Civil Litigation

Earlier this week, news outlets reported that prominent motel chain Motel 6 has agreed to pay $7.6 million to settle a class-action lawsuit brought by Latino guests who accused the motel of sending their personal information to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement agency (ICE). Specifically, the lawsuit…

This week, our firm finalized a settlement on behalf of a family whose child was sexually assaulted by an older child at a daycare. While the identities of the family and daycare center must remain confidential under the terms of the settlement, we succeeded in getting a significant six-figure award for their child because we…

This week, the United States Supreme Court decided to take up a case involving the constitutionality of civil forfeiture laws. “Civil forfeiture” occurs when law enforcement seizes the property of a person suspected of committing a crime, even if that person is never arrested or charged with a crime. While some argue that civil forfeiture…

It may sound obvious that teachers have the right to free speech when they are outside of the classroom, but a recent case from the Georgia Supreme Court may cause some concern among teachers and other public employees. The Court declined to take up a case brought by Kelly Tucker, a public school teacher in…

TRANSCRIPT: Carol: A survivor passenger of a fatal engine explosion on the Southwest Airlines Flight 1380 is now suing the airline and the makers of the engine. The victim says she’s suffering from severe post-traumatic stress from the incident and has personal injuries to her body. As you know, Jennifer Riordan was killed when the…