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Laws/Cases |
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Kansas City Man Files Suit for Excessive Force by Police |
| A Kansas City man has filed a lawsuit in federal court claiming police used excessive force during a traffic stop in October 2010. The man was pulled over due to poor visibility of his license plate, and on the patrol car video, he is shown being uncooperative and cursing. Officers then wrestle him to the ground, resulting in a gash on his head. This is the third lawsuit against the same officer in the last 14 months, and in all three cases, the charges filed against the plaintiffs were eventually dismissed. Tony Rizzo, Kansas City Star 12/08/2011 | Read Article: Kansas City Star |
Supreme Court Considering Defendants' Rights and Expert Testimony |
| The Supreme Court reviewed the case of Williams v. Illinois this week. It is part of a series of cases that are determining the right of a defendant to confront expert witnesses, especially in cases involving DNA and other lab reports submitted as evidence. USA Today reports that "no consensus from the justices seemed clear Tuesday," but that a ruling is not likely until the end of June before the court goes on recess for the summer. Joan Biskupic, USA Today 12/06/2011 | Read Article: USA Today |
Federal Appeals Court Hears Arguments in Prop 8 Conflict of Interest Case |
| Former U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker struck down California's controversial Proposition 8 ballot measure that outlawed same-sex marriage last fall. After Judge Walker retired, he revealed that he was gay and was in a 10-year partnership with another man. Court filings by opponents of gay marriage have claimed that this means he could not have been impartial in the case. A federal appeals hearing is happening today on the case that will also decide whether to make videotapes of the original Prop 8 trial available to the public. Karen Gullo, Bloomberg 12/08/2011 | Read Article: Bloomberg |
Wrongful Death Suit against Two Colorado Social Workers to Proceed |
| A federal judge has granted permission for a wrongful-death lawsuit to proceed against two Colorado social service workers. The Denver County Department of Human Services allegedly investigated reports of suspected abuse in the year prior to the starvation death of a 7-year-old boy, but found the allegations unfounded. While the involved agencies were entitled to immunity, the employees who led the investigation will go to trial because they “abused the child’s civil rights” and failed to appropriately exercise their “professional judgment in response to the April 17, 2007 referral.” Joey Bunch, Denver Post 12/08/2011 | Read Article: Denver Post |
Medical Supply Provider Settles Whistle-Blower Lawsuit |
| Shield Healthcare, a California medical supplier, paid $5 million to settle a whistle-blower lawsuit which accused the company of submitting inflated bills to the state’s Medicaid program. According to the suit, the company “submitted false claims” and “evaded the regulation’s upper billing limit.” While the whistle-blower will receive a portion of the settlement, $2 million will go to the federal government and $3 million to the state. Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times 12/07/2011 | Read Article: Los Angeles Times |
Third Accuser to File Civil Suit against Ex-Syracuse Coach |
| A third man has come forth claiming Bernie Fine, a former Syracuse assistant basketball coach, molested him as a child. The allegations have been under fire recently due to the five-year statute of limitations on reporting sexual abuse. The third man, age 23, claims to have been abused in 2002, and his claims will be investigated under the federal statute of limitations in place at that time which “allowed a victim to bring charges until he was 25.” Meghan Barr, San Francisco Chronicle 12/08/2011 | Read Article: San Francisco Chronicle |
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