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Funeral home lawsuit settled; PORTAGE: Case set new state standard when suing over emotional pain Posted: Tuesday, November 23, 2004 12:00 am |PORTAGE | A lawsuit credited with setting a new state standard when suing over emotional pain has been settled just days before it was to go to trial. The terms of the settlement are confidential, but the Blackwell family is happy to bring closure to the case, family attorney Harold Harper said. Read the story HERE
Suit targets former Portage official; PORTAGE Tim Hill accused of injuring police officer Posted: Thursday, September 2, 2004 12:00 am | VALPARAISO -- Former Portage official Tim Hill continues to feel the impact of a drunk driving and battery arrest two years ago. Smith's attorney, Robert Harper, said his client was treated for neck and back injuries suffered during the incident. Read the story HERE
Cops, city sued in Bigbie case; HOBART: Unnecessary force allegations against two officers lead to civil suit Posted: Wednesday, February 25, 2004 12:00 am |CROWN POINT -- The man whose unnecessary force allegations resulted in the indictment of two Hobart police officers filed a civil lawsuit Tuesday against the officers, the city of Hobart and its police department. "The police are not above the law and it's as simple as that," Bigbie's attorney Harold Harper said. Read the story HERE
FBI probes Hobart cops; Posted: Thursday, December 12, 2002 12:00 am |Sandra Harris and Denise Fitzpatrick claim the Police Department has a racial bias against their families. Valparaiso attorney Harold T. Harper, who has been retained by the women, said he plans to file a suit against the city "probably within the next month." Read entire story HERE
$10 million civil rights suit filed Valpo attorney seeks general, punitive damages for two black families; Posted: Thursday, August 21, 2003 12:00 am A $10 million federal lawsuit was filed Wednesday in Hammond's U.S. District Court on behalf of two black families who allege they were subjected to racial harassment when they lived in a predominately white Hobart neighborhood. Read entire story HERE.
Lawsuit filed in fatal police crash; Family says officer was reckless, inadequately trained Posted: Saturday, April 26, 2003 12:00 am | VALPARAISO -- A lawsuit was filed Friday on behalf of a young Hobart man killed early last year when his vehicle was struck by a Portage police car. The suit was filed on behalf of the family by Portage Township attorney Robert Harper.
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