By: Gary A. Harki, | The Virginian-Pilot | August 5th, 2020 The U.S. Justice Department has filed a consent decree agreement in federal court with the Hampton Roads Regional Jail that, if approved, would force the jail to better care for its detainees, increase staffing and adhere to the Americans with Disabilities Act. The action […]
“Effectively Handling Police Excessive Force Cases”
/0 Comments/in Uncategorized /by Mark KrudysMark Krudys and Danny Zemel co-authored Effectively Handling Police Excessive Force Cases, which was published in the most recent edition of The VTLA Journal (Vol. 28, No. 2).
Feds demand sweeping change at Hampton Roads Regional Jail in rare court action
/0 Comments/in Uncategorized /by adminBy: Gary A. Harki, | The Virginian-Pilot | August 5th, 2020 The U.S. Justice Department has filed a consent decree agreement in federal court with the Hampton Roads Regional Jail that, if approved, would force the jail to better care for its detainees, increase staffing and adhere to the Americans with Disabilities Act. The action […]
Justice Department Reaches Proposed Consent Decree to Resolve Hampton Roads Regional Jail Investigation
/0 Comments/in Uncategorized /by adminToday, the Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia filed a complaint and a proposed consent decree with the Hampton Roads Regional Jail Authority. The proposed consent decree would resolve the United States’ claims alleging unlawful conditions at the Hampton Roads Regional Jail in Portsmouth, […]
Bankers sued over retirement plan finances
/0 Comments/in Uncategorized /by Mark KrudysBy: Peter Vieth | Virginia Lawyers Weekly | July 13, 2020 A federal judge says a $12 million lawsuit can go forward against a group of bank officials accused of lining their pockets at the expense of employees’ retirement benefits. The putative class action suit claims that officials at Louisa-based Virginia Community Bank – now […]
Zemel and Krudys teach webinar concerning federal court practice
/0 Comments/in Uncategorized /by Mark KrudysOn April 24, 2020, Danny Zemel and Mark Krudys, along with University of Richmond Law Professor John Preis, taught a national CLE webinar entitled, “Making a Federal Case of It.”
Lawsuit: Jail guard ignored inmate’s pain before he died
/0 Comments/in Uncategorized /by Mark KrudysAssociated Press | The Washington Post | Feb. 25, 2020 NORFOLK, Va. — A Virginia jail guard ignored an inmate’s cries of pain and medical personnel did nothing to help him before he died, according to a lawsuit filed by his estate. The lawsuit said that when one officer at Hampton Road Regional Jail spotted […]
The family of another inmate who died at regional jail files a lawsuit
/0 Comments/in Uncategorized /by Mark KrudysBy Scott Daugherty |The Virginian-Pilot| Feb. 25, 2020|A1 It was obvious the Hampton Roads Regional Jail inmate was in severe and constant pain, other inmates would later say. But the jail’s correctional officers and medical staff did nothing last year to help 62-year-old Victor Rhea Fountain before his death, according to a new lawsuit. When […]
Bank sued for $12 million
/0 Comments/in Uncategorized /by Mark KrudysBy Michelle Dmytryszyn | The Central Virginian |Feb. 13, 2020 A long-time employee is suing Louisa-based Virginia Community Bank, its holding company and four other defendants for $12 million, claiming she and her colleagues were cheated out of their retirement benefits. The class action lawsuit was filed in August 2019 in federal district court in […]
A pregnant woman died after Portsmouth police arrested her and ignored her pleas for help, lawsuit says
/0 Comments/in Uncategorized /by Mark KrudysBy Margaret Matray | The Virginian-Pilot | Feb. 13, 2020 But instead of calling EMS or driving to a hospital, officers took her to the police department, according to the suit. Less than three hours later — and despite calls for help — the 28-year-old died in a police lock-up cell, the lawsuit says. Now, VanGilder’s parents […]
Pregnant woman dies in Portsmouth holding cell, $7 million lawsuit filed against police
/0 Comments/in Uncategorized /by adminBy Adrienne Mayfield | Wavy | January 16, 2020 1:42 PM PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) – A $7 million wrongful death lawsuit was filed Wednesday against eight Portsmouth Police Department officers after a pregnant woman died while in a holding cell at the city jail. 28-year-old Carmeita Jane VanGilder died while in a holding cell at […]