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Family of Man Who Died After Police Used a Stun Gun on Him File Lawsuit Against Alabama City

MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — The family of an Alabama man who died after police used a stun gun on him filed a wrongful death lawsuit on Monday against the city of Mobile. The family of Jawan Dallas, 36, alleges that …

10th Circuit: No Coverage Due Under Owner-Controlled Insurance Program for $22M Verdict

A multinational company that maintains power plants operated by electric utilities cannot turn to its customer’s owner-controlled insurance program for coverage after a losing a jury trial that resulted in a $222 million verdict. A panel of the 10th Circuit …

Mother Files Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against Now-Closed Christian Boarding School in Missouri

MISSION, Kan. (AP) — A mother is suing a shuttered Christian boarding school in Missouri, blaming her son`s death on a gang rape and other abuse he endured there. Agape Boarding School has been subjected to a wave of litigation …

$11 Million Settlement Reached in Federal Suits over Police Shooting of Girl Outside Football Game

An $11 million settlement has been reached in federal lawsuits over police gunfire outside a high school football game near Philadelphia in 2021 that killed an 8-year-old girl and wounded others, an attorney for the girl`s family said. Attorney Michael …

Mo. Jury Awards $745M in Death of Woman Struck by Driver who Used Inhalants

CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri jury has awarded $745 million to the parents of a young woman killed on a sidewalk outside an urgent care center by a driver who huffed nitrous oxide canisters right before the accident. The …

Long Beach School District to Pay $13 Million over Deadly Shooting

LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) — The Long Beach Unified School District will pay $13 million to the family of an 18-year-old woman who was shot by a school safety officer as she sat in a car, their attorneys announced Tuesday. …

Kansas Supreme Court Reverses $3.4M Bad Faith Judgment Against Insurer

An insurer’s duty to act in good faith and with reasonable care does not necessarily include a requirement to begin settlement negotiations before a claim is filed, the Kansas Supreme Court ruled. The high court affirmed a panel decision by …

Gabby Petito Family Settles $3M Suit in Killing by Fiance

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The families of Gabby Petito and Brian Laundrie have reached a $3 million settlement in a wrongful death lawsuit filed after authorities concluded he strangled her during a cross-country trip in August 2021. The settlement …

Settlement Awards $3M to Family of Man who Died in Custody

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — The family of a Black man who yelled that he couldn’t breathe before he died in a North Carolina jail in 2019 has reached a $3 million settlement in its wrongful-death lawsuit, according to court documents …

Musk’s Sensitive Side Emerges in Emails With Crash Victim’s Dad

Billionaire Elon Musk is known for many things — like his revolutionary ideas, brash management style and controversial tweets. Being a man of empathy is not among them. But buried in court records, a gentler, grieving father has emerged. In …