Noteworthy Cases

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.”

The Campbell, Et Al. v. Amtrak Class Action Litigation

By wigginschilds | June 20, 2019

THE CAMPBELL, ET AL. V. AMTRAK CLASS ACTION LITIGATION Pending Litigation in the District Court for the District of Columbia: Campbell, et al. v. Amtrak, 1:99CV02979 (EGS) MAJOR RECENT DEVELOPMENTS: CLASS CERTIFICATION WAS DENIED BY THE DISTRICT COURT on 4/26/18. Former Putative Class Members’ CASES ARE PROCEEDING INDIVIDUALLY and STATUTES OF LIMITATIONS ARE NO LONGER […]

Tom Kunstmann, Et Al. v. Aaron Rents, Inc.

By wigginschilds | February 20, 2018

TOM KUNSTMANN, ET AL. V. AARON RENTS, INC. Complaint filed in Tom Kunstmann et al v Aaron Rents Update as of October 29, 2010 – We continue to believe that the case is in a good posture. No trial date has been set as of today. If you have any questions please feel free to either e-mail or […]

Lafleur, Marina, Et Al. v. Dollar Tree – Memorandum Opinion & Orders

By wigginschilds | February 20, 2018

LAFLEUR, MARINA, ET AL. V. DOLLAR TREE – MEMORANDUM OPINION & ORDERS Doc. 433 – Memorandum & Opinion on Various Motions Contact Us

$19 Million Dollar Judgment Against Tyson Foods, Inc. – Unpaid Wages, Unpaid Overtime, Donning & Doffing Fair Labor Standards Act

By wigginschilds | February 20, 2018

$19 MILLION DOLLAR JUDGMENT AGAINST TYSON FOODS, INC. – UNPAID WAGES, UNPAID OVERTIME, DONNING & DOFFING FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT A Nebraska Federal Judge on Thursday entered a $19 million judgment against Tyson Foods Inc. in a class action brought by meat processing-line workers who said the company didn’t pay them for time spent donning […]

Oil Companies Double Dip for Polluting Groundwater

By wigginschilds | February 20, 2018

OIL COMPANIES DOUBLE DIP FOR POLLUTING GROUNDWATER Dennis Pantazis and other attorneys from the firm are involved in lawsuits against major oil companies in numerous states for “double-dipping” when collecting monies from states and secretly from insurance companies for the same tank cleanups. Attorneys at Wiggins, Child, Quinn and Pantazis are experienced in civil suits stemming […]