A wrongful death civil rights federal lawsuit against Dearborn and multiple officers with the Dearborn police department has been filed by the family of Salvatore Cipolloni.

New legal action was taken in the crash that killed two children at a birthday party in Monroe County.

A group of families is suing Michigan Catholic school’s over a rule they say discriminates against students from mostly Black areas.

A lawsuit has been filed against the dean of a Michigan high school after a viral video shows alleged child abuse.

Local 4 previously reported on claims at a local franchise of the restaurant chain Eddie Merlot’s. Now a civil rights lawsuit has been filed on behalf of two ex-employees at the Bloomfield Hills location.

The lawsuit filed in Kalamazoo County Circuit Court names Lakeside Academy in Kalamazoo and Sequel Youth and Family Services as defendants. “Video from Lakeside Academy even shows a staff member placing his/her weight directly on Cornelius’s chest for nearly ten minutes as Cornelius lost consciousness,” the lawsuit states. The Associated Press left a message Monday seeking comment from Lakeside Academy. Fredericks had been at Lakeside Academy about two years, Goshay told reporters. Gretchen Whitmer has told the department to cut ties with Sequel Youth and Family Services, which provided staffing to Lakeside Academy.

KALAMAZOO, Mich. – A civil rights lawsuit has been filed in the death of a Michigan teenager who was allegedly restrained to the point he couldn’t breathe by staff members at his youth home because he threw a sandwich. READ: Michigan ends ties with company after teen’s restraint, death in Kalamazoo facilityCornelius Frederick died last month after being restrained because he supposedly threw a sandwich at Lakeside For Children faculty in Kalamazoo. Civil rights attorney Jon Marko said staff members allegedly restrained Cornelius for 10 minutes, then waited 12 minutes to call for help when it was apparently clear the teen was in distress. They didn’t stop.”On Monday, Marko filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Lakeside Academy and parent company Sequel Youth and Family Services. He said it took the death of Cornelius for the state to act.

iStock/junialA jury has awarded $11.4 million to a black couple who filed a discrimination lawsuit against the Michigan Department of Corrections. Attorney Jon Marko says Lisa Griffey was a probation officer who was racially harassed by white co-workers. Marko says her husband, Cedric Griffey, who was a deputy prison warden, was retaliated against because of his wife's legal challenge. A Genesee County jury found Lisa Griffey was subjected to a hostile work environment and suffered an adverse employment action because of her race. The jury on Monday said Cedric Griffey also suffered.