NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WBTW) — An 18-year-old North Myrtle Beach woman has filed a lawsuit against the city, its police chief and two officers claiming that she was wrongfully handcuffed and detained last month when authorities suspected she was driving a stolen car. The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in Florence by attorneys […]
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Clark was wrongfully convicted, when will meaningful restitution happen?
Clark was wrongfully convicted, when will meaningful restitution happen? Donald Lyle Clark was wrongfully convicted and imprisoned. The Iowa Supreme Court reversed that conviction and he was released. Donald sued the state of Iowa and was awarded a $12 million verdict. The state of Iowa appealed that jury decision and this week the Supreme Court […]
Fired SpaceX employees sue company for wrongfully firing critics of Elon Musk
Eight former employees have sued SpaceX and its chief executive Elon Musk, alleging he ordered their firing after they challenged what they called rampant sexual harassment and a hostile “Animal House”-style work environment at the company. The employees, who filed the lawsuit in a California state court, detailed their complaints in a 2022 open letter […]
Fired SpaceX employees sue company for wrongfully firing critics of Elon Musk
Eight former employees have sued SpaceX and its chief executive Elon Musk, alleging he ordered their firing after they challenged what they called rampant sexual harassment and a hostile “Animal House”-style work environment at the company. The employees, who filed the lawsuit in a California state court, detailed their complaints in a 2022 open letter […]
Fired SpaceX employees sue company for wrongfully firing critics of Elon Musk
Eight former employees have sued SpaceX and its chief executive Elon Musk, alleging he ordered their firing after they challenged what they called rampant sexual harassment and a hostile “Animal House”-style work environment at the company. The employees, who filed the lawsuit in a California state court, detailed their complaints in a 2022 open letter […]
Fired SpaceX employees sue company for wrongfully firing critics of Elon Musk
Eight former employees have sued SpaceX and its chief executive Elon Musk, alleging he ordered their firing after they challenged what they called rampant sexual harassment and a hostile “Animal House”-style work environment at the company. The employees, who filed the lawsuit in a California state court, detailed their complaints in a 2022 open letter […]
After 23 years, wrongfully convicted man is freed in NC with aid from Duke Law students
A man spent half of his life in a North Carolina prison after being wrongfully convicted of a crime he didn’t commit, say lawyers who represented him. The evidence that suggested Quincy Marquies Amerson fatally hit a 7-year-old while driving in 1999 was invalidated by an accident reconstruction expert hired by North Carolina. At 49, […]
Navy wife wrongfully arrested, jailed in Virginia Beach
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — A military wife, mom, business owner and medical professional is working to clear her name after she was wrongfully arrested in Virginia Beach. Jaqueline A. Smith, 33, is in the process of moving her family to another military base with her husband, who is a Navy sailor, and two young […]
Black Florida Teacher Says Manager Called the Cops, Wrongfully Accused Her of Stealing at Florida Ulta Beauty Store
A Black woman says that she was harassed and discriminated against by an Ulta Beauty employee in January and called out the company for the employee’s behavior. TikTok user @ellechardanaye shared her experience at an Ulta in Altamonte Springs, Florida, where she says she frequently shops. While in the store, Elle was looking at multiple products when […]
Dog rescuer says she was wrongfully arrested, deputy unlawfully removed dog from her care
CROWLEY, La. (KLFY)– A Crowley animal rescuer is fighting back after she said she was wrongfully arrested after picking up a stray dog. She’s now battling the Acadia Parish Sheriff’s Office and the 15th Judicial District Attorney’s Office to have her charges dropped and get the dog back. “We want her back. We want her […]
Maryland Board of Public Works awards $2 million to wrongfully convicted man
BALTIMORE — The Maryland Board of Public Works awarded over $2 million Wednesday to Anthony Hall, a Baltimore man who served 25 years in prison after being wrongfully convicted of murder. “Because of this gross miscarriage of justice, Mr. Hall spent 9,072 days behind bars for a crime he did not commit,” Gov. Wes Moore, […]
Minnesota man wrongfully imprisoned in wife’s death sues former Ramsey County medical examiner
A Minnesota man who spent nearly 25 years in prison after being wrongfully convicted of murdering his wife is now suing the former Ramsey County medical examiner and others, alleging they “fabricated a crime that never occurred.” Thomas Rhodes, 64, filed the lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Minnesota on Friday, a year to the […]