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'I can't stay under the radar to save my life': Deputy driving 97 mph in 50 mph zone without lights and siren kills Vietnam War vet while responding to school fight, lawsuit says

Chris PerezDec 1st
'Sit on the toilet': Disabled man died from 20-pound fecal impaction after group home refused to take his constipation complaints seriously, lawsuit says

Chris PerezNov 16th
'Boiled alive': Grandfather who suffered 3rd-degree burns over 30% of his body during shower at hotel saw his 'skin peeled away from his body,' lawsuit says

Jamie FreveleOct 28th
'Soil his briefs and wait': Nursing home grandpa died from infectious stage 4 bedsore because staff was too lazy to take care of him, lawsuit says

Chris PerezOct 8th
Man went to have 3 teeth extracted during dental surgery and never woke up, now his widow is suing the surgeon

Jamie FreveleOct 3rd
'Driven by … vengeance': Ex-wife who hired murder squad to kill celebrity doctor was full of 'outright greed,' lawsuit says

David HarrisAug 26th
'Absolute mayhem': 2-year-old enjoying lunch with family gets mowed down and killed by driver, family sues over 'dangerous' restaurant design

Chris PerezAug 25th
12-year-old hospital patient under 24-hour supervision for depression died by suicide when staff turned off the cameras: Lawsuit

Jamie FreveleAug 13th
'Not getting a free ride to the hospital': Jail staff told inmate to 'stop being a p—y' as he lay on floor writhing in pain before his death, lawsuit says

David HarrisJul 9th
'He's fine': First responders didn't take boy, 2, to hospital after seizure, told mom she was 'overreacting' and to give him Tylenol hours before he died, lawsuit says

Marisa SarnoffJun 22nd
Judge tosses wrongful death claim brought by widow of Jan. 6 cop who died by suicide days later, jury finds rioter liable for assault

Chris PerezJun 22nd
'Rests entirely on ambiguous video': Pardoned Jan. 6 rioter who allegedly injured DC cop that died by suicide days later faces wrongful death trial

Chris PerezJun 18th
'You just wonder why': Wife of former police chief fatally crushed by 2,900-pound 'piece of concrete' that fell from bridge after crash, settlement says

Chris PerezJun 17th
'Our son deserved to live': Family of 10-year-old who died after choking during lunchtime sues Chicago school district for wrongful death

Elura NanosJun 3rd
'Force him to sleep': 3-year-old suffocated at day care, was left on floor 'for hours' until mom found him, lawsuit says

Jerry LambeMay 23rd
'Treated him worse than an animal': Officers seen 'laughing and joking' at mentally ill military veteran they strapped to a restraint chair, lawsuit says

Jamie FreveleMay 1st