Lawyer Suspended for Causing Accident with Bicyclist and Smashing Cellphone
Lawyer Suspended for Causing Accident with Bicyclist and Smashing Cellphone
Verdicts & Settlements
Vizio Nears $17 Million Settlement on Data-Tracking Smart Televisions
Vizio seems to be nearing a settlement over its data-tracking smart televisions. The Verge reports that the company’s overall payout could exceed $17 million. Just last year, Vizio was forced to hand over $2.2 million in fines to the Federal Trade Commission in another lawsuit. Starting off as a class action, the case concerns allegations
Settlement Reached Involving Wrongful Death of Developmentally Disabled Missouri Man
A settlement was reached in a case involving the wrongful death of a developmentally disabled Missouri man. Back in April 2017, the body of Carl DeBrodie was found “encased in concrete after he went missing from a supported living home.” The suit itself was filed by DeBrodie’s mother and sister-in-law and their attorney, Rudy Veit, said the details of the settlement are being kept confidential. However, Veit did reveal that it “provides enough money to care for DeBrodie’s mother, Carolyn Summers, and to allow her to make donations to organizations that helped DeBrodie during his lifetime.”
Case Against Former NBA Star Involving Boy’s Drowning Dismissed
Case Against Former NBA Star Involving Boy’s Drowning Dismissed
Four Native Americans Settle Mormon Church Sexual Abuse Cases
Four Native Americans Settle Mormon Church Sexual Abuse Cases
Jury Awards Detroit Area Family $130.5 Million in Beaumont Case
Jury Awards Detroit Area Family $130.5 Million in Beaumont Case
Portland Rental Management Company Forks Over $105K to Settle Lawsuit Filed by Former Tenant
A&G Rental Management, a rental management company in Portland recently agreed to settle a lawsuit filed by a former tenant for $105,000. The suit was filed earlier this year and alleged that the former tenant, Aleina Langford, lived in “deplorable living conditions that included hypodermic needles, rats and overflowing garbage at her Southeast Portland apartment complex.” To make matters worse, her attorney, Michael Fuller, claimed the rental management company sent a “collection agency after her seeking more than $1,500 in so-called bogus charges.”
Martin’s Appeal is Rejected, He is Sentenced to 75 to 150 Years
Martin’s Appeal is Rejected, He is Sentenced to 75 to 150 Years
Colorado DOC Will Spend $41 Million to Treat Hepatitis C
Colorado DOC Will Spend $41 Million to Treat Hepatitis C
Nashville’s Metro Council Approves $130k Civil Rights Settlement
Nashville’s Metro Council approved a $130,000 civil rights settlement on Tuesday, ending a lawsuit that began with a 2011 arrest. Andrea Miller’s settlement with former Metro Nashville police officer Woodston Maddox brings one of the city’s largest civil rights settlements in recent history. The agreement awards Miller $50,000 in damages and reimburses ‘reasonable’ attorneys’ fees