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Michigan attorney general probing death of Black man hit by unmarked police car

May 12, 2024
The family of a Black man who was killed after he was hit by an unmarked police car in Michigan spoke out on Saturday after body camera footage of the...

Mom on seeing video of son hit by state police vehicle, pinned to wall: It’s ‘hurtful’

May 10, 2024
The mother of a man who was killed last month after a Michigan State Police vehicle struck him and pinned him to a brick wall said viewing video of the...

Video shows man hit by unmarked MSP cruiser

May 10, 2024
Police video shows an unmarked Michigan State Police SUV hit a man as he ran from officers in Kentwood last month, followed by Samuel Sterling crying out in pain and...

Teen dies weeks after being hit by deputy’s cruiser

May 10, 2024
A teen who was hit by a Kent County sheriff’s deputy’s cruiser during a foot chase about a month ago has died.

Huron Valley Schools faces lawsuit after substitute teacher accused of touching students

May 9, 2024
More potential victims are accusing a substitute teacher in Huron Valley Schools of inappropriately touching them and now, a lawsuit is in the works.

Substitute teacher accused of touching elementary school students in Oakland County

May 9, 2024
The Oakland County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a long-term substitute teacher at Spring Mills Elementary School in Highland Township.

‘You want answers today’: Ven Johnson now representing family of man hit, killed by unmarked police car

April 24, 2024
The family of Samuel Sterling has secured new legal counsel, hiring lawyer Ven Johnson to represent them following the 25-year-old's death.

Family of man killed by police vehicle ‘stonewalled,’ wants to see video, attorney says

April 24, 2024
The family of Samuel Sterling, a Black man who was struck and killed by a police vehicle while running from officers, wants state police to release video of the crash.

Dr. Werner Spitz, famed forensic pathologist, wrote the book on death

April 17, 2024
Dr. Werner Spitz spent a lifetime chasing death — and, this week, finally caught up to it.

The Michigan Supreme Court is hearing a case that could impact sexual assault survivors

April 16, 2024
Brian McLain says he was sexually abused as a minor in 1999 by a Roman Catholic priest, Father Richard Lobert, while attending WJ Maxey Boys Training School in Whitmore Lake....

Watch ‘Crumbley Trials’ trailer: New doc explores Michigan school shooter’s parents cases

April 12, 2024
The unprecedented trials of Michigan parents, James and Jennifer Crumbley, which led to the country’s first involuntary manslaughter convictions for parents of a school shooter, are the focus of an...

Oxford School Shooter’s Parents Were Convicted. Holding District Liable Could Be Tougher

April 10, 2024
The convictions of the Crumbleys have cast fresh light on efforts to hold a variety of other parties legally responsible for mass school shootings.

Commercial driver struck man snowblowing driveway

April 9, 2024
Terry Novak of Brownstown Township sustained a traumatic brain injury, spinal injuries and other serious injuries that required three spinal surgeries after he was struck by a commercial van his own...

Legal experts mixed on sentence against Crumbleys, possible precedent

April 9, 2024
Legal experts had mixed reactions to the parents of the Oxford High School shooter being sentenced to the maximum penalty under law, 10 to 15 years, for their role in...

Attorneys representing families of the victims of the Oxford High School shooting speak out

April 9, 2024
Attorneys Ven Johnson and Wolf Mueller share their thoughts following James and Jennifer Crumbley's sentencing on Tuesday.

Lyoya family feels ‘betrayed’ as murder case against ex-police officer drags into 3rd year

April 4, 2024
Two years after Patrick Lyoya’s fatal shooting by a now-fired Grand Rapids police officer, his family is frustrated by legal delays – a trial date has yet to even be...

2 years after Patrick Lyoya died, Grand Rapids waits for trial

April 4, 2024
Two years after a then-Grand Rapids police officer shot and killed Patrick Lyoya, there is no scheduled date for a murder trial.

Judge not convinced government immunity protects South Haven in fatal drowning lawsuit

March 31, 2024
Profitable beach enterprises in South Haven may open the door to liability in drowning lawsuit against the West Michigan city.

Legal impact of historic Michigan school shooting verdicts felt across nation

March 16, 2024
In a first-of-its-kind case, the parents of a school shooter were convicted of manslaughter.

James Crumbley, father of the Oxford High School shooter, was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter

March 15, 2024
A jury has found James Crumbley, the father of the Oxford High School shooter, guilty of all four counts of involuntary manslaughter.

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