LEXINGTON, Kentucky – A group of West Virginia attorneys have filed a lawsuit claiming a female federal inmate was raped, sexually assaulted and battered while incarcerated.
The plaintiff, identified only as B.A., filed the complaint April 28 in federal court against the federal government and Officer Christopher Brian Goodwin.
The core group of her attorneys, including L. Dante diTrapano, are from West Virginia and have filed several similar lawsuits in recent years. diTrapano
“Prison employees raping female inmates is a pervasive problem across the country,” diTrapano told
The West Virginia Record. “The Federal Bureau of Prisons knew Officer Goodwin abused his power and control by sexually preying on the very people he is paid to protect and keep safe.
Thursday, April 22, 2021
On April 7, 2021, a split panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit (the “11th Circuit”) issued its highly-anticipated decision in
Gil v. Winn-Dixie Stores, reversing a 2017 judgment against Winn-Dixie that found that the grocery chain’s website violated Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”). The 11th Circuit reversed and remanded the case for further proceedings, in part, based on its finding that websites are not a “public accommodation” under the ADA.
While this decision is a victory for businesses especially in Florida, Alabama, and Georgia (the states within the 11th Circuit) that have dealt with a proliferation of website accessibility lawsuits in recent years, questions still remain for several reasons, as discussed below.
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