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Seattle Family Settles Lawsuit for $13M After Relatives Killed by Repeat Drunk Driver

Brianna Smith - May 22, 2018

A lawsuit related to a couple killed by a drunk driver in Seattle’s Wedgewood neighborhood back in 2013 recently settled for $13 million. The lawsuit itself was filed against the city of Seattle by the couple’s son, Dan Schulte, “whose wife and infant son was also injured in the crash.” Schulte decided to file his lawsuit against the city because he believed the city failed in “supervising people known for driving intoxicated.” The wrongful-death and personal injury lawsuit was settled in time to avoid a jury trial.

Wrongful Death Lawsuit Ends with $700,000 Settlement Agreement

Brianna Smith - May 21, 2018

Over two years ago San Diego musician Nicki Lyn Carano was driving when a “giant tree fell o her car in Pacific Beach.” Since her tragic death, her parents spent time filing a wrongful death lawsuit against the city that finally reached a settlement recently for $700,000. In their lawsuit against the city of San Diego, Carano’s parents, Anthony and Carole Ann Carano, alleged “city authorities had ‘actual and/or constructive knowledge’ that there was a defect in the tree that caused their daughter’s death

Six More States File Opioid Abuse Lawsuits Against Purdue Pharma

Sara E. Teller - May 21, 2018

Six More States File Opioid Abuse Lawsuits Against Purdue Pharma

Michigan State University Will Pay $500 Million to the Victims of Former Physician Larry Nassar

Ryan J. Farrick - May 17, 2018

Michigan State University will pay $500 million to the victims of former physician Larry Nassar, who molested hundreds of girls and young women while working as a sports medicine specialist on-campus. According to the New York Times, the settlement will entail the largest amount ever paid in a sex abuse scandal involving an American university.

District Reaches Settlement in Wrestling Coach Case

Sara E. Teller - May 15, 2018

In October 2016, a jury found the 50-year-old Thomas Joseph Snider guilty of molesting 25 students while he was a boy’s wrestling coach for Torrance High School. The district has now, finally, reached a $31 million settlement with twelve of these students in a negligence lawsuit their families brought against it. Snider committed his crimes

Goodwill Agrees to Pay $850,000, Settling Sexual Harassment Lawsuit

Brianna Smith - May 11, 2018

In a recent agreement to settle a sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit, Goodwill Industries of the East Bay Area “and an affiliate have agreed to pay $850,000 to eight current and former employees,” according to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). The lawsuit was originally filed by the EEOC against Goodwill and Calidad Industries Inc., after “six female janitors assigned to work the night shift at the federal building in Oakland alleged they faced routine sexual harassment by their direct supervisor.”

California Coffee Retailers Now Required to Serve Their Coffee with Cancer Warnings

Brianna Smith - May 10, 2018

If you plan on visiting a California Starbucks shop or other coffee roaster or retailer in the near future, you’ll likely notice something new with your order. According to a recent court ruling from a Los Angeles judge, coffee roasters and retailers “must serve up a cancer warning with coffee sold in California.” The judge, Superior Court Judge Elihu Berle, published the ruling earlier this week after determining that “other coffee sellers did not show that the risk from consuming acrylamide, a possible cancer-causing byproduct created during coffee roasting, was offset by benefits from drinking coffee.”

Settlement Finalized, Freelancers Finally Receive $9 Million in Copyright Lawsuit

Brianna Smith - May 9, 2018

Nearly seventeen years after a class action lawsuit was filed on behalf of 3,000 freelance journalists, settlement checks are in the mail. The lawsuit itself claimed “copyright infringement by some of the country’s biggest publishers,” but now the writers who endured the lengthy legal process “will start receiving their pieces of a settlement totaling $9 million this week.”

Cleveland Clinic Hit with Hefty Payout in Age Discrimination Case

Sara E. Teller - May 9, 2018

Cleveland Clinic Hit with Hefty Payout in Age Discrimination Case

Will the Chicopee City Council Settle a Gender Discrimination Lawsuit for $140K?

Brianna Smith - May 1, 2018

Recently it was determined that the Chicopee city council will be asked to fork over $140,000 to settle a gender discrimination lawsuit. The lawsuit itself was filed by Nicholle Huber back in 2016 in the U.S. District Court and claimed “she was hired to repair and maintain city vehicles only to have that offer rescinded four days later because of her gender.” The city and the “supervisor of the central maintenance garage,” Allen Ryczek, were named in the suit.

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