After six years of litigation and a six-week trial, a Jackson County, Missouri jury returned a $40.5 million verdict in favor of a child who suffered catastrophic injuries when a defective seat belt restraint system failed during a crash. The jury found the seat belt manufacturer, TRW/ZF Passive Safety Systems, 49% at fault, alongside the…
Embry Law, Action Injury Law Group, and Hart McLaughlin & Eldridge secured a historic jury verdict in a federal civil rights trial in Wichita, Kansas. We are honored and grateful to represent Marquan Teetz and his family. This unprecedented result is a testament to Marquan’s commitment to social justice and the relentless work of our…
We’re proud to share a major development in our ongoing civil rights case on behalf of the family of Cedric Lofton, a 17-year-old foster youth who died after being restrained in the prone position for over 30 minutes at the Sedgwick County Juvenile Intake and Assessment Center. Today, the United States Court of Appeals for…
The death of Othel Moore, Jr. was not just a tragedy—it was a preventable catastrophe, the kind that underscores a deeply broken system. Othel Moore, Jr. died after he was restrained by corrections officers during a mental health crisis—an incident that now stands at the center of a national reckoning over the use of restraint…
On September 24, 2021, 17-year-old Cedric “CJ” Lofton died in the custody of the Sedgwick County Juvenile Intake and Assessment Center after being restrained face-down for more than 30 minutes. He had committed no crime. He was in the midst of a mental health crisis. He should have received care. Instead, he was treated with…