US EditionFamily of a man crushed at an Atlanta homeless encampment sues the city
ATLANTA, GEORGIA, JUL 18 – The lawsuit alleges negligence in the city's rushed clearing of the Old Wheat Street encampment, which led to Taylor's death, and calls for reforms in homeless encampment protocols.
- Cornelius Taylor, a 46-year-old homeless man, died in January when a city worker crushed his tent during a clearing operation in Atlanta's Old Wheat Street encampment.
- The incident took place during efforts to clear an encampment in advance of celebrations honoring Martin Luther King Jr., with the family claiming the city neglected to check Taylor’s tent for occupants before bulldozing it.
- At a Friday press conference, Taylor's sister Darlene Chaney and attorneys announced a civil lawsuit naming the City of Atlanta and crew members for wrongful death and failure to follow safety procedures.
- Attorney Harold Spence stated that Cornelius Taylor’s death could have been avoided if the City had performed a basic inspection of his tent. Meanwhile, Taylor’s family stressed the importance of preventing such incidents from happening again.
- Taylor's death prompted a moratorium on encampment sweeps, led to policy reviews including a Homelessness Needs Task Force, and the family seeks long-term changes to protect homeless individuals.
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Family of man crushed at Atlanta homeless encampment sues city
The family of Cornelius Taylor, a homeless man killed when a bulldozer crushed his tent during an encampment sweep, has sued Atlanta. The lawsuit, filed Friday, accuses city employees of failing to check tents for occupants before clearing the area.…
Tragic Bulldozer Incident Sparks Legal Battle in Atlanta
The family of Cornelius Taylor, a homeless man crushed in his tent by a bulldozer during an encampment sweep, is suing Atlanta. The lawsuit highlights negligence by city employees. Outrage ensued over the city's encampment clearing policies amidst an ongoing housing crisis. Legal action seeks reform and justice.
Cornelius Taylor’s family sues Atlanta for wrongful death
The family of Cornelius Taylor, the unhoused man fatally struck by a bulldozer during an Old Fourth Ward encampment sweep, is suing the city of Atlanta, alleging that the tent city’s clearance was conducted with reckless abandon. The wrongful death suit, filed in Fulton County Superior Court by Davis Bozeman Johnson Law on Friday, alleges that poor encampment clearing protocols caused Taylor’s death. A public works bulldozer ran over Taylor ear…
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