Jury

Tehama County Board of Supervisors Address Grand Jury Recommendations, Groundwater Fee Controversy

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Red Bluff, California – The Tehama County Board of Supervisors is set to address the recommendations from the 2024 Grand Jury Report at its upcoming meeting on Tuesday. According to public agency regulations, governing bodies must respond to grand jury reports within 90 days of receiving them. The deadline for Tehama County’s response is March 11. The grand jury report included four recommendations, one of which focuses on compensating individuals who paid the well registration fee. Another recommendation highlights the groundwater sustainability agency’s need to repay a $634,000 loan from the county’s road department, which … Read more

Jury Awards $39.9 Million to Stroke Survivor for Negligent Medical Care

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HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. – Antonio DeAngelo, a landscaper and landscape designer from Hoffman Estates, has been awarded $39.9 million by a Cook County jury in a lawsuit over the medical care he received leading up to his stroke in 2015. DeAngelo, now permanently disabled following the stroke, has been struggling with daily tasks, such as showering and navigating his non-wheelchair accessible home. In the lawsuit, DeAngelo and his wife, Jennifer DeAngelo, alleged that his physician at Advocate Physician Partners failed to properly assess and treat his symptoms, ultimately leading to his stroke. The couple expressed … 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

Man Acquitted of Sexual Assault Charges in Fairbanks Trial: DNA Evidence Insufficient, Jury Finds

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FAIRBANKS, ALASKA – A man has been acquitted of sexual assault charges by a jury in Fairbanks following a five-day trial. Jess Lee Anonich Eakin, 38, had been accused of sexually assaulting a woman at a cabin in North Pole in October 2020. Eakin’s defense attorney argued that the DNA evidence presented was insufficient to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. The jury found Eakin not guilty of felony first-degree sexual assault, felony first-degree attempted sexual assault, and two counts of felony second-degree sexual assault. However, he was convicted of several misdemeanor charges, including fourth-degree … Read more