Lawsuit Says Stun Gun Caused Severe Brain Damage
SANTA CRUZ, CA - Steve Butler knows Barack Obama is president, but that’s only because Butler has heard the information so many times.
Butler also knows he was shocked with a stun gun fired by a Watsonville police officer when Butler refused to get off a Metro bus on Oct. 7, 2006. But he has no [...]
Boss Sexually Harassed Employee, Suit Says
TEXAS CITY - In a lawsuit laced with lurid accusations, a former College of the Mainland employee is suing the school, claiming discrimination and that sex factored in her employment.
Sandra Brewer, an African-American terminated from the college in 2008, claims in the lawsuit filed by attorney Anthony P. Griffin that she was not hired after [...]
Dartmouth College Settles Wrongful Death Lawsuit
Dartmouth College recently settled a lawsuit with the family of a student who died in 2004 after sustaining severe head injuries during a university skiing class. According to the lawsuit, Christina Porter skied into a tree without a helmet during a beginners ski class, and was in a coma for six months before dying. The [...]
Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed in Police Shooting
The city of Everett, Wash., was negligent in the death of a 51-year-old man who was shot by a police officer outside a local restaurant in June, a lawsuit filed by family members claims. According to the lawsuit, Niles Meservey was leaving the restaurant in his car, apparently drunk, when he was surrounded by police, [...]
Lawsuit: Man Fired Due to Sexual Orientation
A San Diego man has filed a lawsuit against the Coalition of Neighborhood Councils and several board members of a nonprofit organization he worked for, claiming he was terminated because he is gay. In the lawsuit, Dwayne Crenshaw says that he was terminated because of his sexual orientation after discussions came up among board members [...]
California Jury Awards $16.5 Million in Medical Malpractice Suit
A California jury awarded a man $16.5 million in a medical malpractice lawsuit in which a California neurosurgeon was accused of delaying an operation on the man’s spinal injuries, leaving him a paraplegic. According to the lawsuit, Trent Hughes was rushed to Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Springs in November 2003 with a spine [...]
Lawsuit: Waitress Fired for Complaining of Harassment
NEW YORK - A cocktail waitress fired from the Penthouse Executive Club is suing the jiggle joint, claiming male and female bosses sexually harassed her.
Lourdes Garcia says she was one of the top servers at the club but was booted when she rebuffed the sexual advances and then complained.
“It’s disgusting,” Garcia, 34, said after filing [...]
Officer Beat Woman While Imprisoned, Lawsuit Says
Jury selection is expected to begin today in U.S. District Court in Detroit in a trial in which a Highland Park police officer is accused of using excessive force against an inmate in the city’s lockup.
Sgt. Brenda Stevenson also is charged with lying to federal investigators in the November 2007 incident.
Veretta Burnett, 33, was arrested [...]
Micha Star Liberty Spoke at Marketing Event for Women Lawyers
On January 20, 2010, Ms. Liberty was honored to speak on a panel with distinguished female trial lawyers discussing the topic of marketing for the San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association’s (SFTLA), Women’s Caucus. Ms. Liberty serves as a proud board member for SFTLA.
Micha Star Liberty Becomes ACCTLA President
Micha Star Liberty will become the President of the Alameda Contra Costa County Trial Lawyer Association tonight at the organization’s annual dinner honoring judges from both Alameda and Contra Costa Counties. When asked about her leadership position she said, “I am so very proud to be a member of ACCTLA, and am thankful for [...]
