SHERMAN, Texas—Today, a federal jury ruled that Vicki Baker is entitled to $59,656.59 in damages after a SWAT team destroyed her McKinney, Texas, home while pursuing a fleeing fugitive in July 2020. The ruling is a victory for Vicki, who joined forces with the Institute for Justice (IJ) to file a lawsuit in March 2021, after the city refused to pay for the damage that had been caused.
While the American economy has made significant progress in terms of pandemic recovery, many of the businesses that weathered the past year are still left picking up the pieces and putting them back together. Massive relief spending to support the economy throughout the pandemic has had mixed results for businesses; which speaks to the difficulty of times. Moreover, simply outlasting the pandemic is certainly not enough to end the struggles for many businesses, particularly those with razor-thin margins or leveraged start-ups.
BEAUMONT – The seemingly never-ending litigious saga between Stephen Hartman and Layne Walker may have finally come to a conclusion, as a final judgment has been entered in Walker’s favor.
