Fri, 03/11/2022 - 13:32
The family of a mentally ill homeless man who was killed by a sheriff's deputy in a confrontation that took place for 30 seconds will get $4.5 million from a California county.
The incident took place in March 2021 in Danville in the San Francisco Bay Area. A body camera footage released by the Sheriff’s Department revealed that the plaintiff was holding a knife which he refused to drop, but he did not approach the deputy, yet he was shot.
In 2018, the deputy even killed another mentally ill man in Danville during a slow-speed car chase. The deputy fired 10 shots through the windshield and passenger's side window while standing in front of the vehicle. He even defended the act by stating that he was afraid that the driver of the vehicle would run him down. Contra Costa County agreed to pay $4.9 million in the lawsuit.
The jury overseeing the case said that no amount can compensate for the loss of human life, but these verdicts could prevent further incidents where the officer might wrongfully take a life. Earlier this month, the deputy was convicted of felony assault with a firearm.
Fri, 03/11/2022 - 12:10
A federal jury has ordered Los Angeles County to pay a $6.5 million settlement to a 16-year-old Torrance high school baseball player killed in a 2017 traffic collision.
As per the lawsuit, the incident took place at 10. pm. on March 7, 2017, near the intersection of Crenshaw Boulevard and Crest Road. The first guy made a U-turn while driving a 2004 Audi southbound on Crenshaw near Silver Spur Road in Rolling Hills Estates and collided with the second guy. The second guy did not stop the car and fled at a high speed.
The first guy immediately called 911 to alert the Los Angeles County emergency services operator. The operator asked the informer to chase the fled car and get the license plate. The guy, without thinking for even a while, chased the car with the operator still on the line and crashed into a 2000 Sienna Toyota van.
The person who was driving the van was traveling with his son, who eventually got died in the crash, and the man himself suffered from serious injuries.
Wed, 03/09/2022 - 13:38
The family of a girl who was dragged by a bus in 2015 will get $5 million as a settlement from an insurance company representing Jefferson County Public Schools.
As per the lawsuit, the seven years old girl was deboarding the bus when the exit door shut on her backpack, which eventually dragged her 1000 feet. The insurance company agreed to pay $4.8 million in a series of lump-sum and periodic payments through 2088 to the family of the girl.
According to the settlement, the girl's family and their attorneys will get more than $2.7 million from the amount. MetLife Assignment Company would receive $793,792, which will finance a trust fund till March 20, 2038. BHG Structured Settlements of $1.3 million would also be allotted to the trust from April 1, 2038, until March 20, 2088.
The family's attorney said that he previously expected a jury verdict of $20 million in a similar case where a special needs child suffered disfiguring, scarring and nerve damage from the incident.
Tue, 03/08/2022 - 13:48
A former daycare owner has been ordered to spend four months in jail under a manslaughter charge as the court found her responsible for the death of a 2-year-old boy in a hot van.
As per the court documents, in September 2016, the daycare owner picked up the toddler, his 8-year-old brother and other children and took them to Vision of Life Academy located in Miami.
She said that she was running late for a meeting, so she rushed inside the building and asked another employee to get the children out of the van. An employee found the boy inside the van after more than six hours. The court papers even reported that the daycare was not licensed to transport children.
An autopsy report determined that the boy died of heatstroke, and paramedics said he was bleeding from the nose and ears.
The mother of the boy wrote in a letter to Circuit Judge Laura Stuzin that her child's death has left a huge void in their life, which is impossible to fill. She even said that the boy's siblings are not the same children they used to be before the incident.
The daycare owner will not be allowed to work caring for or supervising children in the future, considering the incident. The defendant is still firm on her statement that she is innocent despite the plea agreement. The lady is even ordered to serve ten years of probation for the incident.
Tue, 03/01/2022 - 13:43
A federal jury has awarded a $10 million settlement to a former Orono woman against the Brewer Medical Center because of the unreported permanent and catastrophic injuries of her infant son.
The woman sued the federal government-operated Penobscot Community Health Center, a federally qualified health center, in June 2020. It eventually resulted in a lawsuit against Brewer Medical Center.
According to the court documents, the woman's boyfriend beat her son, nearly killing him. The infant was just four days old until Jan. 10, 2019, when she took the infant to Brewer Medical Center for treatment.
The woman filed a medical malpractice lawsuit against the Brewer Medical Center for not notifying her about the red flag signs of physical abuse that would have allowed her to protect the child.
In November, the woman’s boyfriend was sentenced to 9 years in prison, but after severe pleading from the defendant, a suspension of 4 years was been declared.
As per the court documents, the emergency department at Eastern Maine Medical Center discovered that the child had suffered severe injuries, including a fractured skull, a left femur fracture, bleeding in the brain, blindness and a permanent brain injury.
The ongoing serial abuse of the child, which had been occurring for months, also resulted in severe injuries that are pretty old. The injuries included damage to his spine, ears, ankle and neck.
An evaluation by a neurologist stated that the child would experience severe pain, emotional distress, profound traumatic injury, permanent impairment, blindness, loss of enjoyment of life along with lost earnings capacity and increased medical expenses.
$7 million from the proposed $10 million settlement would be placed in a trust for the child's long-term care.