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Settlement Reached in 2016 San Antonio Sinkhole Death: $15M

The family of a sheriff’s deputy who died when her personal vehicle fell into a sinkhole that opened along a San Antonio street will share in a nearly $15 million settlement. The San Antonio Express-News reports that the board of …

Mississippi Settles Some Tobacco Claims for $15M

Mississippi’s attorney general says the nation’s largest tobacco company will pay the state $15 million to settle claims that it was underreporting the number of cigarettes it was shipping to the state. Attorney General Jim Hood announced the settlement with …

$15 Million Awarded in Illinois Childbirth Death Lawsuit

Jurors have awarded a $15 million settlement to the husband of a suburban Chicago high school teacher who died while giving birth. The Chicago Sun-Times reports that the wrongful death lawsuit accused two doctors and hospitals of failing to diagnose …