Parents Of Drowned Boy Sue Real Estate And Construction Companies.

Posted on May 8, 2014 by gil hoy

Ten-year-old D’Angelo McMullen died on January 13 when he fell into an icy Montgomery County pond. His parents are suing several real estate and construction-related companies claiming they should have raised a safety fence during construction as mandated by the city.

Ten-year-old D’Angelo was with his brother and friend when the trio approached the pond near their townhouse development. Several real estate and construction companies had been developing property in the area, including houses, apartments and stores near interstates 270 and 370. Part of this development included building a sediment and storm water pond. According to the lawsuit and city officials, the pond was supposed to be surrounded by a barrier during construction.

There was no barrier as the boys approached the icy pond on January 13th. D’Angelo stepped onto the ice, which initially held his lightweight body. Eventually, the ice broke and he fell into the freezing water. His brother and friend could not save him without falling in themselves. Rescue crews pulled his body from the water thirty-minutes later.

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Social Worker Heads California Hospitals’ Overtime Pay Class Action Lawsuit.

Posted on May 5, 2014 by gil hoy

Evalyn Beauchamp is leading the class action against Prime Healthcare Centinela LLC, the operator of twelve California hospitals. The lawsuit alleges many grave employee labor law violations. Beauchamp is a social worker who hopes to represent some 400 employees who have been denied overtime pay, meal breaks and rest periods.

According to the proposed class action lawsuit, the twelve hospitals operated by defendant Prime Healthcare forced employees to clock out while still being actively engaged in work. According to the suit, employees were not paid for meal breaks, and when they worked through meal breaks, they were not fairly compensated.

In June of 2011, three employees sued Prime Healthcare alleging similar claims against the company and its hospitals. Prime Healthcare settled those claims for $1.08 million, seeming to indicate that Beauchamp’s claims are not without merit.

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Minnesota Man On Trial For Double Murder In Contentious Case.

Posted on April 25, 2014 by gil hoy

65 year-old Byron Smith, of Little Falls, Minnesota, is standing trial for two counts of murder this week in a closely watched proceeding for those concerned with the extent to which one is allowed to use lethal force in defending one’s own home.

Smith lives in a quiet neighborhood in the sleepy 8000-population town of Little Falls, Minnesota. Smith had been a victim of multiple burglaries, including at least twice by local high school students 17 year-old Nick Brady and 18 year-old Haile Kifer. As Smith defense attorney stated in his opening remarks to the jurors at Smith’s trial on two counts of premeditated (first degree) murder, Smith became scared and paranoid and began to carry with him a Mini-14 .22 caliber gun.

The basic facts of Smith encounter with Brady and Kifer are not vigorously disputed by the the prosecution and defense. Smith was holed up in the basement of his home, with a loaded gun, some energy bars and a sports drink. Brady and Kifer broke a window and ones again entered Smith’s home uninvited. As Brady descended down the basement stairs, while Kifer walked around upstairs, Smith fired two shots at Brady, with the second shot hitting Brady in the face. Smith placed Brady’s body on a tarp and dragged him inside the basement, reloaded the gun and continued to wait. As Kifer descended down the stairs, Smith ones again fired his gun, this time several more shots than before. Smith dragged Kifer’s body towards Brady’s, and after hearing Kifer supposedly gasp, Smith fired another shot through Kifer’s skull at point blank range.

In the context of this case, the defense is arguing that under Minnesota law, a person has the right to use lethal force to prevent a felony from occurring inside the person’s home and that Smith simply exercised that right by shooting the two teenagers. The prosecution is instead relying on Smith’s lying in wait in the basement and his cold, brutal method of executing the two unarmed teenagers to argue that Smith should be found guilty of premeditated murder.

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