StarKist Reaches Settlement Agreement with Justice Department Over Price Fixing
StarKist Reaches Settlement Agreement with Justice Department Over Price Fixing
Verdicts & Settlements
$14.5M Settlement Approved in San Francisco Tree Branch Injury
Supervisors in San Francisco have approved a $14.5 million settlement involving a 36-year-old woman who was hit by a falling tree branch while sitting on a park bench.
Remington Settles Class Action Over Bad Triggers
A class action settlement involving the safety mechanism on some of Remington’s most popular firearms has officially gone into effect. CNBC reports that the case’s future was decided when attorneys for the firearms manufacturer declined to pursue a Supreme Court appeal. The agreement’s finalization means that owners of Model 700 and similar rifles can request
Wake County School System Agrees to $75K Settlement Involving Student Hit by Car While Catching His Bus
The Wake County school district recently agreed to settle a lawsuit filed by a student’s family for $75,000. According to the lawsuit, the student, Michael Burgess was an 11-year-old student at West Lake Middle School in 2014 when he was “struck by a car while trying to catch a school bus” and “suffered multiple serious injuries.” As a result, the family sued the school district, accusing it of “putting the bus stop in an unsafe location.” However, despite it’s agreement to settle the suit, the Wake County school district made “no admission of responsibility.”
Army Headmaster Center of Sexual Abuse Lawsuit Filed by Cadet
Army Headmaster Center of Sexual Abuse Lawsuit Filed by Cadet
Wrongful Death Suit Against Deceased Marion County Woman Reaches Settlement
A wrongful death suit was filed against a woman, now deceased, recently settled “without a finding of fault.” The suit was filed against Barbara Lucille Stricklin and named her a person of interest in the shooting death of her husband, John L. Stricklin. The suit itself was filed by Mr. Stricklin’s adult children last November.
Michael Avenatti Ordered to Pay $4.85M in Back Pay Lawsuit
Earlier this week, a judge in California ruled that Michael Avenatti, lawyer to actress Stormy Daniels, must pay $4.85 million in back pay to an attorney who used to work for his former law firm. The ruling marks the “first time the potential presidential candidate is being held personally liable in the lawsuit over back pay.”
University of Southern California Proposes $215 Million Settlement in Student Sex Abuse Case
While the University of Southern California settled a sex abuse lawsuit for $215 million on Friday, more women are coming forward to allege abuse against the school’s former head gynecologist. The New York Times reports that the settlement has yet to be approved by a court. It’s among the largest reached by a university facing
Horning Brothers Settles Sexual Harassment Claims with Attorney General
Horning Brothers Settles Sexual Harassment Claims with Attorney General
San Quentin Psychiatrist Wins Suit After State Changes Lead to Prisoner Suicide
A San Quentin psychiatrist has been awarded $800,00 after he accused corrections staff of illegal retaliation. Christopher Wadsworth, who the Sacramento Bee reports served as the prison’s chief psychiatrist, received the settlement last year. Wadsworth accused the state of endangering prisoners’ lives by adopting an unsafe mental health policy. That protocol, says Wadsworth’s suit, tied