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Patricia Dawn Welch Day vs. Derek Chauvin Case Background On April 21, 2024, Plaintiff Patricia Dawn Welch Day filed a civil rights lawsuit in the United States District Court, Minnesota (Case Number: 0:24cv1862). This case, involving allegations of excessive force, was assigned to Judge John R. Tunheim and referred to Magistrate Judge Tony N. Leung. Cause On January 17, 2020, Plaintiff Patricia Dawn Welch Day faced a harrowing encounter with Defendants Derek Chauvin and Ellen Jensen, both officers with the Minneapolis Police Department. The incident began after a concerned resident called 911 to report a minivan stuck in a snowbank near 41st Avenue South in Minneapolis. The caller mentioned that an intoxicated woman sat inside

Nicole Banks, Independent Administrator estate of Dexter Antonio Reed vs. City of Chicago, a municipal corporation, et al Case Background On April 24, 2024, Plaintiff Nicole Banks, Independent Administrator of the estate of Dexter Antonio Reed, filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court, Illinois Northern (Case number: 1:24cv3271). Judge Jeffrey I. Cummings presided over this case, which centers on civil rights violations and a police shooting that resulted in the wrongful death of Dexter Antonio Reed. The lawsuit alleges excessive use of force, unlawful traffic stop, and a systemic pattern of police misconduct that led to this tragic incident. Cause On March 21, 2024, officers from the Chicago Police Department Tactical

United States Of America V. Sealed Defendant 1 Et Al Case Background The United States and the Plaintiff States (the United States and the Plaintiff States are collectively referred to herein as the “Government”) through their qui tam Relator Patricia Frattasio, sued Biohaven Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and its holding company, Biohaven Pharmaceuticals Holding Company, Ltd. under the False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. § 3729 et seq. They sought damages, penalties, and other remedies under federal and state false claims laws. Whistleblower Patricia Frattasio accused Biohaven of submitting fraudulent claims for payment to Medicare, Medicaid, TRICARE, and VA. The claims allegedly violated the Anti-Kickback Statute. Frattasio claimed that Biohaven offered financial incentives to healthcare providers, such as speaking fees and meals, to e

In Re: Family Dollar Stores, Inc., Pest Infestation Litigation Case Background On June 2, 2022, a class action lawsuit was filed against Family Dollar in the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee (2:22md3032). The case was assigned to Chief Judge Sheryl H. Lipman and referred to Chief Magistrate Judge Tu M. Pham. The lawsuit arose from the severe rodent infestation at Family Dollar's distribution center in West Memphis, Arkansas, which led to widespread product contamination. Cause Family Dollar operated a distribution center in West Memphis, Arkansas, which supplied products to 404 stores across six states: Tennessee, Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama, Missouri, and Arkansas. Starting in January 2020, F