January 3, 2013
An Ohio law firm that represented a former Nationwide Insurance agent for a $42.8 million jury verdict is getting ready to file a class action against the insurer “in the near future.” Attorney Caryn Groedel and her law firm Caryn …
December 21, 2012
An Albuquerque, N.M. bicyclist has won a $2.1 million judgment for injuries he received in a crash with a delivery truck but will likely collect only half that amount because a jury said he was partly to blame. Bicyclist Simon …
December 20, 2012
A federal jury awarded $4.5 million to Southern California Filipino teachers who paid large fees to obtain U.S. jobs through a placement agency. Jurors on Monday found that Los Angeles-based Universal Placement International Inc. and its owner, Lourdes Navarro, failed …
December 20, 2012
A jury ruled that the Los Angeles Unified School District must pay a boy molested by an elementary school teacher $6.9 million – among the largest awards in the history of the school system. The decision on Tuesday comes as …
December 10, 2012
A federal court jury has awarded a Missoula company $28.4 million in a lawsuit against a national bus company over the licensing of software that helps school districts more efficiently plan and run bus routes. Education Logistics Inc. sued Laidlaw …
November 26, 2012
The producers of “The Price is Right” owe a former model on the show more than $7.7 million in punitive damages for discriminating against her after a pregnancy, a California jury determined last week. The judgment came one day after …
November 21, 2012
A federal jury has awarded Kansas City, Mo., greeting cards giant Hallmark Cards Inc. $31.3 million in damages from a company that misappropriated inside information. The Kansas City Star reports the ruling came after a two-year trial that capped seven …
October 25, 2012
A Hollywood visual effects specialist fired for reporting on-the-job cocaine use is getting at least $450,000 for wrongful termination. A Los Angeles jury deliberated much of the day Tuesday before returning the verdict in favor of Andrew MacDonald, who sued …
October 9, 2012
A jury has awarded a Charlotte, North Carolina couple $1.7 million in a lawsuit against a local restaurant in connection with a head-on collision that killed the couple’s unborn son. Attorneys for Matt and Meredith Eastridge said 25-year-old David Canter …
October 4, 2012
A federal jury has awarded $3.2 million to a mentally ill woman who sued after Los Angeles police shot her and shocked her with a Taser. The Los Angeles Times reported jurors found that officers were negligent, malicious and used …