenter his dorm as temperatures bottomed out at -50 degrees
Court
June 23, 2020
‘I can’t breathe,’ boy cries as behavioral center employee lies on him for 10 MINUTES — killing him: Lawsuit
Staff allegedly waited 12 minutes to call 911 after the teen lost consciousness
Court
March 6, 2020
Cops misidentify 2 teens killed in car crash, leading 1 to have organs harvested by mistake: Lawsuit
Three Florida agencies and a funeral home are facing a lawsuit for allegedly misidentifying two car crash victims — resulting in one of them having their organs harvested by mistake. The Pensacola News Journal reported that Deleigha Gibson, 18, and Samara Cooks, 15, who were cousins, were killed in July in Escambia County when the …
Celebrity Justice
February 17, 2020
Rick James raped teen girl at group home, $50 million lawsuit claims
A New York woman has filed a $50 million lawsuit against Rick James’ estate, alleging the late R&B singer raped her at a home for troubled youths in 1979. According to The Buffalo News, the unidentified woman claimed the attack occurred in Buffalo when she was 15. The lawsuit alleged that James attacked her in …
Jail
December 20, 2019
‘She is still breathing, though’: Jail staff ignored diabetic inmate’s frantic pleas for insulin before her death in cell [Lawsuit]
A woman has sued Mississippi officials, claiming jailers denied her incarcerated mother insulin before her death in September 2018. According to the Biloxi Sun Herald, Kayla Rush filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in connection with the September 10 death of her mother, Cindy Michelle, 38, who had Type 1 diabetes. Michelle was arrested on …
Police
November 22, 2019
Federal lawsuit filed a year after cop shoots & kills Army veteran misidentified as mall gunman
A year later, bodycam footage depicting Emantic Bradford Jr.’s controversial shooting death remains unreleased to the public
Court
November 7, 2019
GRAPHIC VIDEO: Boy on zip line falls more than 20 FEET onto concrete [Lawsuit]
A Florida mother sued an adventure park on Monday, alleging that her 10-year-old son was seriously injured when he fell from their zip line. The Tampa Bay Times reported that Kimberly Barnes filed a lawsuit against UATP Management, the company that owns Urban Air Adventure Park, for a September 1 incident on their “Sky Rider” …
Court
October 28, 2019
Southwest Airlines pilots live-streamed video from plane’s bathroom to cockpit: Lawsuit
An Arizona-based flight attendant has sued Southwest Airlines, alleging that she spotted an iPad in a plane’s cockpit that showed video footage taken in the aircraft’s front bathroom. According to the Phoenix New Times, Renee Steinaker and her husband filed a complaint against the airline in Maricopa County Superior Court on October 25. According to …
Sex Crimes
September 16, 2019
Boy Scout leader sang ‘Hakuna Matata’ naked in front of troop years before molesting 2 boys during camping trip: Lawsuit
An affidavit alleging that a former Boy Scout leader in New York had sung and danced naked in a locker room full of boys will be included in a pending $320 million lawsuit against the organization. According to NBC News, parents of two boys in Troop 95 had filed the multimillion lawsuit in March 2017, …
Bullies
August 14, 2019
GRAPHIC VIDEO: Bully chokes middle schooler, causing permanent brain damage [Lawsuit]
A middle schooler in California was reportedly left with serious brain and spine injuries after another student choked him last year. According to NBC News, surveillance footage from the January 2018 incident showed a 14-year-old student punch a 12-year-old boy in the stomach and pin him against a wall outside. The alleged bully is then …
Court
July 22, 2019
Beloved principal dies giving bone marrow to boy he never met
The fiancée of a New Jersey principal who died in April after donating bone marrow to a teen cancer patient in France has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the hospital that conducted the surgery. In the lawsuit, an anesthesiologist at Hackensack University Medical Center was accused of committing malpractice which resulted in Westfield High …
Bad Doctors
July 19, 2019
Heart surgery patient dies after her blood drained into garbage can during botched procedure: Lawsuit
The family of a late woman recently sued a Utah hospital, alleging she died last year after operating doctors left an open tube from her heart—resulting in her blood draining into a garbage can. Citing the lawsuit, The Salt Lake Tribune reports that Donnamay Brockbank, 63, underwent heart surgery in July 2018 at St. Mark’s …
