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The law firm also represents

rmrd0000 — Fri, 25 May 2018 14:35:19 +0000

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The law firm also represents civil case of men killed by police, Walter Scott and Alton Sterling.

https://blackamericaweb.com/2018/05/24/black-law-firm-wins-largest-jury-verdict-for-rape-in-u-s-history/

Meanwhile: Weinstein, Accused

artappraiser — Fri, 25 May 2018 01:06:53 +0000

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Meanwhile: Weinstein, Accused of Sex Assault, Is Facing Arrest

By JAMES C. McKINLEY Jr., BENJAMIN MUELLER and WILLIAM K. RASHBAUM @ NYTimes.com, 43 minutes ago

Investigators in Manhattan were preparing to arrest Harvey Weinstein on Friday after an inquiry into allegations that he sexually assaulted numerous women.
Mr. Weinstein is expected to surrender Friday morning on charges that he raped one woman and forced another to perform oral sex on him, officials said

For those who can't access

artappraiser — Fri, 25 May 2018 00:55:16 +0000

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For those who can't access the WaPo article, here is the embedded YouTube of the plaintiff and her attorney:

the defendant was the security company responsible for the building in Atlanta where she was raped six years ago when she was 14. she went there to visit a friend.

The actual perp, the security guard, this is not about him, he was convicted in 2014:

[....] The guard, Brandon Lamar Zachary, was 22.

Brandon Lamar Zachary (Clayton County Sheriff’s Office)

He was convicted of rape and sentenced to 20 years in prison — but, Cheston said, the security company that hired him never contacted her or apologized for what happened [....]

“It was a shocking moment; it was a beautiful moment,” she said of hearing the jury’s decision to award her $1 billion in damages in a lawsuit against the security company that hired her rapist. “It showed human kindness in its purest form.”

When it was all over on Tuesday, Cheston said, jurors hugged her and told her: “You’re worth something.” [....]

The Washington Post generally does not name victims of sexual assault, but Cheston identified herself Wednesday at a news conference.

She had filed a suit against the security company, Crime Prevention Agency, as well as the apartment complex and a property management company. In her complaint, she said she had emotional distress, pain and suffering, and depression.

The apartment complex, HACC Pointe South, and the property management company, Hammond Residential Group, were dismissed from the lawsuit, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

That left the Crime Prevention Agency as the sole defendant — the only entity on the hook for the $1 billion award [....]

Will use this case in my

artappraiser — Fri, 25 May 2018 00:42:25 +0000

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Will use this case in my future Torts classes. Shows relevance to pressing current issues; shows the kind of work tort law can (and can't) do within our legal system. "A rape victim was just awarded $1 billion. Jurors told her: ‘You’re worth something.’" https://t.co/P2OqLiXVcm
— Karen Tani (@kmtani) May 24, 2018