Mary Stewart, the mother of Darrius Stewart — the teen shot and killed in 2015 by Memphis police officer Connor Schilling — has filed a new federal civil suit seeking $17 million in damages from the former officer. The suit states that her son’s constitutional and civil rights were violated by Schilling, the Daily Memphian reports. A Shelby County grand jury declined to indict Schilling on criminal charges and the U.S. Department of Justice Department determined there was not enough evidence to charge him with a federal crime. Darrius’s father filed a $7 million civil lawsuit against the city in 2016 but the city was dismissed from the suit.

Federal authorities announced Friday that Cookeville Regional Medical Center (CRMC) has agreed to settle a false claims suit by paying $4.1 million, the Herald Citizen reports. The settlement resolves allegations by the United States and State of Tennessee that from January 2012 to December 2017, CRMC submitted false claims for payment to Medicare and TennCare. The case was initiated after a whistleblower came forward with information about the payments. The whistleblower now will receive $779,000 from the settlement.

Nashville-based legal services firm Latitude has expanded again with a new office in Miami, the Nashville Post reports. The company, which provides attorneys to companies and firms on an as-needed basis, expanded to Indianapolis earlier this year. The Miami office will be led by Andy Chagui, a native Miamian with an undergraduate degree from Vanderbilt University. He was previously a shareholder at Carlton Fields. Former Bass Berry & Sims partner Ross Booher co-founded Latitude in 2014.

Shelby County officials are looking for a location for a new juvenile detention facility after saying that constructing a new building could not be finished in time to meet a federal deadline to stop housing minors in adult facilities. According to the Daily Memphian, county commissioners recently toured the former Shelby Training Center in southeast Memphis to review the property’s potential. The total cost to buy and renovate the center is estimated between $14 and $16 million. The county previously budgeted $25 million to build a new facility on Adams Ave.

The East Tennessee Lawyers Association for Women (ETLAW) will hold a benefit on March 5 for the Restoration House of East Tennessee, an organization that aids low-income single mothers and their children through transitional housing, family advocacy and youth development. The event is 5 to 7 p.m. at the The Mezz, 4 Market Square, Knoxville 37902. Attendees are asked to bring the following for the house: laundry baskets, welcome mats, stovetop cleaner, liquid laundry detergent and dishwasher soap, paper towels, toilet paper, tall kitchen trash bags, sponges, toilet bowl cleaner, multipurpose cleaner and disinfecting wipes. For more information contact ETLAW Membership Chair Courtney Read, 865-637-1700.

Jackson lawyer Jackson Fayette Manhein Jr. died Feb. 13 at the age of 83. Manhein graduated from Vanderbilt University, where he participated in ROTC and was a member of the Tennessee National Guard. He earned his law degree from the University of Tennessee College of Law. He practiced law for more than 40 years and was active in the community, including serving on the board of the Jackson Legal Aid Society. A self-professed Civil War and history buff, Manhein enjoyed collecting art, traveling, playing golf and running. He also served as a youth basketball coach for 20 years. Funeral services were yesterday. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Alzheimer’s Foundation, 478 Craighead St., Ste. 200, Nashville, TN 37204 or First United Methodist Church, 200 S. Church St., Jackson, TN 38301.

Chattanoogan.com recounts a unique story about an adoption hearing that took place in a Rutherford County courtroom in January. Friends and family, who a dozen years earlier had been united in grief following the murder of Melissa Atkin, recently gathered for the adoption of her son Lucas. Presiding over the adoption hearing was Senior Judge Don Ash, the same man who in 2008 sentenced Lucas’s biological father to life in prison for Melissa's murder. Lucas had been living with his maternal grandparents, Linda and Douglas Atkin, since that time. He turned 18 in December and decided he wanted to change his name from Reynolds to Atkin to honor his mother. His grandparents also wanted to adopt him but had held off to avoid interaction with his father. Ash held the hearing on Jan. 15, Melissa’s birthday.

The Oak Ridge office of the Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee & the Cumberlands will hold a clinic tomorrow in its office at 575 Oak Ridge Turnpike, Oak Ridge 37830. The clinic will run from 4:30 to 6 p.m. For questions call 865-483-8454.

The TBA’s Immigration Law Winter Forum on March 9 will provide updates and trending issues in immigration and an overview of the many procedural and policy changes that have taken place during the last few years. The program offers 4.5 hours of CLE and begins at 9 a.m. at the Tennessee Bar Center in Nashville.

Tennessee’s Right to Work Law is one step closer to becoming engrained in the state Constitution, the Daily Memphian reports. The bill flew through the Senate this week, backed only by Republicans in a 24-5 vote. Since 1947, the state’s Right to Work law has prohibited agreements between companies and labor unions requiring all employees to pay union fees even if they benefit from a union contract. By adding language to the state Constitution, the resolution, sponsored by Sen. Brian Kelsey, R-Germantown, would make the law difficult to repeal. The resolution must be passed in consecutive sessions of the General Assembly and then approved by a majority of voters participating in the ensuing governor’s election before it can be placed in the Constitution.