The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to review an Alabama court ruling that triggered concerns about in vitro fertilization availability.
The family of 8-year-old Royta Giles Jr. has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the Riverchase Galleria in Hoover. Giles was killed during a shooting inside of the mall on July 3rd. The family filed a lawsuit against the mall, the general manager, and mall security. “They had a duty to provide adequate security for shoppers and guests at the…
From the West Alabama Newsroom– The family of a murder victim takes the first step in suing the city of Selma for his death. Selma attorney Brandon Wooten says he filed a verified notice of claim earlier this week. Wooten says the Estate of Rufus Williams is pursuing a civil claim against the city alleging wrongful death, gross negligence and…
A lawyer for the family of Sandra Bland, a black Chicago-area woman who died in a Texas jail after a contentious traffic stop last summer, says a $1.9 million settlement has been reached in the family’s wrongful death lawsuit. Attorney Cannon Lambert tells Houston television station KTRK the settlement includes a provision that the Waller County Jail have a 24-hour…
On March 8, 2014, Emerson Crayton Jr., a 21-year old black male, was shot and killed in the early morning hours outside of Huddle House in Alexander City by an Alexander City police officer. Suit was filed in the federal court in Montgomery by the administrator of his Estate, Ms. Kolea Burns, and mother of his only child, a two-year…
