St. Clair County Reaches Verdicts in 11 Civil Cases
St. Clair County has awarded almost $15.5 million to seven plaintiffs in 2016 with 11 civil cases reaching a verdict last year.
Verdicts & Settlements
Lawsuit Revived In Missouri Regarding Naked Pretrial Detainees
Imagine that you’re a pretrial detainee in a little jail in Missouri. Now imagine that, as a detainee in that small jail, you’re forced to go naked for several hours while your only set of clothes are in the laundry. The only thing to cover yourself is a sheet and any other bedding you might have, while guards, potentially of the opposite sex, look in on you from time to time from your cell’s window. Sound a bit hard to believe? Well, believe it, because this is the reality that pretrial detainees face on a regular basis at the Cole County Detention Center in Jefferson City, Missouri. Fortunately for detainees who find the rule a bit demeaning and uncivilized, a federal appeal court revived a lawsuit on Tuesday challenging the jail’s policy.
Deutsche Bank Settlement Complete
Deutsche Bank has agreed to a $7.2 billion settlement with the Department of Justice.
States Urge Against Remington Trigger Settlement
Remington class action settlement specifically indicates the trigger mechanisms in the company’s guns are defective in design.
Pyrrhic Victory for Johnson & Johnson
A Dallas judge’s ruling resulted in a pyrrhic victory for Johnson & Johnson. The latest and possibly last chapter in a long-lasting court case came to a close at the beginning of January. For two years, Johnson & Johnson had been fighting six plaintiffs’ accusations of negligence. At the forefront of the drama was a
SeaTac Workers Win Big In Minimum Wage Lawsuits
Throughout the last few years, the minimum wage topic has really taken center stage across the country, prompting some states to pass legislation to increase their minimum wage over time. Individual cities even hopped on board and increased the minimum wage rate for their workers, including SeaTac airport in Seattle, Washington. In 2013, city voters
Citigroup will pay $325,000 to IT Workers for Wages Owed
18 plaintiffs will receive a $325,000 settlement from Citigroup Inc. after months of litigation alleging the employer inappropriately classified a number of its information technology workers as contractors in order to avoid paying overtime wages.
LexisNexis Risk Solutions Faces Allegations of Pay Discrimination
LexisNexis Risk Solutions, a top tier leader in the risk management industry helping its customers accurately predict and manage risk, has agreed to a $1.2 million pay out in order to put to rest allegations of a pay bias made by the U.S. Department of Labor.
Niskayuna Rowing Club Suit Reaches Settlement
A settlement has been reached between Dawn and Carl LeGere, the Niskayuna Central School District and the Niskayuna Rowing club after claims from the LeGere’s that their son was treated unfairly by coaches during a rowing program. During the summer of 2015, the LeGere’s son took part in a Learn to Row program and was signed
Settlement Reached Over Water Slide Death of Lawmaker’s Son
It’s every parent’s worst nightmare, taking their family out for a day of fun at the water park, only for it to end in the death of their child. Unfortunately, this was a reality for Kansas State Representative, Scott Schwab. Last summer on August 10, Schwab and his family visited the Schlitterbahn Water Park for