Judge and Criminal Defense Attorney Sentenced in Cash Bribery Scheme
Judge and attorney are both sentenced in cash payment scheme for favorable rulings.
Verdicts & Settlements
LA Vape Companies Will Pay Fines for Selling to Minors
Los Angeles vape companies will pay fines and endure marketing restrictions after investigation reveals they’ve been selling to minors.
No Accountability from the Sacklers, AGs Refuse to Settle
AGs want Sacklers to admit to Purdue’s involvement in the opioid crisis.
Maryland Gov. Hogan Offers $200m to Settle Black Colleges Lawsuit
Critics say that Hogan’s figure is a low-ball offer invented by the governor without negotiation.
Baltimore Jury Awards $25m to Inmate Handicapped in Brutal Detention Center Beatdown
City Detention Center employees purportedly let Black Guerrilla Family gang members into Daquan Wallace’s cell, where they beat him so badly he can no longer walk or talk.
PG&E Finalizes Controversial $11b Settlement with Wildfire Victims’ Insurance Carriers
Some attorneys and activists accuse PG&E of leaving out individual victims to bolster their stock prices.
Exide Technologies to Pay $45K to Settle Disability Discrimination Lawsuit
Exide Technologies will pay $45,000 to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the EEOC.
Cleveland Pays $50,000 to Protester Arrested for Burning U.S. Flag
The city had earlier settled with Gregory Johnson, present at the same event. Ironically, Johnson was involved in a 1984 case which set Supreme Court precedent explicitly considering flag-burning an expression of protected free speech.
Man Hit by NJ Transit Bus Awarded $12.75M Settlement
New Jersey Transit recently agreed to settle a lawsuit with a man who was struck by a transit bus for $12.75 million.
Purdue Pharma Officially Files Bankruptcy Amid Settlement Talks
Purdue starts bankruptcy proceedings while in settlement talks.