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$700K Award in Mississippi Police Chase Case Thrown Out

The state Court of Appeals has thrown out a $700,000 judgment against the city of Jackson involving an accident during a police chase in 2001 in which two women were injured and a third killed. The Court of Appeals ruled …

Judge Drops Michigan City From Lawsuit Over Marina Death

A Michigan judge has dropped Traverse City’s government from a lawsuit filed by the family of a young man who died after getting an electric shock as he swam near a municipal marina. The Traverse City Record-Eagle reports Wednesday that …

Student Hurt in Chemistry Class Can’t Sue Teacher

A Detroit-area teacher can’t be sued for a chemistry demonstration that lit a student’s shirt on fire and burned his face. The Michigan appeals court says Carrie Weingartz has governmental immunity as a public school teacher. A three-judge panel said …