Settlements
$14M Settlement Settled in Wrongful Conviction Case
A man who spent over 20 years in prison for a double homicide he did not commit has reached a $14 million settlement in a wrongful conviction lawsuit. The man was originally convicted in 1996 for the double homicide but was exonerated in 2019…
Jury Rules Norfolk Southern Must Pay $600M Settlement
The company that owned the railcar involved in the 2023 East Palestine, Ohio train derailment will not be held financially responsible for the $600 million class-action settlement Norfolk Southern agreed to pay residents.
An Ohio jury ruled…
Widow Wins $1.3M in Veteran's Medical Malpractice Case
A woman from Buxton has been awarded $1.3 million by a U.S. District Court judge after filing a medical malpractice lawsuit against the federal government on behalf of her late husband.
The case stems from the mistreatment of her 69-year-…
Stanislaus Co. to Pay $22.5M in Wrongful Murder Case
Nearly six years after a jury acquitted a criminal defense attorney and seven others of a 2012 murder, the Stanislaus County Board of Supervisors has approved a $22.5 million settlement for the wrongful accusations they faced.
Murder Case…
Ramsey County to Pay $3.6M Over Inmate Deaths
Ramsey County has agreed to a $3.6 million settlement following a federal civil rights and disability discrimination lawsuit related to the death of a man who experienced a medical emergency while in custody at the Ramsey County Jail in August…
Starbucks Ordered to Pay $50M in Hot Tea Burn Case
A California jury has awarded $50 million in damages to a delivery driver who was severely burned when a Starbucks drink spilled in his lap at a Los Angeles County drive-through, according to court documents.
Incident Resulted in Permanent…
Carson Tahoe Health Settles PPP Loan Allegations for $8.8M
Carson Tahoe Health System, along with its affiliates Carson Tahoe Physician Clinics and Carson Tahoe Continuing Care Hospital, has agreed to pay $8,876,475.45 to settle allegations regarding ineligibility for Paycheck Protection Program (PPP)…
Final Fairbanks Four Member Gets $11.5M Settlement
An Alaska Native man, the last of the so-called Fairbanks Four, has reached an $11.5 million settlement with the City of Fairbanks after alleging that police acted with racial bias in the 1997 murder case of a white teenager.
He and three…
LA County Settles Juvenile Abuse Claims for $4 Billion
Los Angeles County has agreed to a $4 billion settlement to resolve nearly 7,000 claims of sexual abuse in its juvenile detention and foster care facilities, dating back to 1959.
The groundbreaking agreement, pending approval by the Los…
Ironworker’s Family Gets $12M in Workplace Death Settlement
A Pennsylvania cement company has agreed to a $12 million settlement with the family of an ironworker who died after falling 23 feet while working at a plant in Stockertown.
The fatal accident occurred in July 2021 when the worker, employed…