Civil Litigation

Recent Cases

Gwinnett County Jury Reaches $1 Million Verdict for Wrongful Death Claim of Man Walking Home from Jail

May 30, 2014

This case is a great example of how a jury can value a person’s life in a meaningful way, even if the person doesn’t make a lot of money or have an unblemished background. The widow of a man killed after being hit by two vehicles while walking home after being released from jail was […]

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Family Files Lawsuit Against Camp Counselor Alleging Sexual Abuse

May 30, 2014

A Pennsylvania sleep-away camp is being sued by the family of a camper based on accusations that a counselor molested the boy and a fellow camper last summer. The suit contends that the camp owner tried to cover up the abuse and gave the counselor a bus ticket back home to Canada. According to the […]

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Section 1983 Lawsuit Against Eastman YDC Results in $3 Million Settlement

October 26, 2013

A former juvenile offender has reached a $3 million settlement with Georgia state officials in a Section 1983 Civil Rights lawsuit brought after an alleged assault at a detention facility. On July 9, 2011, 16-year-old R.N. was six months away from release at the Eastman Youth Development Campus, where he was serving a three-year sentence […]

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Civil Rights Lawsuit Filed by Man Shot by Police During a Routine Traffic Stop

October 19, 2013

Last November, after being pulled over at a routine traffic stop, a Pittsburgh man was shot four times by police officers. Now paralyzed, the man has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit this month in U.S. District Court against the City of Pittsburgh, police leaders, and three officers. The lawsuit alleges assault, use of excessive […]

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Georgia’s Personal Care Homes Poorly Regulated, Often Dangerous

January 24, 2013

Last year, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution published a series of reports on what it called an epidemic of mistreatment and unhealthy conditions at personal home care facilities throughout the state, stemming largely from a lack of oversight by state and local authorities. According to the newspaper, a boom in growth of these facilities combined with a […]

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