Settlements

A $3 million settlement has been approved by the Luzerne County Council over a lawsuit brought by the estate of a former county jail inmate who died two years ago when county corrections officers restrained him during an altercation. According to…

The family of a 32-year-old woman, who attempted suicide in a Pasadena jail in 2015 and suffered brain injuries, will receive an $8.5 million settlement from the city. According to the lawsuit filed in June 2016 in the Burbank Superior Court, the…

The family of a female nursing student received a $22 million settlement over a lawsuit filed after she fell from the second-floor balcony of a Cleveland bar and suffered permanent, catastrophic brain injuries. According to the court documents, the…

U.S. District Judge William M. Skretny awarded a plaintiff with $2.1 million in a medical malpractice lawsuit involving her late brother who was a U.S. Army veteran, and former long-haul trucker, who spent nearly four months in intensive care at the…

A Middlesex County auto accident case involving a motorist, who sustained shoulder and back injuries after his car was struck from behind by a truck, settled for $650,000. The court records indicate that the accident happened on April 23, 2015, when…

A construction site worker, employed by Brazuka Construction, was paid $1.2 million settlement after he was severely injured by electrocution at a residential work site. According to the lawsuit filed in Essex County, the plaintiff was doing siding…

A wrongful death lawsuit involving Kern County sheriff’s deputy who ran a red light and killed an Oildale woman has settled for $2.5 million. According to the lawsuit filed in 2016, the collision happened on September 24, 2014, when the defendant…

A Hillsborough County jury awarded $2.75 million in settlements to the family of a 30-year-old stroke victim who died due to medical negligence of the county's ambulance crew. According to the lawsuit, the victim was found unconscious in the early…

On June 16, CarMax settled an environmental lawsuit for $1.6 million after it was held accountable for violating laws and dumping hazardous materials in dumpsters at company stores across the state, including two in San Diego County. According to…

A medical malpractice lawsuit brought by a Staten Island couple against a New Jersey hospital and its medical staff over the amputation of their young son’s leg due to complications from tonsil surgery was settled for $12.5 million. According to the…