The family of a Sauk Rapids, Minn., maintenance worker who was killed by a car when he emerged from a manhole is suing the city’s insurance provider. John Ehlinger died in 2006 while working for the city. The lawsuit alleges …
A federal appeals panel on Aug. 20 upheld a ruling that jailers in Garland County, Ark., can be sued personally for allegedly ignoring a suspected intoxicated driver who didn’t move for hours in his cell and suffered severe brain damage. …
A Michigan man has filed a lawsuit against the University of Iowa and its College of Law claiming he was the victim of age discrimination. Donald Dobkin, 56, of West Bloomfield, Mich., filed his lawsuit in U.S. District Court in …
Investigators joined by insurance adjusters have started going through what’s left of a Kentucky prison after a fiery riot hospitalized eight inmates and forced another 700 to be relocated. Kentucky Justice and Public Safety Cabinet spokeswoman Jennifer Brislin said Sunday …
Residents of Kentucky’s Jefferson County who suffered storm damage to their automobiles during the Aug. 4 severe weather may be eligible for Federal Emergency Management Agency and Commonwealth of Kentucky disaster assistance. Many individuals suffered damage only to their personally …
Once a week, Arizonan Ruthie Culver steps into her golf cart and drives the 3 miles or so from her home to Banner Boswell Medical Center in Sun City, where she volunteers. If it’s raining, she gets behind the wheel …
Metro has selected a law firm to defend the agency against lawsuits stemming from the June crash on the red line. Metro spokeswoman Lisa Farbstein says Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker, LLP will represent the transit agency and supplement …
The families of three Camden boys who died in the trunk of a parked car four years ago have reached a settlement with its manufacturer. But separate civil lawsuits filed against Camden, its police department, officers who conducted the search …
The Maryland Attorney General’s Office says a Baltimore police officer has been indicted for claiming that a car he traded had been stolen. Authorities say 30-year-old Hikeem Crampton Sr. of Rosedale is charged with insurance fraud and attempted felony theft. …
Police in Newport News, Virginia say a construction worker was fatally injured after he was run over by piece of heavy equipment. The victim was identified by police as 34-year-old Kirk Patrick Giezey of Hampton. They said he was riding …