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$75 Million Verdict: Parents Awarded Compensation in Tragic Police Chase Death

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St. Charles County, Missouri – A St. Charles County jury has awarded $75 million in a verdict to the parents of a young man who died in a fatal police chase. The jury found defendant Aron Richardson liable for the death of 21-year-old Krystofer Batsell, with $50 million awarded for actual damages and an additional $25 million in damages for aggravating circumstances. On November 17, 2018, Richardson was fleeing from St. Charles police when he ran a red light and struck Batsell, resulting in his death. Richardson pleaded guilty to second-degree murder, drug possession, intoxication, … Read more

Former Election Workers Awarded $148 Million in Defamation Lawsuit Against High-Profile Figure

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Atlanta, Georgia – A jury awarded $148 million in damages on Friday to two former Georgia election workers who sued former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani for defamation over lies he spread about them in 2020 that upended their lives with racist threats and harassment. Wandrea “Shaye” Moss and her mother, Ruby Freeman, tearfully described becoming the target of a false conspiracy theory pushed by Giuliani and other Republicans as they tried to keep then-President Donald Trump in power after he lost the 2020 election. The damages verdict included a $75 million award in … Read more

$148 Million Verdict: Election Workers Defamed by Rudy Giuliani Awarded Record Breaking Sum

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Washington, D.C. – A jury in Washington, D.C. has awarded a staggering $148 million to two Georgia election workers who were defamed by lawyer Rudy Giuliani. Ruby Freeman and her daughter, Wandrea “Shaye” Moss, testified that Giuliani, with the support of former President Donald Trump, spread false information about their activities as election workers in Fulton County during the 2020 election. The jury decided on the compensation breakdown, awarding $33 million for defamation ($16 million each), $40 million for emotional distress ($20 million each), and $75 million in punitive damages. Freeman revealed in court that … Read more

Mother Awarded $9.25 Million After Son Dies in Altercation with Correction Officers at New York Prison

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ALBANY, N.Y. – A federal jury awarded $9.25 million to the mother of Terry L. Cooper, a prisoner who died during a confrontation with correction officers at Clinton Correctional Facility in 2016. The verdict came just hours after the jury began deliberating Tracy Yvonne Cooper’s claim that the guards used excessive force in her son’s death. The incident occurred when Cooper, a 25-year-old inmate, set off a metal detector while on his way to the prison gym. Two officers, Patrick M. Clancy and Kolby M. Duffina, discovered explicit photos in an address book found in … Read more