Couple cleared of murder files malicious prosecution suit
BY JAMES HALPIN STAFF WRITER | Jan 3, 2024 Updated Jan 3, 2024 Keliana Lineth Moronta Jimenez, center, and her boyfriend Wellington Javier Marte Ramirez speak moments after being released from jail in August, with translator, Darylyn Pujols, left, and their attorney, Theron Solomon. A couple cleared of murder charges after being locked up for 10 months …
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A former inmate claims ‘indifference’ by Lackawanna County Prison’s healthcare provider led to amputation
Their complaints are not taken seriously until it's too late,' attorney says. Author: WNEP Web Staff | Published: 4:53 PM EST January 6, 2024 SCRANTON, Pa. — Locked in a cell at the Lackawanna County Prison, Ryan Curtis drained his painful and swollen toe and wrapped his wound in a sock provided at intake, a …
Mount Carmel police accused of excessive force
By Marian Johns | Pennsylvania Record SCRANTON — A Northumberland County man is claiming he was beaten and suffered a fractured shoulder while in the custody of the Borough of Mount Carmel police. Lucas Klingerman filed a complaint Sept. 13 in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania against Jonathan McHugh, Evan …
Lawsuits against indicted Mount Carmel officers reveal alleged beatings, threats
by Emily CherkauskasThu, September 14th 2023 | FOX56.com MOUNT CARMEL, NORTHUMBERLAND CO. (WOLF) — Two lawsuits have been filed against the Mount Carmel police officers charged with civil rights violations, even naming a fourth officer. Two separate lawsuits filed by Lucas Klingerman and Jason Dillow, through attorneys Barry H. Dyller, Theron J. Solomon, Caelie M. …
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Suit alleges improper training and procedures led to three inmate suicides
Jul 9, 2023 — Improper training and procedures led to the deaths by suicide of three inmates at Luzerne County Correctional Facility two years ago, …
Suit: LCCF staff ignored cries for help, left inmate to die
Dec 5, 2022 — The father of a 30-year-old woman who died at the Luzerne County Correctional Facility sued the county on Monday, alleging surveillance …
Hazleton couple acquitted on all murder charges free after 10 months in prison
Keliana Lineth Moronta Jimenez and Wellington Javier Marte Ramirez are reunited with their children, Sairy, 4, and Wesley, 11 months, after…
Inmate Suicides Prompt Lawsuit at Luzerne County Correctional Facility
by Jake Sarwar | fox56.com News “We are not going to stop bringing these cases until they correct it” says Attorney Theron Solomon of Dyller & Solomon. Dyller & Solomon, a Wilkes-Barre based law firm, filed a lawsuit against the Luzerne County Correctional Facility. According to the lawsuit, improper training and poor protocol led to …
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A New Legal Strategy in Sexual Assault Cases
When the victim of a campus sexual assault faced a counterclaim by her alleged attacker, she sued him for “abuse of the Title IX process," in what experts say is a new approach. By: Johanna Alonso | Inside Higher Ed A recent Title IX case at King’s College in Pennsylvania has highlighted what experts say …