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St. Louis to pay $4M to Settle Jail Inhumane Conditions Suit

Categories: Settlements

The city of St. Louis has agreed to a $4 million settlement in a class action lawsuit over inhumane conditions at the now-closed St. Louis Medium Security Institution, commonly known as the Workhouse.

The lawsuit alleged that inmates were…

$14M Settlement Settled in Wrongful Conviction Case

Categories: Settlements

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

Categories: Settlements

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…

Veteran Receives $10.6M Verdict for Motorcycle Crash

Categories: Verdicts

A Volusia County motorcycle rider who was seriously injured in a Daytona Beach Shores crash has been awarded a $10.6 million verdict by a jury. 

This came after the rider rejected a settlement offer of just $90,000. The jury determined that…

Widow Wins $1.3M in Veteran's Medical Malpractice Case

Categories: Settlements

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

Categories: Settlements

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

Categories: Settlements

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

Categories: Settlements

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

Categories: Settlements

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

Categories: Settlements

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…

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