Attorney Michael Harper UPDATE: A settlement was reached with Fulton County over the death of Lashawn Thompson, according to an Aug. 3 news release issued by attorney Ben Crump’s office.

Thompson's family spoke out in a press conference outside the Georgia State Capitol on Monday, along with their attorneys Ben Crump and Michael Harper, where they announced the results of the ...

Lashawn Thompson, who died inside a Georgia county jail last year, ... according to family attorney Michael Harper. He had been in custody for just three months when he died in September 2022. ...

FULTON COUNTY, Ga. — Attorneys representing several people hurt or killed at the Fulton County Jail have filed a class action lawsuit against the jail, the chief jailer and Sheriff Pat Labat.