Settlements
Chokehold Death Lawsuit Settled For $6.5M
A wrongful death lawsuit involving a now-former police officer who is facing a murder charge for choking a man to death settled for $6.5 million.
According to the lawsuit, in February, a 40-year old chokehold death victim fought and fled…
PG&E Agrees To Pay $125M In California Fire
California's energy regulator and Pacific Gas & Electric have reached a $125 million settlement over the 2019 Kincade Fire that burned more than 77,000 acres destroying hundreds of homes and injuring Sonoma County's four residents.
As…
Late Bullied Student To Get $1.2M From Chicago Public Schools
The mother of a student from a Chicago Public School who was bullied in the school will receive a $1.2 million settlement as the traumatized student attempted suicide which resulted in his death.
As per the court documents, the mother of…
The federal government awarded a settlement to a late Vermont soldier for cancer caused due to the exposure to smoke from pits used to burn waste. As per the lawsuit, the soldier was a Vermont National Guard veteran and local firefighter who got diagnose
The husband of a woman who got killed after being struck by a car will receive a $2 million settlement if a city committee approves the settlement.
As per the lawsuit, the woman's husband took her shopping for Mother's Day in 2018 when she…
Veteran Dies After Receiving $3M In Misdiagnosis Lawsuit
The federal government awarded a settlement to a late Vermont soldier for cancer caused due to the exposure to smoke from pits used to burn waste.
As per the lawsuit, the soldier was a Vermont National Guard veteran and local firefighter…
$25M Settlement For Florida High School Shooting Victims
A federal jury has awarded a $25 million settlement to the families of 52 people who were killed, injured or traumatized in the shooting incident at a Florida high school.
The incident took place in 2018 when a former student walked onto…
Partial Settlement Of $21M Reached In A DUI Case
A civil lawsuit involving a prominent businessman has partially settled for $21 million after finding him guilty in a deadly DUI case.
According to the lawsuit, the incident occurred on May 30, 2019, when the defendant was driving a Range…
PFAS Contamination Results In $17.5M Settlement With Tyco
Tyco Fire Products, a major manufacturer of aqueous film forming foam (AFFF), and two other companies agreed to pay $17.5 million to settle a class action lawsuit over per and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS contamination in the Peshtigo and…
2015 Gold King Mine Spill: NM To Receive $11M
A 2016 lawsuit filed by the state of New Mexico over the 2015 Gold King Mine spill has reached a settlement, and the state will receive $11 million from Silverton-based Sunnyside Gold Corp., owned by the international mining conglomerate Kinross…
Family Of A Deceased Maryland Football Player Gets $3.5M
The University of Maryland has agreed to pay a settlement of $3.5 million to the parents of a football player who died of heatstroke following a workout in 2018.
The settlement was announced in a meeting agenda released by the Maryland…