Woman’s Disease Goes Undiagnosed, Hospital to Pay $28 Million
Woman’s Disease Goes Undiagnosed, Hospital to Pay $28 Million
Lawsuits & Litigation
Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed After Fatal Black Road Crash
In 2016, a car accident happened along “Joliet’s stretch of Black Road near the bridge traveling over Interstate 55.” Earlier this month, a wrongful death lawsuit was filed at the Will County Courthouse in connection with the accident that claimed one of the passenger’s life, Joylene Bournas.
Former Piggly Wiggly Employees Set to Split $8.7M, Thanks to Recent Settlement
Earlier this month, a judge ruled in favor of nearly 6,600 former Piggly Wiggly employees who sued the now collapsed Piggly Wiggly Carolina Co. over lost retirement benefits and approved an $8.7 million settlement to be split between the former employees. According to the agreement, about a third of the money will be spent to pay for attorney fees, meaning the average payout per employee will be less than $1,000.
Judge Demands Iran Pay $104.7 Million for Funding 1996 Truck Bombing
A federal judge in Washington, D.C. ordered the Islamic Republic of Iran to pay $104.7 million to victims of a 1996 truck bombing in Saudi Arabia. Chief Judge Beryl Howell rendered a default judgment against Iran and its Revolutionary Guard, representatives for neither of which attended the proceedings or attempted to defend themselves from the
Peruvian Immigrant Settles with Alaska Police Over Arrest
A Peruvian immigrant in Alaska settled a lawsuit with Palmer police after its officers detained 38-year old Alex Caceda on civil immigration charges. The settlement, announced by the American Civil Liberties Union of Alaska, curbs its litigation in exchange for $50,000, an official apology and changes to Palmer police procedure. Procedural changes, writes the Kansas City Star,
Bahama Breeze in Ohio Hit with Racial Discrimination Lawsuit
Bahama Breeze in Orange Village, Ohio is under fire in a new lawsuit alleging racial discrimination. According to the suit, a group of African-American customers was discriminated against when “two white managers filed a false police report and acted with hostility toward” them. The suit itself was filed in the Cuyahoga County Court of Common
Woman Was Sexually Harassed by Bus Driver as a Child
Woman was Sexually Harassed by Bus Driver as a Child
Did Dignity Health Deny Overtime Pay for Nurses? One Lawsuit Says Yes.
Earlier this week a lawsuit was filed against Dignity Health that claims nearly 1,200 nurses in the Sacramento area “worked as many as 50 minutes per 12-hour shift of unpaid overtime, three times a week, and that Dignity’s restrictive timekeeping software was part of the reason those hours couldn’t be logged properly.” Specifically, the class action suit alleges the nurses were paid for “exactly 12 hours of work per shift at hospitals in the greater Sacramento area, regardless of when they actually clocked in or out,” according to attorney Bryan Lazarski.
Colorado Sues Purdue Pharma Over Role in Opioid Crisis
Colorado’s attorney general is suing Purdue Pharma, the creator and manufacturer of OxyContin. The state’s chief prosecutor says the company must pay for its “significant role in causing the opioid epidemic.” And the lawsuit, writes the Washington Post, claims that Purdue Pharma L.P. and Purdue Pharma Inc. effectively deluded physicians and patients in Colorado about
Huron Valley Women’s Prison Scrutinized for Outdated Policies, Excessive Overtime
Huron Valley Women’s Prison Scrutinized for Outdated Policies, Excessive Overtime