Delaware

Delaware Woman Receives Historic 106-Year Prison Sentence for Torturing Stepsons

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DOVER, Delaware – A woman in Delaware has been sentenced to 106 years in prison for the extensive and persistent abuse she inflicted on her two stepsons, with the complicity of their father. Mary Vinson, 46, pleaded guilty to numerous felony charges, including kidnapping, child abuse, strangulation, and reckless endangering. The judge, Jeffrey Clarke, deemed the abuse as the most extensive and persistent evil he has ever witnessed. Last week, Vinson expressed remorse before her sentencing, claiming that she never intended to harm the boys and that she loved them as if they were her … Read more

Delaware Judge Declares Mistrial in Landscaper’s Roundup Cancer Lawsuit, Jury Deadlocked

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DOVER, Del. – The latest lawsuit alleging that exposure to the popular weedkiller Roundup causes cancer resulted in a mistrial, according to a Delaware judge. After three days of deliberations, the jurors sent a note expressing their inability to reach a unanimous verdict. Despite Superior Court Judge Vivian Medinilla’s order to continue discussions, the jury remained deadlocked. The lawsuit was filed by the family of Anthony Cloud, a South Carolina man who worked as a landscaper for over a decade. In 2018, Cloud was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma, and he passed away in October 2021, … Read more

Fate of Roundup Lawsuit Hangs in the Balance as Delaware Jury Deadlocks

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Dover, Del. — The latest lawsuit accusing the popular weedkiller Roundup of causing cancer has ended in a mistrial. After three days of deliberation, the jury was unable to reach a unanimous verdict, prompting the Delaware judge to declare a mistrial. The lawsuit was filed by the family of Anthony Cloud, a landscaper from South Carolina who was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma in 2018 and passed away in October 2021, just weeks after filing the lawsuit. The family sought $142 million in punitive damages. German chemical company Bayer AG, which acquired Roundup’s manufacturer Monsanto in … Read more