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Verdicts & Settlements
Judge Awards $200K to Deceased Tenant, Ending Discrimination Lawsuit Against Landlord
A lawsuit that accused a landlord of violating the federal Fair Housing Act recent settled for more than $200,000. The suit itself was filed by a now deceased tenant, Carolyn McGuffin, back in April 2016 against “landlord Carolyn Smitley and the Smitley Family Trust alleging they discriminated against McGuffin because she was sick.” The settlement was reached earlier this month when a federal judge ruled in McGuffin’s favor, awarding her $219,747.75.
Children’s Hospital Ordered to Pay $135 Million in Malpractice Suit
Children’s Hospital Ordered to Pay $135 Million in Malpractice Suit
Tennessee Ordered to Reinstate Driver’s License After Judge Calls Law Unconstitutional
Tennessee will no longer suspend the driver’s licenses of residents unable to pay court costs. The decision, effected by a Monday court order, marks the first time a federal judge has challenged state laws which penalize drivers for unrelated debts. Calling the verdict a veritable “tour de face,” attorney Claudia Wilner says an estimated 100,000
Waukegan, IL, Awards $9.5 Million to Wrongfully Convicted Angel Gonzalez
The Chicagoland city of Waukegan, IL, approved a $9.5 million settlement to end a lawsuit filed by wrongly imprisoned resident Angel Gonzalez. Gonzalez, freed from prison in 2015, spent 20 years behind bars after being convicted for the rape of a local woman. DNA evidence exonerated Gonzalez, whose case prompted city officials to require enhanced
Ratings Tampering Lawsuit Between Nielsen and Bubba The Love Sponge Clem Reaches Settlement
While many people across the country were celebrating the 4th of July this week, two sides of a legal battle agreed to bring their back and forth bickering to an end. Earlier today one of the biggest legal battles in the radio industry reached a conclusion. The legal spat was between Bubba The Love Sponge Clem and Nielsen over alleged rating tampering. According to news from both parties, they reached an out-of-court settlement. But what was the lawsuit about and who filed it against whom?
Judge Upholds California’s Sanctuary City Laws
On Thursday, a federal judge dismissed demands from the Trump administration to block three of California’s sanctuary city laws. POLITICO reports that the court allowed the brunt of the legislation to remain intact while ordering some alterations. Sacramento-based U.S. District Judge John Mendez ‘rejected, for now, the Justice Department’s drive to halt a California law
Near Drowning Lawsuit Filed by Family Reaches Settlement
Near Drowning Lawsuit Filed by Family Reaches Settlement
Man Wrongfully Held in Solitary Confinement Reaches Settlement with Police
Man Wrongfully Held in Solitary Confinement Reaches Settlement with Police
3 Years After Young Mom Dies in Missouri Jail, Family Agrees to Lawsuit Settlement
The family of a young mother who passed away in a rural jail has settled the lawsuit they filed against the jail for $270,000. The lawsuit was filed against the Mississippi County Detention Center shortly after Somer Nunnally died from an overdose back in May 2015 and alleged that “jailers laughed at Nunnally as she died on the floor of” of her cell.