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Contact Lens Company Settles $300,000 Penalty With Texas AG

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced he has secured a deceptive trade practices settlement against Vision Path, Inc.—specifically, its Hubble contact lens business—in state district court in Bexar County, Texas. Hubble will pay $300,000 in civil penalties, $70,000 in attorneys’ …

University of Minnesota Settles Harassment Complaints for Nearly $300K

Newly released documents show the University of Minnesota paid nearly $300,000 to settle sexual harassment complaints related to former athletic director Norwood Teague. He resigned in 2015 after two high-ranking administrators said he sexually harassed them at a senior leadership …

Mexican Family of Man Left by Cops at Ohio Taco Bell Settles Suit for $300K

The family of a drunken man dropped off at a Taco Bell by Ohio sheriff’s deputies and later fatally struck by a vehicle settled a lawsuit alleging authorities endangered him while joking about his Mexican heritage. The $300,000 settlement with …

Hot Springs, Arkansas, Settles $300K Discrimination Lawsuit

The city of Hot Springs, Ark., has settled a $300,000 federal discrimination lawsuit filed by a former employee of the city’s solid waste department. The Sentinel-Record reports the settlement was reached on March 13. Margaret Hillistad filed the lawsuit against …

Missouri Religious Order to Pay $300K in Abuse Settlement

A Roman Catholic religious order has agreed to pay $300,000 to a former student at a suburban St. Louis, Mo., high school to settle claims that a teacher at the school sexually abused him. The settlement was announced on Oct. …

Contractor to Pay Traverse City, Michigan $300K for River Damage

The contractor hired to remove a northern Michigan dam will pay $300,000 to resolve a lawsuit and restore a river that was damaged when the dam failed. Traverse City commissioners approved the settlement agreement on Oct. 6, the Traverse City …