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$36M Granted to 2018 Marshall County Shooting Victims
12/21/2023 - 16:28In a recent ruling by a Western Kentucky circuit court judge awarded over $36 million in damages to the victims of the tragic 2018 Marshall County High School shooting. The lawsuit, initiated in 2019 by several parties including the family…
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Seattle Settles: $10M for 2020 Protesters
01/26/2024 - 16:16Seattle has agreed to pay $10 million to 50 demonstrators who sued over the police department’s heavy-handed response to racial justice protests in 2020, in a settlement announced by attorneys from both sides. The protesters were among tens…
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No Bankruptcy Shield For 3M In Combat Earplug Lawsuits
08/30/2022 - 15:17A U.S. judge ruled on Friday that the bankruptcy of a subsidiary did not prevent lawsuits against the non-bankrupt parent business, 3M Co., which means that the company must now deal with more than 230,000 defective earplugs claims.A…
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Bayer Files Petition To Review Roundup Suit
03/28/2022 - 15:43Bayer has filed a petition with the U.S. Supreme Court for a final review over a Roundup lawsuit that needs the company to pay a massive amount as a penalty.The company appealed after a California state court jury favored the lymphoma-…
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Seattle Schools Get $1.75M in JUUL E-Cig Settlement
12/27/2023 - 17:20Seattle Public Schools is set to receive a total of $1.75 million by 2027, as a result of settlements concluded after a prolonged four-year legal dispute with the e-cigarette manufacturer JUUL Labs.The settlement terms dictate that the…
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$120M Verdict in Elmsford's Westchester Med Suit
04/12/2023 - 17:51In a significant legal decision, a state Supreme Court jury awarded a $120 million verdict against Westchester Medical Center, setting a record for the largest medical malpractice award in the county's history. This verdict stems from a…
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L.A. County Settles Cavity Search Claim for $1.75M
01/17/2024 - 16:37The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors has agreed to a $1.75 million settlement with a woman from Pico Rivera who accused sheriff's deputies of conducting two unlawful cavity searches while searching for drugs. The woman filed the…
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Monroe Woman Gets $2.75M In Highway Crash From WA State
10/10/2022 - 22:24Washington state has agreed to pay $2.75 million to a woman who was critically injured in a rollover accident on Highway 522 involving a state Department of Transportation vehicle.On March 5, 2018, a mother from Monroe was travelling east…
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Juul Fails To Block Vaping Products Trial
05/02/2022 - 13:17JuuL Labs Inc. has failed to block the first trial from 2,500 personal injury cases against the e-cigarette maker, which accuses the company of marketing vaping products targeting minors.As per the court documents, a Tennessee woman alleged…
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$3M To A Family Of Man Shot By Colorado Police
03/25/2022 - 09:44A federal jury has awarded a $3 million settlement to the family of a 19-year-old Black man who was shot by police officers in 2019, which resulted in his death.The boy's death resulted in protests against the excessive force used by police…