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California Courtroom and Jury Trial Delays due to Pandemic
Many California courtrooms continue to be on virtual lockdown and for victims desperately awaiting a personal injury trial, justice appears to be getting further and further away. These delayed cases represent people badly hurt in car accidents, injured on the job,
Settlement Reached in Beaufort NC Sexual Harassment Case
On Monday, November 9, 2020, the city of Beaufort, North Carolina, reached a $70,000 settlement in a sexual harassment case. The initial complaint in the case was filed in March 2019, according to the Carteret County News-Times. Meredith Bailey, a former
Kauai Police Department Reaches $1.8 Million Settlement
As of November 2, 2020, the Kauai Police Department in Hawaii has reached a settlement resulting in a $1.84 million payment. This legal battle is no new situation. It began in 2016 when Mark Begley sued the KPD and the county
Settlement Approved for Former Shopko Employees for $3 Million
A lawsuit involving thousands of former Shopko employees in Wisconsin has been settled for $3 million. On Thursday, October 15, a $3.018 million settlement was approved by the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Nebraska. The settlement comes from
Michigan Lawsuit Filed After Woman is Falsely Declared Dead
A 20-year-old Michigan woman’s family are filing a lawsuit after the young woman was falsely pronounced dead and later found alive at a funeral home. The family is seeking $50 million. On August 23, 2020, Timesha Beauchamp, who has cerebral palsy,
Lawsuit Claims Detroit Muslim Woman Was Forced to Remove Hijab for Booking Photo
As of early October 2020, a Detroit woman has sued the city of Detroit, Michigan, and the Michigan Department of Corrections after staff at the Detroit Detention Center made her remove her hijab for a booking photo. The alleged incident happened
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