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$1.55M Settlement In City of Troy Open Fire Case

Categories: Settlements

A settlement of $1.55M has been reached in a court case against the city of Troy where the police officers were accused of shooting a man in a car chase.

As per the court documents, the incident took place in the early morning of April 17,…

Morgantown Firefighters' Holiday Back Pay Suit Might End Soon

Categories: Settlements

A lawsuit over holiday back pay between International Firefighters Local 313 and the city of Morgantown will go before the jury on September 16.

The lawsuits claim that Morgantown paid the firefighter for 12 hours instead of 24 hours of the…

City of Pleasanton To Pay $5.9M Settlement In A Wrongful Death Lawsuit

Categories: Settlements

A jury awarded a $5.9 million settlement in a wrongful death lawsuit to the family of a man who died in police custody.

The victim was a 38-year-old man living with his parents in the City of Pleasanton. He was suffering from a mental…

$8.25M Settlement To 17 Albama Shipyard Workers

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A jury awarded an $8.25 million settlement to 17 shipyard workers in Albama who got seriously injured while using a miller saw at work.

As per the lawsuit, the plaintiffs blame manufacturer, Metabo and distributor Southern Gas & Supply…

Woman Beaten By Police Will Get $2M From Philadelphia

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A Philadelphia woman who was pulled from her vehicle and beaten by the police will be paid $2 million by the city.

According to the court documents, the incident took place on October 27, 2020, when the woman, her 2-year-old son, and the 16…

Wrongly Convicted Man To Get $11M In 1998 Murder Case

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A man who was wrongly convicted of killing his girlfriend in 1998 has been paid $11 million by a California county as he spent two decades in the prison.

The plaintiff, who is 63 years old, now sued Riverside county and its sheriff’s…

$5.5M Settlement For A Man Paralyzed In Poconos Shooting

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A federal jury has announced a $5.5 million settlement to a man who got paralyzed due to an accidental shooting in Poconos.

The incident took place at Threat Assessment and Tactical Solutions (TATS), a Stroudsburg shooting range that is…

Man Alleges New Hampshire’s Youth Center Of Abuse

Categories: Settlements

New Hampshire’s youth detention center faces another lawsuit from a man who alleged that he was sexually and physically assaulted by the staffers at the center.

As per the court documents, the plaintiff has spent three years in the…

Paramedics Negligence Lawsuit Settled For $2.75M

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A Hillsborough County jury awarded $2.75 million in settlements to the family of a 30-year-old stroke victim who died due to medical negligence of the county's ambulance crew.

According to the lawsuit, the victim was found unconscious in…

Family Of Oildale Woman Died In Crash Gets $2.5M

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A wrongful death lawsuit involving Kern County sheriff’s deputy who ran a red light and killed an Oildale woman has settled for $2.5 million.

According to the lawsuit filed in 2016, the collision happened on September 24, 2014, when the…