Settlement Information Released in Police Brutality Case
Settlement Information Released in Police Brutality Case
Verdicts & Settlements
County Settles Class-Action Lawsuit Alleging Taser Misuse
County Settles Class-Action Lawsuit Alleging Taser Misuse
Chicago Will Pay $20 Million to Close Code-of-Silence Lawsuit
Chicago Will Pay $20 Million to Close Code-of-Silence Lawsuit
$4.5 Million Agreement Reached in Sheboygan River Pollution Case
$4.5 Million Agreement Reached in Sheboygan River Pollution Case
Park La Brea Apartments in LA Shells Out $3.5 Over Bedbug Infestation
A group of residents at Los Angeles’ Park La Brea Apartments won a hefty settlement over a bedbug infestation. Sixteen former and current tenants at La Brea were awarded $3.5 million by a Los Angeles Superior Court judge late Friday afternoon. La Brea Apartments is, according to The LA Times, among the largest housing complexes
Cleveland Pays $375k After Shooting Kip Holloway For No Reason
The City of Cleveland agreed to pay $375,000 to settle a suit over the 2014 shooting of Kip Holloway. Holloway, purportedly unarmed and trying to surrender himself to law enforcement, was lying face-down in a residential garage. The 29-year old African-American man had caught a ride from two men he knew. Shortly after, he learned
Discrimination Lawsuit Settled Between Crop Production Services and U.S. Workers
A settlement was recently reached between Crop Production Services Inc. and a group of U.S. citizens. The lawsuit itself was filed by the “U.S. Justice Department for discrimination against U.S. citizens in favor of foreign visa workers.” As part of the settlement, the Loveland-based company “agreed to pay a penalty and back wages” to the affected U.S. workers.
Carolina Panthers Owner Jerry Richardson Accused of Sexual Harassment, Racist Remarks
The Carolina Panthers extended settlements to at least four former employees, following allegations of sexual misconduct and racial discrimination on the part of team owner Jerry Richardson. Sports Illustrated catalogued the offenses purportedly committed by the 81-year old. Each of the settlements was subject to confidentiality agreements and non-disparagement clauses, which would prevent Richardson’s supposed
Delaware Pays $7.5 to Victims of Vaughn Correctional Center Siege
The State of Delaware agreed to pay $7.5 million to the family of a prison guard killed during an inmate siege at James T. Vaughn Correctional Center earlier this year. Six prison workers who were taken hostage by their wards participated as plaintiffs in the suit along with the remaining family of Lt. Steven Floyd,
Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court to Block Immigrant Abortion
On Monday, the Trump administration asked the Supreme Court to block another teenage illegal immigrant from getting an abortion. Politico.com reports that the move comes only hours after a federal judge ordered the administration to stand down. In a Tuesday decision, the courts demanded that immigration officials allow two undocumented 17-year old girls to terminate