- Mark Bello | February 21, 2011 4:05 PM | Farmington Hills, MI
Category:
Automobile Accidents
When we think of distracted driving, the first thought that comes to mind is usually cell phone use; either talking or texting. But, distracted driving is any non-driving activity that a driver...
- David Mittleman | November 09, 2010 10:00 AM | Lansing, MI
Category:
Miscellaneous
Yesterday I wrote about an incident that occured last Thursday between two East Lansing High School students and the police. The events of that day were pretty unclear according to reports last...
- David Mittleman | November 08, 2010 10:00 AM | Lansing, MI
Category:
Miscellaneous
East Lansing High School is a great high school in so many ways, both academically and athletically, and is also known for its arts and diversity...but what happened here? Last Thursday, an ELHS...
- David Mittleman | August 26, 2010 5:00 AM | Lansing, MI
Category:
Wrongful Death
A Livonia man tased two weeks ago by an Oakland County police officer died Tuesday of injuries he sustained during that altercation. The Oakland County Medical Examiner's Office and the Wayne County...
- David Mittleman | May 19, 2010 9:52 AM | Lansing, MI
Category:
Wrongful Death
Across the nation, again and again, Tasers are inappropriately used and cause injury and even death. According to Amnesty International, Tasering has caused more deaths to more than 351 individuals...
- David Mittleman | May 07, 2010 8:49 AM | Lansing, MI
Category:
Miscellaneous
When a 17-year-old Phillies fan hopped the fence at Citizens Bank Park in the eight inning of the Phillies-Cardinals game on Monday night, he probably thought he was just pulling a silly prank....
- David Mittleman | January 08, 2010 10:00 AM | Lansing, MI
Category:
Miscellaneous
Carl Bryan's car was stopped by officer Brian McPherson of the Coronado, CA Police Department in 2005 as the 21-year-old was driving home. Granted, Bryan did appear strange: as he stepped out of his...
- David Mittleman | December 14, 2009 2:39 PM | Lansing, MI
Category:
Miscellaneous
Columbia, Missouri—as part of a settlement agreement reached last month, the city has agreed to pay Phillip Lee McDuffy $300,000 after police critically injured the man in 2008 with a Taser...
- David Mittleman | November 17, 2009 5:11 PM | Lansing, MI
Category:
Defective & Dangerous Products
Two recent incidents involving the use of Tasers have grabbed headlines throughout Michigan and around the country, again raising doubts about the safety of the product and its use by law...
- David Mittleman | June 18, 2009 1:03 PM | Lansing, MI
Category:
Wrongful Death
A Detroit family has filed a wrongful death lawsuit in U.S. District Court against the Warren police and the city after their son died of sudden cardiac arrest back in April of this year, when he...