Judge Approves $73M Payout to Alleged UCLA Doctor Sex Victims July 14, 2021 By Robert Jablon A federal judge has given final approval to a $73 million settlement of a lawsuit that alleged some 6,000 women...
Purdue Pharma to Pay $4.5B in New York Settlement Over Role in Opioid Crisis July 12, 2021 Governor Andrew M. Cuomo has announced a $4.5 billion settlement with Purdue Pharma over the company’s role in falsely marketing...
Settlement Reached in Missouri Waffle House Shooting July 9, 2021 The family of a man who was fatally shot by a security guard during a New Year’s Day 2018 melee...
CITGO Agrees to Settle for 2006 Louisiana Refinery Spill July 7, 2021 CITGO Petroleum Corp. has agreed to pay $19.7 million to restore natural resources damaged during a 2006 spill at its...
New Mexico City Settling Ex-Officers’ Suit over Race-Based Enforcement July 6, 2021 Hobbs, N.M., will pay a $1.4 million settlement to three former police officers whose whistleblower lawsuit alleged they were subjected...
$1M Settlement Reached in Washington Dairy Worker Overtime Suit June 23, 2021 Yakima County Superior Court has approved a $1 million settlement that provides retroactive overtime pay for workers at a Lower...
New Mexico Public Defender Agency Settles Gender Pay-Gap Suit June 18, 2021 Several female attorneys and investigators at the state Law Offices of the Public Defender are getting raises to resolve a...
Judge OKs $15M Settlement in Arizona Over Rape of Incapacitated Woman June 17, 2021 By Jacques Billeaud A judge has approved a $15 million settlement against a doctor in a lawsuit by the parents of an incapacitated...
Arizona Settlement Reached with Parents Whose Son Was Killed by Officer June 15, 2021 The parents of a man fatally shot five years ago by a Mesa police officer at an Arizona hotel has...
New York Lawsuit Over Sexual Misconduct Reporting in Jails Settled June 14, 2021 By Carolyn Thompson New York state officials have agreed to settle a lawsuit that accused the Erie County Sheriff’s Office of improperly responding...