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Ten Arrested in Unemployment Fraud
Ten people are facing federal charges after authorities accused them of defrauding the federal government of over $1.2 million in unemployment benefits. Fifty prepaid cards were disbursed as a part of the fraud. The charges include: Aggravated identity theft Mail fraud Conducting illegal transactions with access devices Mail theft Conspiracy charges related to all… Read More »
Fresno Football Player Suffers Brain Damage at Practice
The father of a 16-year-old football player is suing the school district after his son was seriously injured following practice in triple-digit temperatures. The father alleges that the coach of the team failed to call for immediate medical attention after his son collapsed on the field. According to the lawsuit, the boy suffered severe… Read More »
Woman Dies After SUV Crashes Into Starbucks
No one can be entirely certain why Starbucks is so often the target of wayward vehicles ramming through their front windows. But one Missouri family didn’t find it funny at all when a wayward driver plowed through a Starbucks and killed her. Now the family has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the strip… Read More »
Florida Deputy Pleads Guilty to Federal Child Pornography Charges
A former Florida deputy pleaded guilty to federal child pornography charges. Travis Ryan Pritchard pleaded guilty to producing an image showing a child being sexually abused and possessing another image of a prepubescent child being sexually abused. The Clay County Deputy could be facing up to 50 years given federal sentencing guidelines. Below, we’ll… Read More »
Courthouse Building Contractor Ordered to Pay $7.5M to Injured Worker
A federal judge ordered a federal contractor to pay a worker $7.5 million after he suffered serious injuries including permanent brain damage in an accident. Donald Russel told jurors that he fell 20 feet to a concrete floor through a ventilation shaft. The most interesting thing about this case is the fact that the… Read More »
Mother Files Wrongful Death After Child Dies in Swimming Pool
The mother of a four-year-old boy has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against a Cape Cod campground after the child drowned in a swimming pool. The lawsuit is alleging gross negligence and negligent infliction of emotional distress along with wrongful death. According to the family, there was no lifeguard on duty at the time… Read More »
Florida Men Facing Federal Fraud Charges Related to “Grandparent Scam”
Two Florida men are facing federal wire fraud charges after allegedly telling Ohio grandparents that they were attorneys representing a relative who needed money for bail. The grandparents would then wire the money to the two men. They managed to collect over $380,000 in this manner. Below, we’ll discuss the charges they face and… Read More »
Insurance Company Files Suit to Avoid Wrongful Death Lawsuits
If you don’t know how insurance works, here’s a brief refresher. A policyholder purchases a policy from the insurance company, and the policy indemnifies the policyholder. In other words, the insurance company takes on liability from the policyholder to pay out the claim. That’s how it works for car accidents. It also works that… Read More »
Lawsuits Move Forward in Tampa Electric Accident
A state appeals court rejected arguments that Tampa Electric should be shielded from liability. This will allow lawsuits filed by two men who were injured in an accident to move forward. The men were employees of Zachry Industrial which had contracts with Tampa Electric to do maintenance at the power plant. The accident involved… Read More »
Lawsuit Filed After Group Home Workers Accused of “Terrorizing” Disabled Boy
Staff at a group home for developmentally disabled children were having trouble getting one boy to go to sleep. So staffers at the facility dressed up as “the bogeyman” to scare him into bed. Other staffers warned the boy that the bogeyman would “get him” if he didn’t comply. A video of the incident… Read More »