California County Agrees to Pay $3.5M in 2018 Jail Death Case April 12, 2021 San Diego County will pay $3.5 million to settle a lawsuit brought by the family of a mentally ill man...
Los Angeles Paying $1.6M to Settle Suits Alleging Police Wrongdoing April 9, 2021 Los Angeles will pay nearly $1.6 million to settle three lawsuits involving alleged wrongdoing by the city’s police department, a...
Nursing Home in Washington Paying $8M in Sexual Assault Suit April 9, 2021 A Seattle nursing home’s insurer has agreed to pay $8 million to settle a lawsuit brought on behalf of a...
Hawaii Teen Gets $150K Settlement for Arrest by Classmate’s Dad March 30, 2021 By Jennifer Sinco Kelleher The Honolulu City Council has approved a $150,000 settlement in a lawsuit that accused a police officer of improperly arresting...
Washington School District Agrees to $4.25M Sex Assault Settlement March 30, 2021 A suburban Seattle, Wash., school district this week agreed to pay $4.25 million to settle a lawsuit that accuses a...
California County Paying $4M in Misconduct Suits March 30, 2021 San Diego County has so far spent more than $4 million to settle a dozen lawsuits brought after a sheriff’s...
U.S.C. Paying $1.1B to Patients of Gynecologist in Alleged Abuse Cases March 26, 2021 The University of Southern California on Thursday announced a settlement for $852 million, bringing the total to $1.1 billion going...
Chemical Site Cleanup on Maine River to Cost More Than $180M March 25, 2021 A settlement that is pending approval from a federal judge would require the former owner of a shuttered chemical plant...
Northern California City Settles for $3.25M in Police Killing March 23, 2021 A Northern California city has agreed to pay $3.25 million to settle a lawsuit by the daughters of an unarmed...
New Mexico Lawmakers Aim to Address Rising Costs of Child-Abuse Settlements March 23, 2021 By Cedar Attanasio The New Mexico state Legislature has passed a bill aimed at reducing the rehiring of abusive teachers and addressing the...