Due to the important nature of the jail and police cases we handle at Budge & Heipt, our cases are frequently featured in the news. In addition, journalists and reporters often seek to interview our attorneys about our views on civil rights violations, including wrongful death or catastrophic injury by police or in jail or prison. Please take some time to read about our firm and our attorneys in the news, and review our blog to learn more about our firm and issues surrounding the cases we take. If you are a member of the media looking to connect with a member of our firm, please contact media@budgeandheipt.com.
Budge & Heipt congratulates Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Sarah Stillman on her groundbreaking piece, Starved in Jail, to be published in the April 21, 2025 print edition of the New Yorker magazine. Ms. Stillman’s moving expose’ profiles shocking cases of neglect in in American jails leading to deaths from starvation and/or dehydration. The piece also shines […]
Budge & Heipt is proud to announce their role as trial co-counsel in obtaining a $25 million jury verdict against NaphCare, Inc. which is one of the largest correctional healthcare companies in the United States. Ed Budge served as trial co-counsel with attorneys Ryan Dreveskracht and Corrine Sebren in a 10-day federal jury trial in […]
Newsweek Magazine has published a major article covering a record-setting settlement achieved by Budge & Heipt for the jail death of an Arkansas man. The man, Larry Eugene Price, died of starvation and dehydration in an Arkansas county jail. The $6 million settlement is believed to be the largest settlement for a jail death in […]
The Seattle Times is reporting about a federal lawsuit being handled by Budge & Heipt. The lawsuit concerns a police shooting by sheriff’s officers which was captured on video. The video shows the shooting victim seated on the bed of a pickup truck covering his head with his hands as officers open fire at him. […]
The Washington Post has reported on a $7.25 million settlement achieved by the law firm of Budge & Heipt for the death of Joshua McLemore following his confinement in a small Indiana county jail. The settlement is believed to be the largest settlement for a jail death in Indiana history. From the Washington Post, December […]
September 29, 2023: Earlier this week, a federal judge in Spokane, Washington issued a ruling upholding a $24 million jury verdict for punitive damages against one of the nation’s largest corporate providers of correctional healthcare. The $24 million jury verdict was obtained by lawyers at Budge & Heipt on behalf of the Estate of Cindy […]
The Washington State Association for Justice has honored Ed Budge as the 2023 Trial Lawyer of the Year. The Washington State Association for Justice is the oldest and largest civil justice advocacy organization in the Pacific Northwest with more than 2,400 member attorneys. In receiving this award, Ed joins a list of distinguished Washington attorneys […]
Budge & Heipt has obtained a $7 million settlement for the death of a woman who died in a Texas jail. The settlement, believed to be the largest in Texas history for a case of its kind, and one of the largest such settlements nationwide, was reported in this article from the April 27, 2023 […]
The Guardian is reporting on a federal lawsuit being handled by Budge & Heipt, involving the death of Joshua McLemore following his confinement in the Jackson County Jail in Indiana. The entire article, which contains links to video images and photographs, can be viewed by CLICKING HERE. From the Guardian, April 12, 2023: ———————————— Man […]
CNN is reporting on a jail death case being handled by Budge & Heipt. The case involves the death of Joshua McLemore following his confinement in an Indiana jail. For a full link to the April 13, 2023 article, which contains graphic video, CLICK HERE.
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