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Commonwealth v. VIllalobos, MA, Appeal, Involuntary Manslaughter, 2017
Brief • October 26, 2017
Filed under: Appeals/Appellate Jurisdiction, Manslaughter, Juror Misconduct Issues
, requires prompt judicial intervention." Commonwealth v. McGhee, 470 Mass. 638, 643-644 (2015), quoting Commonwealth v. Beneche, 458 Mass. 61, 78 (2010). "[I]f a judge receives a complaint or other ...
$8,000 Settlement for Medical Maltreatment by BOP; Court Finds Experts Not Required
Article • June 3, 2016 • from PLN June, 2016
Filed under: DOC/BOP misconduct, Vision, Malpractice, Liver, Malicious Prosecution, Settlements, Wrongful Conviction, Federal Tort Claims Act
$8,000 Settlement for Medical Maltreatment by BOP; Court Finds Experts Not Required by Derek Gilna Federal prisoner Michael Alan Crooker filed suit under the Federal Tort Claims Act ...
Swiridowsky-Muckle v. Siopes et al, MA, Settlement Agreement - Brame, 2015
Brief • June 7, 2015
Filed under: Settlements
Swiridowsky-Muckle v. Siopes et al, MA, Settlement Agreement - Brame, 2015 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS __________________________________________ ) ALICE SWIRIDOWSKY ...
Massachusetts: Wrongful Conviction Suit Settled for $3.25 Million
Article • March 15, 2011 • from PLN March, 2011
Filed under: Police Misconduct, Searches, DNA Testing/Samples, Settlements, Wrongful Conviction
for the city, said that lawyers for both parties had “engaged in long and thoughtful deliberations,” and that both sides were “satisfied” with the settlement. “There are five victims in this case,” said Frank C ...
$1.5 Million Settlement in Suffolk County Jail Class Action Toilet Suit
Article • December 15, 2010 • from PLN December, 2010
Filed under: Toilets, Civil Procedure, Settlements
$1.5 Million Settlement in Suffolk County Jail Class Action Toilet Suit by A $1.5 million settlement has been reached in a class action lawsuit on behalf of approximately 4,000 former ...
$99,981 In Fees Awarded For Successful Massachusetts Court Access Suit
Article • August 15, 2005 • from PLN August, 2005
Filed under: Attorney Fees (PLRA), Court Access, Damages, Settlements
. The commercial law firm of Palmer & Dodge volunteered and accepted the case pro bono. The firm immediately filed an amended complaint adding a claim to enforce a previous settlement agreement which covered ...
$10 Million Settlement in Boston Strip Search Suit
Article • February 15, 2003 • from PLN February, 2003
Filed under: Gender Discrimination -- Women, Searches, Strip Searches, Arrestee Searches, Damages, Settlements
$10 Million Settlement in Boston Strip Search Suit by On July 8, 2002, both Suffolk County and the City of Boston entered into a settlement agreement to pay $10 million for violating ...
Strip Searched Massachusetts Women Settle Suit for $80,000
Article • September 15, 1998 • from PLN September, 1998
Filed under: Gender Discrimination -- Women, Searches, Cell Searches, Strip Searches, Prison/Common Area Searches, Drug Testing, Damages, Settlements, Prisoner Property
award of $1,665; the remaining 96 prisoners would receive $555. The settlement leaves the distribution of the damage award to the plaintiffs but specified that no single plaintiff could receive more than ...
Massachusetts Prisoners Awarded Back Pay
Article • June 15, 1997 • from PLN June, 1997
Filed under: Work, Prison Industries, Prison Labor, Attorney Fee Awards, Damages, Settlements, Seizure of Prisoner Funds
Massachusetts Prisoners Awarded Back Pay by A Mass. superior court judge ruled the state owes 2,253 current and former state prisoners about $1 million because they were not given a pay raise mandated by DOC regulations. In April 1991, new DOC regulations were issued that raised the top rate for …