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Warriors for Civil Rights: Alumni Tackle Police and Prison Brutality
In January 2020, a Prince George’s County police officer shot and killed William Green… Read More »
Correctional Officer Shortage in Maryland
The correctional officer shortage in Maryland has been a major concern for years. The current shortage of 3,400 correctional officers makes “Maryland prisons dangerously understaffed,” according to the correctional officer union. The Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services is now operating “at an all-time low.” As the number of vacancies in Maryland… Read More »
VERDICT ALERT! Furman Honick Client Wins $500K Jury Verdict
$500K Premises Liability Verdict Against Baltimore City SUMMARY City of Baltimore failed to fix a dangerous condition on a bike path after a previous bicycle crash. CASE FACTS [Baltimore, MD] – A Baltimore jury awarded our client a $500,206 verdict on Monday in his case against the City of Baltimore for severe and permanent… Read More »
NorthShore Health Pays $10.3 Million to Settle COVID-19 Vaccine Lawsuit Over Religious Exemptions
The Northshore University Health System in Chicago has agreed to pay $10.3 million to settle claims brought by employees who were fired after refusing to get Covid-19 vaccines for religious reasons. The employees filed suit last year after NorthShore implemented a Covid-19 vaccine mandate (“jab or job”) but refused to offer a religious exemption…. Read More »
Furman | Honick Client Wins $250,000 Jury Verdict
After a four-day trial in the Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County, the jury returned a $250,000 verdict for our client who was injured in a serious car crash. The defendant made a left turn into our client’s lane and caused a major head-on collision. Our client was flown to the hospital by Medivac… Read More »
Chicago and New York Pay a Combined $21.25 Million for Two Wrongful Murder Convictions
1996 Staten Island Murder New York City has agreed to pay $7 million to a man who spent 23 years in prison for a murder he did not commit. Grant Williams was exonerated last summer in a 1996 shooting death in Staten Island. Williams, a father of three, has maintained his innocence since his… Read More »
New Mexico Supreme Court Upholds $165 Million Verdict for FedEx Truck Crash
Yesterday, the New Mexico Supreme Court upheld a $165 million jury verdict against FedEx for a deadly crash in 2011 that killed three people and left an infant severely injured. The crash happened on I-10 between Deming and Las Cruces when a FedEx truck slammed into a pickup truck that was carrying a mother… Read More »
Nebraska Pays $479,000 to Settle Prisoner Death Lawsuit
Nebraska has agreed to pay $479,000 to the family of Terry Berry Jr., a 22-year-old prisoner who was strangled to death in 2017 by another prisoner. Berry was preparing for parole on a forgery conviction when he was killed. The assailant was already serving a life sentence for killing a 75-year-old man and dumping… Read More »
Civil Rights Suit Against Former NYC Detective Settles for $10.5 Million
After 24 years, Shawn Williams was recently released from prison and awarded $10.5 million. The award, one of more than a dozen, is part of a federal civil rights settlement between Mr. Williams and former New York City officials. The city has paid tens of millions of dollars to settle similar civil rights lawsuits… Read More »
Furman | Honick Law Recovers Over $425,000 for Clients
Over the last month or so our attorneys at Furman | Honick Law settled a number of personal injury cases for a total of over $425,000 recovered on behalf of our clients. We are privileged to represent our clients and grateful to them for putting their trust in us to ensure that they get… Read More »