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Montrose Memorial Hospital Agrees to $400K Settlement, Ending Age Discrimination Lawsuit

Brianna Smith - January 10, 2018

After losing an age discrimination case in court, Montrose Memorial Hospital has to pay “29 former employees — ages 40 and older — a total of $400,000 in a settlement.” The lawsuit itself was filed back in September 2016 by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and resulted in a “multi-year investigation sparked by former longtime employees, some with over 20 years experience, who alleged they were fired or forced to resign due to their age.”

Wisconsin Taxpayers Shell Out $1m in Death of Former Inmate Jeremy Cunningham

Ryan J. Farrick - January 10, 2018

Wisconsin taxpayers are due to pay $1 million to settle a lawsuit over the death of former inmate Jeremy Cunningham. The 34-year old ex-convict was found dead in his cell by paramedics in 2011. According to Cunningham’s estate and attorneys, a guard at Milwaukee Detention Facility knew the inmate had a heart condition. But for

eHarmony Agrees to $1.28M Settlement, Ending Consumer Protection Lawsuit

Brianna Smith - January 9, 2018

eHarmony, a popular dating website, was recently hit with a lawsuit that resulted in the popular dating website agreeing to a $1.28 million settlement. The consumer-protection lawsuit was filed by “four California counties, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Napa, and Shasta, along with the city of Santa Monica over its automatic-charging practices.” In addition to the $1.28, the company will also “pay $1 million in separate restitution to customers who were unknowingly enrolled into a subscription to the website between March 10, 2012, and Dec. 16, 2016.”

Southwest Airlines Agrees to $15M Settlement, Ending Price Collusion Lawsuit

Brianna Smith - January 6, 2018

A class-action lawsuit against Southwest Airline just came to a close, thanks to a federal judge approving a $15 million settlement. The lawsuit itself stemmed from accusations that Southwest, “along with three other airlines, conspired to limit the number of seats available to customers and keep ticket prices high.” According to the lawsuit the “conspiracy began in 2009,” and since then, “the cost of airfare with Southwest, American, Delta and United — which plaintiffs claimed collectively controls about 80 percent of domestic passenger seats — rose substantially compared to those of other domestic air carriers, despite stagnant or decreasing demand and declines in the cost of jet fuel.” As a result of the pricing conspiracy, the lawsuit accused Southwest and the other airlines of violating federal antitrust laws and said, “Passengers have been injured by paying higher airfares and facing reduced flight choices.”

Slender Man Suspect Institutionalized for Mental Illness

Sara E. Teller - January 5, 2018

Wisconsin teen, Anissa Weier, now 16, was sentenced to 25 years in a mental institution for the near-death stabbing of her friend, Payton Leutner, when both girls were 12. The incident was meant to appease the “Slender Man”. The “Slender Man” is a fictional entity created for a 2009 Photoshop contest on Something Awful, an

St. Paul Agrees to $33k Lawsuit Settlement with T.V. Anchor

Brianna Smith - January 4, 2018

Earlier this week, the St. Paul city council agreed to a $33,000 settlement to end a federal lawsuit filed by local T.V. Anchor Alix Kendall. Kendall, of Fox 9 Morning News, filed the lawsuit against St. Paul and “nearly 200 cities, counties, and other agencies throughout Minnesota back in 2014.” Why? Well, according to Kendall, her “driver’s license information was accessed more than 3,800 times during a 10-year period,” and none of those searches were “for any legitimate law enforcement purpose.” The recent settlement comes even after “courts dismissed most of the instances, saying they were past the statute of limitations.”

Judge Calls Elephant Personhood Case “Frivolous”

Sara E. Teller - January 4, 2018

Judge Calls Elephant Personhood Case “Frivolous”

New York City Slumlord Steven Croman Agrees to Pay $8m Settlement

Ryan J. Farrick - January 1, 2018

Infamous New York City landlord Steven Croman has agreed to pay $8 million in a settlement, which alleged he’d “bullied” tenants out of rent-controlled apartments. State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced less than two week ago that he’d reached an agreement with the landlord. On top of $8 million toward the settlement’s restitution fund, the

Former Inmate, Plaintiff, and Civil Rights Advocate Bobby Battle Dies at Age 80

Ryan J. Farrick - December 31, 2017

A former inmate named Bobby Battle whose landmark 1972 rights lawsuit led to a reform of the Oklahoma prison system died this week at the age of 80. “Bobby is an unsung hero. He had the guts to stand up and do the right thing,” said Stephen Jones, the main attorney in Battle’s suit. According

Michigan Teachers Will Finally Get Their Money Back

Sara E. Teller - December 29, 2017

Michigan Teachers Will Finally Get Their Money Back

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