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 Ed Budge and Erik Heipt 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.
Hiring an Attorney for a Jail Death Case: What to Look For Litigating a case involving the wrongful death of a citizen in jail requires experienced attorneys. Jail death cases are unlike many other forms of litigation. Lawyers who lack experience in jail death lawsuits, or who treat jail death cases like other common lawsuits, […]
Jail death attorneys, Ed Budge and Erik Heipt, have been featured as part of an in-depth feature article in the April 2017 issue of Seattle Met Magazine: While in Custody: The Fight to Stop Jail Deaths in Washington State When an inmate dies in Washington state, the question of who is to blame often goes […]
The Everett Herald has published an in-depth story on a prison death case being handled by Budge & Heipt. From Sunday Everett Herald, February 26, 2017: At the Centralia home of Stephanie Powell Leisure, her brother’s ashes share space on a shelf with a toy bunny who also appears to have been well-loved. Gordon “Casey” […]
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel is reporting on the latest developments concerning the death of a jail inmate from dehydration. Budge & Heipt represents the estate of the deceased jail inmate, Terrill Thomas. From the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, February 22, 2017: Inquest ordered in inmate’s dehydration death Jacob Carpenter , Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Published 5:05 p.m. […]
Budge & Heipt has successfully defeated a partial motion to dismiss filed by Correctional Healthcare Companies, Inc. and related entities in a lawsuit alleging the death of a jail inmate from benzodiazepine withdrawal. Judge William J. Martinez of the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado, in a 22-page ruling, denied a motion for […]
Westword, a Denver-based weekly, is reporting on the in-custody death of John Patrick Walter. The jail death case, being handled by Budge & Heipt, involves allegations concerning withdrawal from Klonopin – a benzodiazepine (or “benzo”) within the same class of drugs as Xanax, Ativan, Valium and others. Benzo withdrawal, like alcohol withdrawal, can be extremely […]
The Colorado Springs Gazette has published an exclusive article on a case being handled by Budge & Heipt involving the jail death of a pretrial detainee from prescription drug withdrawal. From The Colorado Springs Gazette, December 19, 2016: Gazette exclusive: Agonizing death of a Fremont County jail inmate drew little official inquiry By: Lance Benzel […]
In a new, in-depth article, The Huffington Post is reporting on jail death cases nationwide. The article quotes Budge & Heipt attorney Erik Heipt: “The American public has no idea what’s taking place, and because of the lack of public awareness, there’s a corresponding lack of public outrage,” said Erik Heipt, a lawyer who represents […]
The political news site, ThinkProgress, reached out to Budge & Heipt for comment about President-Elect Donald Trump’s possible choice for Secretary of Department of Homeland Security. The possible choice, Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke, runs the Milwaukee County Jail where detainee Terrill Thomas died from profound dehydration. The attorneys at Budge & Heipt represent Mr. […]
The attorneys at Budge & Heipt have been chosen to handle a wrongful death case involving a dehydration death in the Milwaukee County Jail. The Milwaukee County Jail is run by Sheriff David Clarke, a potential Trump nominee for Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security. The Huffington Post reached out to Budge & Heipt […]
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