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Parents Awarded $32 Million After Benton Police Officer Fatally Shoots Teenager

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Little Rock, Arkansas – A jury has awarded $32 million to the parents of a teenager who was fatally shot by a Benton police officer in 2016. The weeklong trial concluded with the jury finding the city of Benton liable for $30 million and former Benton Police Chief Kirk Lane liable for $1 million. Officer Kyle Ellison, who fired the fatal shots, was cleared of claims of excessive force and assault and battery. The civil trial began on January 29 in Little Rock, focusing on the officer-involved shooting death of 17-year-old Keagan Schweikle. Responding to … Read more

Estranged Wife of Peruvian Soccer Player Awarded $600,000 in Damages in Assault Lawsuit Against Former Portland Timber

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Portland, Oregon – A jury in Multnomah County has awarded Génessis Alarcón, the estranged wife of Peru international midfielder Andy Polo, $600,000 in damages after finding Polo liable for assault and battery against Alarcón. Alarcón’s attorney, Michael Fuller, stated that the jury awarded the maximum amount allowed. However, there may be difficulties in collecting the amount from Polo, especially if he keeps his assets overseas and earns no income in the U.S. Fuller remains determined to collect the damage award on behalf of Alarcón, especially if Polo accompanies Peru’s national team to the U.S. this … Read more

Tennessee Woman Awarded Over $20 Million in Wrongful Death Lawsuit: Federal Jury Finds Shooter 100% Responsible for Harris County Homicide

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COLUMBUS, Ga. – A Tennessee woman has been awarded more than $20 million in a wrongful death case by a federal court jury in Columbus. The civil case was filed in relation to the 2019 homicide of George Hale Bickerstaff III in Harris County. Michael Neely shot and killed Bickerstaff outside his home, but he was never criminally charged, citing self-defense. Bickerstaff’s daughter, Necole Vazquez-Klecha, filed a wrongful death suit against Neely and Bickerstaff’s younger sister, Elizabeth Ann Bickerstaff. The jury found Neely, Elizabeth Ann Bickerstaff’s common law husband, 100 percent responsible for George Bickerstaff’s … Read more

Climate Scientist Michael Mann Wins Defamation Lawsuit Against Conservative Writers, Awarded $1 Million in Damages

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WASHINGTON (AP) — In a landmark defamation case, climate scientist Michael Mann emerged victorious on Thursday as a jury ruled in his favor against two conservative writers. The writers, Rand Simberg and Mark Steyn, were found guilty of making false statements about Mann, including accusations of data manipulation and comparisons to a convicted child molester. The jury ordered each writer to pay $1 in compensatory damages to Mann. In addition, Steyn was ordered to pay $1 million and Simberg $1,000 in punitive damages for their malicious intent. The case originated from a blog post and … Read more