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A Polk County, Missouri, jury has awarded $50 million to a plaintiff for emotional and psychological injuries stemming from physical and sexual abuse in childhood, according to a report published by Missouri Lawyers Media on October 6, 2026. The plaintiff is identified in the case only by initials, and the plaintiff’s identity is confidential. This…
The widow of a Georgia man killed in a January 2026 head-on crash has filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against the driver of a Ford F-150, the dealer that sold the truck, the business that installed its aftermarket suspension lift kit, and companies tied to the lift-kit equipment. Lolita Holloway filed the suit in the State…
A Utah judge has ordered Kouri Richins to pay $55,120,516 to the estate of her late husband, Eric Richins, resolving the wrongful-death claim brought by his sister and estate representative, Katie Richins-Benson. The order was signed by Third District Court Judge Richard Mrazik in Summit County, Utah, on October 5, 2026, according to reports of…
The $25 million wrongful death lawsuit filed by Kathleen Peters over the death of her daughter, Olivia Peters, in a December 23, 2021 crash in Loudoun County, Virginia, has reportedly been resolved. The suit named former Washington Commanders safety Deshazor Everett, players Jamin Davis and Benjamin St-Juste, and Shahidul Islam, the owner of an auto…
The family of Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Detective Justin Terry is reportedly guaranteed to receive more than $9 million before their wrongful-death case goes to trial, according to a newly released transcript of a September 24, 2026 court hearing. The figure comes from two separate agreements. D.H. Charles Engineering is reportedly resolving its part…
A Kentucky woman has sued Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Diabetes Care and Beta Bionics, alleging that a FreeStyle Libre 3 Plus glucose sensor and a Beta Bionics iLet ACE Pump caused her husband’s death. Shannon Johnson, individually and as administratrix of the estate of Bennie Johnson, filed the lawsuit on October 1, 2026, in the U.S….
A teenage passenger died in a single-vehicle crash on Center Road in Peninsula Township, Grand Traverse County, Michigan, on the morning of Saturday, October 3, 2026. The Grand Traverse County Sheriff’s Office says speed and alcohol are believed to have contributed. The investigation is ongoing. This is a developing crash investigation, not a lawsuit or…
On Monday, October 5, 2026, Miami County Common Pleas Judge Jeannine Pratt sentenced Caleb Flynn, 40, a former Ohio music pastor and 2013 American Idol contestant, to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the aggravated murder of his wife, Ashley Flynn. A jury had convicted him on all nine counts six days…
A Burnaby, British Columbia tenant has sued former B.C. Lions player Isaiah Guzylak-Messam and her landlord, alleging that repeated loud stomping from the apartment above caused a ceiling light fixture to fall and seriously injure her. The lawsuit was filed on September 29, 2026, in the Supreme Court of British Columbia. This is not a…