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Connecticut Fined With $12M In Neglect Case Settlement

Categories: Verdicts

Connecticut is expected to pay $12 million to resolve a dispute involving a neglected 14-month-old boy who was placed with a cousin who had charges of abuse by the state's child protection department in 2015. The youngster was extremely starved…

$5M Settlement To Dead Student From University Of Utah

Categories: Settlements

The University of Utah revealed on Tuesday that it had struck an agreement and will pay $5 million to the parents of an overseas student who was slain last year.

On Feb. 11, 2022, a first-year Chinese student was assassinated by a fellow…

New Jersey Jury Awards $6.5M For An Injured Man

Categories: Verdicts

A $6.5 million settlement was given by a New Jersey jury to a 47-year-old man who was engaged in a catastrophic car accident when the at-fault motorist carelessly hit his vehicle in the rear, causing him to suffer many injuries.

The guy,…

Man Dragged By Train To Get $9.15M From BART

Categories: Settlements

BART officials have agreed to pay a $9.15 million compensation to a customer who was pulled by a train at Powell Street Station two years ago.

According to a complaint filed in November 2021, the event occurred on February 11, 2021, when…

$5M For A Man's Estate In Medical Malpractice Lawsuit

Categories: Settlements

Following a trial for a medical negligence civil action over the man's death during a cardiac catheterization treatment, a Clarke County State Court jury awarded $4.36 million to the man's estate.

During a week-long trial, the jury returned…

Woman Gets $47M In Medical Malpractice Suit

Categories: Settlements

A woman with "locked-in syndrome" was granted a $47 million decision in a medical malpractice case this week, though her lawyer claimed she will likely only receive a portion of the money.

The plaintiff claimed in a complaint filed in 2020…

$15M Penalty For Healthcare Providers Over False Medicaid Billing

Categories: Settlements

Two healthcare providers in Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties, including Dignity Health, have agreed to pay $22.5 million in settlement arrangements to resolve charges that they violated federal and state law by submitting phoney…

4 New Opioid Settlements Worth $226M For Oklahoma

Categories: Settlements

According to the attorney general, Oklahoma has reached settlement agreements worth more than $226 million with three large drugstore chains and one opioid manufacturer.

3M Spends More Than $450M Over Earplugs Lawsuits

Categories: General

According to court papers, 3M Co. has spent more than $450 million on defence as it fights charges that faulty earplugs given to the US military impaired troops' hearing.

Federal Court Rejects To Reopen Zofran’s Birth Defect Cases

Categories: General

A federal appeals court declined to reopen hundreds of claims filed by women alleging that GlaxoSmithKline Plc neglected to warn them that using the anti-nausea medication Zofran