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The family of Ray’Shun Markelle Bates has filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against TP-Huntsville LLC, which operates the Huntsville Twin Peaks restaurant, and Jeremiah Matkins, the man accused of killing Bates in a November 9, 2024 shooting. Yolanda Baker and Kamilah Robinson, personal representatives of Bates’ estate, filed the suit on October 2, 2026, in Madison…
Judge Vincent Biskupic ruled on October 1, 2026 that Maple Valley Mutual Insurance Company must provide coverage to Tony Haase in the $17 million wrongful-death lawsuit brought by relatives of Tanna Togstad. The ruling is about insurance coverage, not liability. Maple Valley has not been ordered to pay $17 million. The judge rejected the insurer’s…
Yes, but only in limited circumstances. The Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) lets families seek money from the United States when a federal employee’s negligent or wrongful act, committed within the scope of employment, causes a death. You generally must file an administrative claim with the responsible agency within two years, and many exceptions can…
The Murdaugh legal saga is not over. Alex Murdaugh was convicted in March 2023 of murdering his wife, Margaret “Maggie” Murdaugh, and son, Paul Murdaugh, and received two life sentences. But on May 13, 2026, the South Carolina Supreme Court reversed the denial of his motion for a new trial and ordered a new trial,…
Southport Fire Chief Charles Drew has filed a wrongful-death and medical-malpractice lawsuit against Novant Health and Dr. Jane Anne Shaw over the January 2025 death of his mother, Juanita Bowling Jones, 67. This is an individual lawsuit, not a class action. There is no settlement fund, no claim form and no filing deadline for other…
The daughters of Chun Ki Kim, a 90-year-old Atlanta senior housing resident who was fatally stabbed in 2024, have filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against Janet Denise Williams, the Housing Authority of the City of Atlanta, Integral Property Management and Protect Security. The suit follows Williams’ acquittal on all criminal charges in February 2026. This is…
A U.S. personal injury case is no longer built only on police reports, medical records and eyewitness accounts. Smartphones, social media posts, security cameras, vehicle event data recorders and GPS records can now become key evidence when someone is hurt. Digital evidence can help prove a claim, but it can also be used against you,…
A Massachusetts dispute over trees, property boundaries and alleged encroachments ended with a $310,000 judgment against a neighboring landowner. On March 3, 2026, the Massachusetts Appeals Court affirmed the judgment in David P. Baillargeon & another v. Mathew Lennon, a case between neighbors in Huntington, Massachusetts. The case matters because Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 242,…
A September 30, 2026 Bloomberg Law report says 37 people have died in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody since last fall, calling it the agency’s deadliest fiscal year on record. This article attributes that count to Bloomberg Law. ICE’s own public Detainee Death Reporting page did not show a complete current-year count when…