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David Batts died at the University of Tennessee Medical Center from a meningitis infection at 11:25 p.m. Jan. 8 after being jailed the day before, according to his autopsy report. Ben Crump ...
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — An autopsy report has confirmed that the death of David Batts, a man who died after being in Knox ...
David Batts Sr.'s wife and son plan to sue the University of Tennessee Medical Center on malpractice claims and the Knox County Sheriff's Office over the use of excessive force, the family ...
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — The family of David Batts, Sr. and Attorney Ben Crump announced they’ll be taking legal action against University of Tennessee Medical Center. Crump held a press ...
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Batts and Saint-Germain died in January, just a week apart. Batts died on Jan. 8 in the hospital. A day earlier, he was arrested, beaten and tased by jail staff. In February ...
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — The family of David Batts, Sr. who died after being in the custody of the Knox County Sheriff’s Office, announced the filing of a notice of claim against the ...
Watch attorney Ben Crump and Sarah Mack, wife of David Batts, speak during a press conference announcing the preparation to sue the University of Tennessee Medical Center at Word of Life ...
The race to replace retiring LNP candidate Keith Pitt is neck and neck with LNP candidate David Batt narrowly ahead of the ...
Civil rights attorney Ben Crump visited Knoxville on Wednesday to discuss lawsuits against Knox County and the University of Tennessee Medical Center over the deaths of two Black men following ...
David Batt will continue almost 35 years of LNP dominance in the division of Hinkler after beating Labor’s Trish Mears in a close contest.