A lawsuit alleging that the Michigan Department of Corrections instructed guards to use body cameras during routine strip searches at the Women’s Huron Valley Correctional Facility in Washtenaw County has been dismissed by a judge.

Earlier this year, a jury awarded $138 million to six women who accused a Birmingham business owner of sexual harassment and assault, but after his recent death, attorneys are now trying to locate the money he allegedly hid so that the victims can be paid.

The children of Dee Warner have filed a $100 million wrongful death lawsuit against her husband, Dale Warner, who is accused of killing the woman in 2021.

A $500 million lawsuit has been filed against the Michigan Department of Corrections and other officials, alleging guards at the Women’s Huron Valley Correctional Facility used body cameras to record female inmates in showers and during strip searches.

The women claimed the Birmingham business owner coerced them into sexual situations, degraded them with insults, and used intimidation tactics, including threats of connections to the Russian mafia, to keep them silent.

YPSILANTI, Mich. – Eleven woman have filed a lawsuit Wednesday against Eastern Michigan University, claiming that the university ignored reports of sexual assault. AdRelated: More victims come forward in Eastern Michigan University sexual assault investigationThe 166-page lawsuit claims that multiple entities within the school covered up a series of rapes that happened, specifically involving the fraternities Delta Tau Delta and Aplha Sigma Phi. A number of these sexual assault cases occurred during “traditional styled rituals” happened within the frat houses, the lawsuit states. “There is no place for sexual violence in our campus community and we will always take swift action to stop it. However, Flood said the lawsuit is aiming to change the fabric of EMU’s culture against these types of crimes.