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Jury Finds Two Guilty in Planned Assassination of Border Patrol Agents

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In a significant legal development, a federal jury in Albuquerque, New Mexico, found two men guilty of conspiring to murder Border Patrol agents. This verdict marked the culmination of a complex investigation involving undercover operations and monitored communications. The convicted individuals, identified as Hector Zamudio, 36, from Mexico, and Bryan Oropeza-Rodriguez, 25, from Phoenix, were apprehended following their arrangements to obtain firearms with the intent to attack U.S. Border Patrol personnel. Their plan was meticulously designed to disrupt operations along the U.S.-Mexico border, particularly aiming at staging an ambush during a false drug trafficking operation. … Read more

Jury Finds Major E-Discovery Firm Guilty of Illegally Accessing and Destroying Woman’s Emails, Awards $50K in Damages

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FORT WORTH, Texas — A Fort Worth jury recently concluded that Consilio, the Washington, D.C.-based global leader in E-discovery, unlawfully accessed a woman’s computer without authorization, breaching Texas law. The jury found the firm guilty under Title 7, Chapter 33 of the Texas Penal Code, which classifies unauthorized computer access as a Class B Misdemeanor. In a consequential decision, the jury also determined that Consilio was negligent after they overreached an agreement to narrowly search a client’s emails, instead downloading and subsequently destroying ten years’ worth of emails. This action led to the jury awarding … Read more

Family Awarded $5.4 Million After Jury Finds School Coach’s Actions Contributed to Teenager’s Suicide in Rhode Island

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Providence, R.I. — In a significant legal decision, a Rhode Island jury awarded $5.4 million to the family of a 15-year-old boy who took his own life after alleged pressure and neglect from his high school football coach and school administrators. Nathan Bruno, a student at Portsmouth High School, died by suicide in 2018 following a period where he was reportedly coerced by his coach to identify students behind harassing messages directed at the coach. This verdict, reached on Wednesday, pinpointed the culpability on former football coach Ryan Moniz, establishing his actions as both negligent … Read more

Justice Prevails: Jury Finds School Officials Negligent in Landmark Case Following Student’s Tragic Death

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Portsmouth, RI — In a tragic sequence of events leading up to and following the suicide of Nathan Bruno, a high school student from Portsmouth, questions around the responsibilities and actions of school officials and local authorities have culminated in a legal battle. The heart of the lawsuit accuses Portsmouth High School personnel and administrators of failing to adequately address the mental and emotional stress experienced by Bruno, which his family claims contributed directly to his death. In early February 2018, an independent report found that Ryan Moniz, a teacher and coach at the school, … Read more