Georgia civil rights and personal injury law firm Eshman Begnaud wins $400,000 settlement on behalf of their client Yadata Osman in a lawsuit against City of Dunwoody officer Kevin Lopez who struck Mr. Osman, a man fleeing across an empty parking lot, with his patrol car. https://www.ajc.com/news/400k-settlement-paid-to-man-who-was-struck-by-dunwoody-cop-car-in-2017/5PKNCKSFEFGNRJAIDXM77R3OCU/
AJC Hundreds held too long at Fulton County jail may join federal lawsuit A federal judge granted class action status for a group of inmates in the Fulton County jail who were detained after they should have been released. Law.com Judge Won’t Toss Class Action by Fulton Jail Inmates Denied a Timely Release | Daily
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The authorities subjected 850 high school students to “unreasonable, aggressive and invasive” searches, a lawsuit alleged. They were looking for drugs, but found none.
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On the morning of Saturday, Feb. 28, 2015, Denise Gertrude Forte missed breakfast.
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DeKalb County commissioners voted Tuesday to pay $75,000 to a Bloods gang member convicted of the murder of two young women after he said a jailer broke his jaw and gave him a concussion.
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AJC Lawsuit: Cobb jail guard kept job despite pattern of inmate abuse In jailhouse footage, the guard is seen pushing the inmate to the ground, where he lies, screaming in pain, his hip broken, as staff drift in and out, attempting to pull him to his feet and at one point taunting him.
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A sheriff’s department is accused of patting down 900 students with “zero cause.” But what happens to fourth amendment rights when students are in school?
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AJC Cobb settles lawsuit filed by inmate who was assaulted by deputy Jason Parker was restrained with waist chains in the infirmary of the Cobb detention center on Dec. 16, 2016 when Deputy Larry Clark grabbed him by the throat and took him to the ground.
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AJC Suit filed over woman’s ‘avoidable’ death at Gwinnett jail On the morning of Saturday, Feb. 28, 2015, Denise Gertrude Forte missed breakfast. She’d been at the Gwinnett County jail for more than a year, and deputies knew that was unusual. WSB Gwinnett jail death leads to lawsuit The family of a female inmate who
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