The United States government is set to pay out $5 million in compensation to settle a lawsuit filed by the victims of David Renz, an escaped prisoner who broke out of his electronic ankle bracelet while in custody and went on to murder a school librarian and rape a 10-year-old. US Government Settles Negligence Lawsuit [...]
A former substitute teacher in Oregon has been convicted for sexual abuse of a student in a criminal case that languished for over six years before a sexual abuse survivor filed her own civil lawsuit against the offender. On Friday, December 14, 2018, Dale Arnold Buckendahl was convicted by a Multnomah County jury on evidence [...]
A former nurse at the Life Care Center of Coos Bay has filed suit against the Oregon dementia care facility, arguing that management failed to maintain a safe environment for residents and staff members, leading to sexual harassment and abuse. Oregon Nurse Says Life Care Center Fostered Environment Of Abuse The plaintiff, who is represented [...]
A Washington teen has pleaded guilty to charges of planning a mass school shooting. Joshua O'Connor pleaded guilty on Thursday, December 6, 2018 to charges of first-degree attempted murder, first-degree robbery and possession of an explosive device. He was turned by his own grandmother, after she found violent journal entries in which the teen explained [...]
A bar in Plano, Texas is being sued for its alleged role in a mass shooting that claimed the lives of 8 people on September 10, 2017. Plano Mass Shooting Lawsuit Filed By Victims' Families On that day, 32-year-old Spencer Hight walked into his estranged wife's home and opened fire with an AR-15 rifle. 7 [...]
1 in 5 people are sexually assaulted or harassed at music festivals in England, according to a new survey conducted by the UK Press Association and YouGov. "Shocking" Levels Of Harassment, Assault At UK Festivals Britain has a long and storied history of festivals. From Glastonbury and Bestival to the Isle of Wight and Download, [...]
