The father and sister of Erica Peters, the woman who was murdered along with her two children in her apartment on March 21, are planning to sue the District for her wrongful death. The plaintiffs are contending that the 911 dispatcher and police may have botched their handling of an…
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Father Sues Washington D.C. After His Daughter’s Decomposing Body is Found in Her Mother’s Home
Norman C. Penn, Jr., the father of 16-year-old Brittany Jacks, is suing the District for $25 million following her death. Brittany decomposing body was discovered last January, along with the bodies of her three sisters, ages 5, 6, and 11, in her mother Banita Jacks’ southeast Washington rowhouse. Penn is…
On “Deadliest Drunk Driving States” List, Washington D.C. Ranks #1
With all the holiday parties that take place at the end of the year, drunk driving incidents tend to occur more frequently—which can be especially dangerous if you live in one of the 15 U.S. states where at least 41% of all traffic fatalities can be attributed to drunk driving.…
Washington D.C. And Howard University Hospital Are Sued By Family Of New York Times Journalist For Wrongful Death
The family of retired New York Times journalist David Rosenbaum is suing Howard University Hospital and Washington D.C. for errors D.C. police and hospital workers made in their care of Rosenbaum after he was robbed and severely beaten in a Northwest neighborhood in January 2005. The wrongful death case also…