Mother Awarded $3.8M, Ending Breast-Pumping Discrimination Case
Carrie Ferrera Clark was recently awarded $3.8 million to settle a lawsuit she filed when she was discriminated at work for pumping breast milk.
Verdicts & Settlements
County Agrees to $25K Settlement in Case Involving the 2017 Death of John Thornton Jenkins
Clackamas County recently agreed to pay $25,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by the family of John Thornton Jenkins, a climber who fell from Mount Hood and died.
Patient Awarded $110.6 Million in Asthma Attack Lawsuit
Hospital staff inappropriately care for a patient after an asthma attack, leaving her with permanent injuries. She is awarded $110.6 Million.
$1 Million Settlement Reached in College Athlete Gibson’s Case
A University of Arizona field athlete receives nearly $1 million in abuse settlement.
Lyft Loses N.Y. Supreme Court Case, Has to Pay Drivers Minimum Wage
Lyft claims a court ruling forcing it to pay drivers like regular cabbies works to Uber’s benefit.
Terranea Resort Agrees to $2.1M Settlement, Ending Wage Dispute Suit with Employees
Earlier this week, the Terranea Resort in Rancho Palos Verdes agreed to a $2.1 million lawsuit with workers to settle a wage dispute lawsuit.
Maddin Hauser Ranked in Michigan Lawyers Weekly’s 2018 Million Dollar Verdicts and Settlements
Bringing a long and challenging case to a close, two Maddin Hauser attorneys negotiated a settlement that was listed in Michigan Lawyers Weekly’s 2018 Million Dollar Verdicts and Settlements Issue.
Wisconsin Supreme Court Backs Online Firearms Retailer ArmsList in Mass Shooting Lawsuit
The court said Armslist is exempt from liability under the Communications Decency Act.
Settlement Reached in Case Involving Inmate Who Wasn’t Treated
The family of an inmate who was found dead after being left untreated for asthma receives an undisclosed settlement.
Important Ruling in Wit v. United Behavioral Health Enforces the Right of Individuals to Obtain Treatment for Mental Health and Addiction
This ruling should ensure that those who suffer from mental illness and addiction will receive adequate treatment, just as those with cancer do.