settlement News

Travelers Settles with Louisiana Policyholders over Katrina/Rita Damage

Travelers Insurance announced it has reached a settlement with policyholders in Louisiana over property damage caused by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. The Hurricane Katrina-Travelers Settlement Administrator said the proposed settlement has been preliminarily approved in a class action lawsuit, Arthur …

New Mexico Man Gets $70K Settlement In Mistaken ID Arrest

A New Mexico county is paying a $70,000 settlement to a man who was arrested and then jailed for several days after being mistaken for another man with the same name. Attorney John Day, who represents Anthony Ortiz of Rio …

Hanford Nuclear Contractor Settles Lawsuit For $1.1M

A contractor at the Hanford nuclear plant in Washington has agreed to pay $1.1 million to settle a lawsuit filed by the Justice Department claiming the company used federal money to lobby for new government customers for a first responder …

UC Irvine to Settle Federal Fraud Claims For $1.2M

UC Irvine has agreed to pay $1.2 million to settle allegations that the Southern California university allowed residents at its medical center to give patients anesthesia without supervision, then billed Medicare as if doctors were present. The Orange County Register …

Missouri Regulators Reach $2M Settlement with Travel Insurance Company

The Missouri Department of Insurance announced that Missouri consumers who purchased travel insurance policies sold by a Pennsylvania-based insurer may be entitled to a refund of nearly $2 million. The policies were sold by the National Union Fire Insurance Co. …

New Mexico Reaches Settlement Over Massive Tire Dump

A massive tire dump that stretches through a remote arroyo in northeastern New Mexico will be cleaned up as part of a settlement reached with a ranching operation. State Land Commissioner Ray Powell and Environment Secretary Dave Martin announced the …

Northern California Transit Approves Settlement Over Journalist Death

The widow of a veteran Oakland Tribune journalist who was struck and killed by a San Francisco Muni train four years ago has been awarded a $900,000 wrongful death settlement. The San Jose Mercury News reported the Municipal Transportation Agency’s …

Oregon Governor Signs Medical-Error Mediation Bill

Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber has signed a bill creating a new mediation process for patients injured by medical mistakes. Kitzhaber signed the measure Monday flanked by legislators and the leaders of the Oregon Medical Association and the Oregon Trial Lawyers …

Montana Asbestos Victims Object To Attorneys’ Fees

Some victims of asbestos exposure in northwestern Montana have asked a state judge to deny $4 million in fees and costs requested by attorneys in a legal settlement with chemical manufacturer W.R. Grace and Co. In letters submitted to state …

Proposed Settlement In New Mexico Smaller Than Jury Award

The family of an Iraq War veteran who was fatally shot by a police officer wanted to settle a lawsuit against the city of Albuquerque for $1 million before a judge ruled in February that the veteran was unlawfully killed. …