Wrongfully Convicted Missouri Man Gets $8M Settlement May 18, 2020 A southeastern Missouri city has agreed to an $8 million settlement in a lawsuit filed by a man who spent...
Judge Rules for Insurer Employer’s Mutual in Nebraska Wrongful Conviction Case November 5, 2018 A Nebraska judge has ruled that an insurance provider doesn’t have to cover the legal debt of a Nebraska county...
Insurer Fights Paying $5.3M to Man Wrongly Convicted in Missouri September 17, 2018 A former insurance carrier for the city of Columbia, Missouri, is appealing a ruling that it owes $5.3 million to...
Virginia Governor Signs Bill Giving $1.55M to Exonerated Man March 22, 2017 Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe has signed a bill to provide $1.55 million to a man who spent more than three...
Nebraska County to Challenge Insurers Over Coverage for $28M Lawsuit November 28, 2016 Nebraska’s Gage County will challenge its insurers’ decision not to cover it for a $28.1 million judgment awarded to six...
Virginia City, Insurers Settle Suit Filed by Wrongfully Convicted Man January 14, 2016 The city of Newport News, Virginia, and its insurers have paid $2 million to settle a lawsuit brought by a...
New York City to Pay $6.25M to Man Exonerated in 1989 Killing June 25, 2015 By Jennifer Peltz New York City has agreed to pay $6.25 million to a man who spent nearly 25 years in prison before...
Washington Weighs Compensation for Wrongful Convictions April 9, 2013 By Rachel La Corte Alan Northrop anxiously waits outside a Senate committee hearing, his girlfriend rubbing his shoulders and whispering words of support as...