Tag: Legal settlements
State to pay $475K to family of pot suspect killed by dozer
READING, Pa. — The state of Pennsylvania will pay $475,000 to the estate of a man who died underneath a bulldozer that Pennsylvania State...
DOJ seeks $3.2M from West Virginia governor’s coal companies
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The U.S. Department of Justice is seeking $3.2 million in penalties from Appalachian coal mines owned by West Virginia Gov. Jim...
Detroit suburb agrees to $1.25M deal in death of Black man
DETROIT — A Detroit suburb has agreed to a $1.25 million settlement in a lawsuit over the fatal police shooting of an unarmed Black...
Settlement reached in Indiana police pursuit, deadly crash
CROWN POINT, Ind. — A $1.2 million settlement has been reached in a federal lawsuit filed over a high-speed police chase that ended with...
UK actors settle phone hacking claims with tabloid publisher
LONDON — British television presenter and writer David Walliams and “Doc Martin” star Martin Clunes were among several actors who formally settled damages Thursday...
Delayed trial of Women v US Soccer pushed back to June 15
LOS ANGELES — The long delayed trial in the case of female players against the U.S. Soccer Federation has been pushed back again.
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Former Marlins owner to reimburse government $5.5 million
MIAMI — Former Miami Marlins owner Jeffrey Loria reached a final lawsuit settlement to reimburse local government $5.5 million for the cost of building...
S. Korean sexual slavery survivor wants UN court judgment
SEOUL, South Korea — A South Korean woman who was sexually enslaved by Japan’s World War II military called for the leaders of both...
Honduran-born US citizen settles lawsuit over jailing
NEW ORLEANS — A Honduran-born United States citizen has settled a lawsuit with a Louisiana sheriff’s office that jailed him in 2018 on suspicion...
Ex-medical manager wins $3.6M in whistleblower settlement
INDIANAPOLIS — An Indianapolis-based medical supply company’s former manager has won $3.6 million in a settlement of her whistleblower lawsuit accusing that company and...