Noteworthy Cases

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.”

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 […]