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Chokehold Death Lawsuit Settled For $6.5M

Categories: Verdicts
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 from a…

Lead Exposure From Flint Water Plant Result In $600M Deal

Categories: Settlements
In August, Michigan Attorney General announced (AG) in a press release that the Flint water crisis reached an agreement and a deal of $600 million as part of a preliminary settlement with Flint residents is expected to be finalized within about 45…

MO Prison To Give Hepatitis C Treatment As Settlement

Categories: Settlements
In August, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) announced that people who are incarcerated in Missouri prisons would receive Hepatitis C treatment and education as a part of a settlement in a federal class action lawsuit. In December 2016, the…

Pregnant Mother's Death Lawsuit Settled For $1M

Categories: Settlements
A $1 million settlement has been approved by the city of Phoenix over a March 2016 wrongful death lawsuit involving a pregnant mother who, along with her unborn baby, died from a blood clot during a medical emergency. According to the lawsuit filed…

Hazardous Waste Lawsuit Result In $1.43M Settlement

Categories: Settlements
Kelly-Moore Paint Company agreed to pay a $1.43 million settlement to resolve claims brought by 10 Northern California district attorneys led by San Mateo County’s District Attorney (DA) Stephen Wagstaffe over hazardous waste law violations.…

Late Veteran's Sister Gets $2.1M In Medical Malpractice Suit

Categories: Settlements
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…

Woman Critically Injured From A Fall Gets $22M

Categories: Settlements
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…

Ghost Ship Warehouse Fire Lawsuit Leads To $32.7M Settlement

Categories: Verdicts
A 2016 lawsuit filed over a disastrous Ghost Ship warehouse fire has been settled for $32.7 million by the city of Oakland. According to the court records, the incident happened on December 2, 2016, when an illegal music party was going on inside…

Pasadena City To Pay $8.5M Over A Suicide Attempt In Jail

Categories: Settlements
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…

Luzerne County Jail Death Lawsuit Settled For $3 Million

Categories: 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…
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