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Lawsuit Filed Against North Carolina Wilderness Therapy Camp Trails Carolina Over Allegations of Sexual Assault

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Transylvania County, N.C. – A former camper has filed a lawsuit against the wilderness therapy camp Trails Carolina in North Carolina, alleging sexual assault. The camp, located in Lake Toxaway, works with children aged 10 to 17 and charges up to $715 a day in tuition. The lawsuit states that a 12-year-old girl was sexually assaulted at the camp in 2016. It accuses Trails Carolina of creating an environment that enabled abuse and neglect of children in its care. The camp is also accused of failing to provide adequate medical care, food, and shelter for … Read more

Lawsuit Filed After Deadly Refinery Explosion Claims the Life of Young Worker in Lemont

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Lemont, Illinois – A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed on behalf of a 25-year-old worker who lost his life in an explosion and fire at Seneca Petroleum’s refinery last year. The incident also resulted in injuries to another worker. The lawsuit, filed by Clifford Law Offices in Chicago, names Seneca Petroleum, PDV Midwest Refining, and Citgo Petroleum Corporation as defendants. The victim, Dru Worker of Homewood, tragically died on April 25 in the incident at the refinery located in unincorporated Lemont. The lawsuit alleges that there was a blockage or plug in the piping … Read more

Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed for In-Custody Death of Stacey L. Cox: Is Justice Possible?

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MADISON COUNTY, Ind. – A civil complaint has been filed in federal court seeking damages for the death of Stacey L. Cox, who died while in police custody in 2022. The complaint, filed by Deborah Harting as the special representative for Cox’s estate, requests a jury trial and seeks monetary damages against the Madison County Sheriff’s Department, the correctional medical provider, and the employees of both entities. The complaint alleges that Cox’s death at the Madison County Jail was unnecessary and wrongful. Cox’s arrest in 2022 resulted in charges of possession of a narcotic drug, … Read more

Georgia Fights for Healthcare Innovation: Lawsuit Filed Against Federal Government Over Delayed Implementation of Georgia Pathways Program

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ATLANTA (AP) – Georgia has filed a lawsuit against the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) in an effort to regain lost time for the implementation of the Georgia Pathways program. The state claims that CMS’s decision to rescind core elements of the program, despite a previously approved federal-state waiver, has unjustly delayed the expansion of Medicaid coverage to tens of thousands of low-income Georgians. The Georgia Pathways to Coverage initiative, a result of the bipartisan passage of Georgia’s Patients First Act in 2019, aimed to provide Medicaid coverage to previously ineligible individuals. The … Read more