The family of an unarmed man shot by a University of Cincinnati police officer has settled a lawsuit for $5.3 million, according to Buzzfeed News. Samuel Dubose, an unarmed black man, was stopped for a traffic violation on July 19 of last year, and was subsequently shot by the officer who pulled him over. The […]
The family of a deceased immigrant father is suing the contractors and companies that employed him for more than $1 million, according to the Dallas Morning News. 36-year-old Oscar Esparza and two others were working at Dallas’ Thanksgiving Tower when the accident that took their lives occurred. The men were trapped inside the chiller tanks, […]
A young boy was attacked by a neighbor’s pit bull while playing in his yard in Fort Worth in October, according to NBC DFW. The 10-year-old, Joel Guerrero, was hospitalized for eight days at Cook Children’s Medical Center following the attack, during which the dog escaped through a fence and bit Guerrero on the knee, […]
The company that owns the popular lip balm, EOS, is facing a class action lawsuit, according to the Huffington Post. The lawsuit was brought about after numerous consumers have broken out in rashes, blisters, and sores after using the product, which has been promoted by celebrities such as Kim Kardashian. The suit hopes to award […]
A man was crushed to death by an elevator in New York City on New Year’s Eve, according to the Huffington Post. 25-year-old Stephen Hewett-Brown was able to push out a woman after the elevator they were riding in malfunctioned around midnight on New Year’s Eve. He then became pinned between the elevator car and […]
Eight people were injured in Nashville after a plane rolled off the taxiway earlier this week, according to NBC DFW. The accident occurred as the Southwest Airlines plane landed from Houston to Nashville’s International airport and approached the gate. 133 passengers and five crewmembers were on board at the time, eight of whom were injured. […]
A lawyer representing a family in a wrongful death lawsuit on behalf of Mario Woods says that Woods never threatened the police officers with a knife before his death, according to the Huffington Post. The altercation that led to Woods’ death occurred on December 2nd in San Francisco after officers confronted Woods in connection with […]
A Louisiana family is alleging their house was destroyed after their new hoverboard exploded, according to Buzzfeed News. Jessica Horne bought the toy for her 12-year-old son from Fitburo, purchased through Amazon. Her son began to ride it through their home, and soon it needed to be charged. Horne says that within minutes, the room […]
A Central Texas teacher’s aide was arrested and charged after allegedly hitting a student with a bat earlier this month, according to NBC DFW. The incident occurred at a junior high school in Brenham, Texas, which sits about 45 minutes outside of College Station. 61-year-old Kenneth Justin Lattimore became involved in a confrontation with a […]
A crash early Sunday morning injured three people and killed one person in Fort Worth, according to the Dallas Morning News. The accident occurred at about 2:35 a.m. on the southbound side of North Freeway at Northside Drive. One man was pronounced dead at the scene and three others were transported to a nearby hospital […]