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Father files $10 million lawsuit over 2012 drowning of UA student who fell off the Bama Belle riverboat

Eric Abes on May 8, 2014

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TUSCALOOSA, Alabama — The family of a University of Alabama student who drowned in the Black Warrior River in April 2012 has filed a $10 million wrongful death lawsuit days before Alabama’s statute of limitations would have prevented them from doing so. 

Charles Jones is the father of Tre Jones, a 20-year-old University of Alabama student who fell into the river during a sorority’s party on the Bama Belle riverboat in April 2012. He filed the lawsuit Friday and wants $10 million for his son’s death, claiming that several parties should be held responsible for it.

Charles Jones alleges that several people were tasked with making sure no underage passengers drank alcohol that night but failed to keep his son from doing so. He also complains that not enough was done to try to save Tre as soon as he fell in the water. According to the lawsuit, a deckhand saw the man fall overboard and struggle on the surface of the river, but boat officials made no effort to stop immediately and attempt to rescue him. Divers found his body in deep water around 3 p.m. the following day.

According to the complaint, an autopsy indicated the student’s cause of death was drowning and acute alcohol intoxication, and a toxicology report showed his blood alcohol content to be .133 g/100 ml.

Included in the defendants Charles Jones named in the lawsuit are the Tuskaloosa Riverboat Company, who owned and operated the Bama Belle at the time; Stand Alone Security, a local company hired to keep the party…

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Family of Army vet killed by Lodi police files federal suit

Eric Abes on May 5, 2014

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Witnesses to a deadly confrontation in January between Lodi police and a Gulf War Army veteran who suffered from mental illness said he never…

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Allegations Of Dispatcher Error Raised In Federal Lawsuit

Eric Abes on May 1, 2014

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HARTFORD — A dispatcher and two police officers deprived a shooting victim of his civil rights by not properly responding to reports of the gunfire that killed him last summer, according to a lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court.

Valentin Santos Jr. was fatally shot on the night of Aug. 12. A dispatcher gave out the wrong address for the shooting, and two officers who were rerouted to the right address didn’t see Santos. He was discovered the next morning.

“It’s very disturbing,” said attorney James S. Brewer, who represents the plaintiff, Santos’ father.

The suit, filed Friday, names the two officers, Kory A. Ouellette and William Smith III. Smith has since resigned after releasing a prisoner wanted by Rocky Hill police.

The suit also names the dispatcher, Jennifer Martinez; Police Chief James Rovella; the city of Hartford; and the former head of telecommunications, Andrew Jaffee, who was fired later in the summer for an ongoing series of missteps by dispatchers.

Referring to the defendants’ conduct as “deliberately indifferent,” the suit asks for a trial by jury. The case has been assigned to Judge Stefan R. Underhill in Bridgeport.

Police had no comment.

According to the lawsuit, several residents in the area of Linnmoore and Mountain streets called 911 after hearing multiple gunshots and a vehicle racing away.

Martinez picked up the first call, but she failed to get the caller’s correct address, the suit alleges….

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Family of 10-year-old files lawsuit against Baltimore Orioles after being hit in face by baseball

Eric Abes on April 24, 2014

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The family of a 10-year-old girl who suffered a fractured skull and cheekbones when she was struck by a baseball before a Baltimore Orioles game last season has filed a lawsuit against the ballclub.

According to the lawsuit, Jennifer Dempsey and her stepfather Joseph Kraft attended a baseball game at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on August 23, 2013. They arrived at the game early and an usher, whose identity is unknown, told them they had to wait two minutes for the stadium’s seating bowl to open. The usher then directed Dempsey and Kraft to the right field foul pole in the flag court area to wait for the seating area to open, the lawsuit states.

During the this time, Coco Crisp, an outfielder for the Oakland Athletics engaging in batting practice, hit a ball that traveled over the right field scoreboard and hit Dempsey in the face, the lawsuit states. She underwent a nine-hour emergency surgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital, from which she has experienced further complications, according to the lawsuit.

The lawsuit states Dempsey was not attempting to catch balls during batting practice, and the usher didn’t warn her of the danger of being hit by one. “In fact, as a ten year old, she would not have been able to see batting practice over the right field wall where she was directed to stand,” it states.

In addition to the Orioles, the family is also suing the Maryland Stadium Authority, the state entity that owns and operates Oriole Park at Camden Yards, and the Baltimore…

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D.C. judge expands lawsuit filed by homeless families

Eric Abes on April 21, 2014

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A D.C. Superior Court judge on Thursday ruled that all homeless families that have been staying in a makeshift shelter on frigid winter nights can join in a lawsuit alleging that the city’s emergency housing is inadequate.

Judge Robert D. Okun, siding with four families that filed the initial complaint, expanded the suit into a class action to include…

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New York City Settles Lawsuit Accusing Fire Dept. of Racial Bias

Eric Abes on April 17, 2014

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A news conference was held Tuesday to discuss the agreement. Among those who attended were, back row from left, the plaintiffs Kevin Walker, Lt. Michael Marshall, Kevin Simpkins and Rusebell Wilson; and front from left, the president of the Vulcan Society, John Coombs, and the lead counsel, Richard Levy.

Years of legal wrangling over the racial makeup of the New York City Fire Department has led to a host of reforms, from a court-appointed monitor to a new entrance exam and an influx of recruiters into black and Hispanic neighborhoods.

On Tuesday, that long fight to diversify the overwhelmingly white department came to an end with an agreement to settle the case and pay nearly $100 million in back pay and benefits to minorities whose efforts to join the department were thwarted by what courts have ruled were institutional biases.

For Mayor Bill de Blasio, who vigorously criticized the civil rights records of both the Police and Fire Departments during his campaign last year, the decision to settle the suit represented another sharp break from the Bloomberg administration.

“The brave men and women of the F.D.N.Y. work tirelessly to keep us safe from harm’s way — and our administration is committed to ensuring every New Yorker who seeks to take on this heroic role has a fair opportunity to join the ranks,” Mr. de Blasio said in a statement.

Soon after taking office, Mr. de Blasio announced a settlement with civil rights groups that…

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