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Inmates in Georgia File Suit Against Guards |
| Four inmates at Hays State Prison in Georgia have filed a lawsuit against 12 prison guards, claiming they were attacked and beaten for no reason. According to the suit, guards swarmed into one of the dormitories last August and began picking out inmates and beating them violently. Two of the plaintiffs suffered possible neurological damage and another had to have surgery to repair a broken jaw. The lawsuit is seeking unspecified damages. Rhonda Cook , Atlanta Journal-Constitution 07/12/2011 | Read Article: Atlanta Journal-Constitution |
Dairy Farmers Win Class Action Settlement |
| Dean Foods Co. will pay $140 million to settle a class-action lawsuit filed against the company by dairy farmers in the Southeastern U.S. The company will make an initial payment of $60 million, and then four annual payments of $20 million, as per the settlement. A. Ananthalakshmi, Reuters 07/12/2011 | Read Article: Reuters |
Suit Filed to Stop Cuts to In-Home Care in Tennessee |
| Thirty-nine disabled Tennessee residents have filed a lawsuit against the state in an attempt to stop legislators from cutting funding to in-home medical assistance. In the suit, the plaintiffs claim that the cuts in funding will force them to move out of their homes and into institutional settings, away from their families. This "segregation," as the lawsuit calls it, would be a violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Brian Haas, Tennessean 07/13/2011 | Read Article: Tennessean |
Fatal Police Shooting in Utah Prompts Lawsuit |
| A Utah family has filed a lawsuit against a West Valley City, Utah, police officer who shot and killed a 21-year-old man in December. The family members claim in the suit that the officer, who was responding to a domestic violence call, mistakenly thought the man was carrying a gun and shot him twice in the chest and once in the back. The suit also accuses the police department of withholding information from the family about the victim's status shortly after the shooting. The suit is seeking unspecified damages. Dennis Romboy, The Deseret News 07/12/2011 | Read Article: The Deseret News |
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