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Amtrak Race Discrimination Litigation

By wigginschilds | June 20, 2023

The long-running case Campbell, et al. v. Amtrak, originally filed in November 1998, has now been settled. However, the Williams, et al. v. Amtrak case, on behalf of many of the former putative class members, is very much ACTIVE. For more information, click here.

Wiggins Childs Lawyers Victorious in Voting Rights Lawsuit Before Supreme Court

By wigginschilds | June 15, 2023

On Thursday, June 8, 2023, the Supreme Court of the United States held in Allen v. Milligan that the Alabama state legislature’s congressional districting map likely violates the Voting Rights Act of 1965. The 5-4 decision is a major victory for voting rights. Wiggins Childs is proud to have played a role on the brilliant legal team that successfully litigated this historic case from its inception in Alabama to the United States Supreme Court in Washington D.C.

Alabama inmate ‘literally baked to death’ in overheated prison cell, says lawsuit

By wigginschilds | December 19, 2022

Thomas Lee Rutledge, 44, died alone in an Alabama prison cell two years ago, sitting with his face pressed to his window, trying to breathe in cold air, as the heat piped into the mental health unit rose to an extreme level, and according to a federal lawsuit, “he was literally baked to death in his cell.”

WCPFG – Recent Case Filings

By Evan Pantazis | February 24, 2021

WCPFG – Recent Case Filings Here is a snapshot of cases filed by Wiggins, Childs, Pantazis Fisher & Goldfarb LLC in the past couple weeks: February 19, 2021 Filed by: DG Pantazis Jr., Evan Pantazis, and Dennis Pantazis in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama Eastern Division Civil Action No.: 1:21-cv-265 Type of case: […]

WCPFG – Recent Case Filings

By Evan Pantazis | January 26, 2021

WCPFG – Recent Case Filings Here is a snapshot of cases filed by Wiggins, Childs, Pantazis Fisher & Goldfarb LLC in the past couple weeks: January 15, 2021 Filed by: Greg Wiggins in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama Civil Action No.: 2:21-cv-63 Type of case: Employment, Americans with Disabilities Act January 15, 2021 […]

WCPFG – Recent Case Filings

By Evan Pantazis | December 18, 2020

WCPFG – Recent Case Filings Here is a snapshot of cases filed by Wiggins, Childs, Pantazis Fisher & Goldfarb LLC in the past couple weeks: December 18, 2020 Filed by: Eric Sheffer in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama Civil Action No.: 2:20-cv-2011 Type of case: Employment, Job Discrimination December 11, 2020 Filed by: […]

WCPFG – Recent Case Filings

By Evan Pantazis | December 7, 2020

WCPFG – Recent Case Filings Here is a snapshot of the cases filed by Wiggins, Childs, Pantazis, Fisher & Goldfarb LLC in the past couple weeks: December 2, 2020 Filed by: Robert Camp in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Alabama Civil Action No.: 2:20-cv-585 Type of case: Employment, Civil Rights December 1, 2020 Filed […]

Wiggins Childs’ Client Featured in Washington Post Article About Unconstitutional Dog Attacks

By Evan Pantazis | November 30, 2020

Wiggins Childs’ Client Featured in Washington Post Article About Unconstitutional Dog Attacks The Washington Post recently wrote about a Wiggins Childs’ client represented by Jon Goldfarb along with William Smith, Christina Malmat, and Lieselotte Carmen-Burks. The article examines numerous instances of police dogs attacking suspects captured on video in recent years, including one client, Ronald Fitts, represented by Wiggins Childs […]

WCPFG – Recent Case Filings

By Evan Pantazis | November 17, 2020

WCPFG – Recent Case Filings Here is a snapshot of the cases filed by Wiggins, Childs, Pantazis, Fisher & Goldfarb LLC in the past couple weeks: November 9, 2020 Perryman v. Sungchang Autotech Filed by: Rocco Calamusa in the United Stated District Court for the Middle District of Alabama Civil Action No.: 3:20-cv-913 Type of case: Title VII, National Origin, […]