Settlements
Opioid Discrimination Lawsuit Against Walgreens Dismissed
A federal court has rejected a proposed class action lawsuit accusing Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc of discriminating against people with disabilities by prohibiting pharmacists from completing high-dose…
$14M For Pierce County In Opioid Settlement
Pierce County will receive almost $14 million from a state-negotiated settlement with opioid distributors, which authorities intend to use to battle the effects of the opioid crisis…
W.Va. To Get $147.5M In Opioid Settlement From Walmart & CVS
The state of West Virginia has resolved two opioid claims with Walmart and CVS for $147.5 million, according to the attorney general.
The settlement resolves litigation…
Evansville Agrees To Pay $1.75M in Deadly Police Chase Crash
The city of Evansville has agreed to pay a lady $1.75 million to resolve a lawsuit resulting from a 2017 police pursuit collision that killed her two children and husband and critically wounded her.
…Family Of Hazing Victim Gets $1M From VCU
Virginia Commonwealth University will pay roughly $1 million to the family of a young man who died as a result of a fraternity hazing event in 2021.
The family agreement mandates the University of Richmond to make substantial modifications…
$400M Settlement Between WV & Three Big Opioid Distributors
A historic 400 million dollar settlement between West Virginia and the three largest opioid distributors in the country has been reached.
The deal was reached after a lawsuit…
Family Of 19-Year-Old Who Died In Police Custody Gets $5M
The family of a 19-year-old African American man who passed away in police custody in Caroline County, Maryland, in 2018 has reached a partial settlement in their federal case against seven Eastern Shore communities.
The American Civil…
Jury Awards $45.2M To Parents Of Sandy Hook Victim
A Texas jury ruled on Friday that a U.S. conspiracy theorist must pay the parents of a 6-year-old boy killed in the Sandy Hook massacre in 2012 $45.2 million in punitive damages in addition to the $4.1 million in compensatory damages already…
$1M Settlement For Plaintiff Over Sweeper Collision
A potential $1 million settlement has been reached in the case of a man who was hurt when his automobile collided with a street sweeper in Hacienda Heights in 2018.
The county Claims Board and the Board of Supervisors must approve the…
$3M Civil Rights Settlement For A Man Shot In North Carolina
A lawsuit brought by the family of an unarmed Black man who was shot and killed in his car by sheriff's deputies more than a year ago has been settled for $3 million, according to a North Carolina sheriff's office.
The plaintiff died as a…