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Jury Awards $13M to Former Patients of California Psychiatric Facility

A jury has awarded more than $13 million to three women, finding they were harmed and did not consent to sexual contact by an employee of a California psychiatric facility. The Ventura County Star reports the jury found Monday that …

Jury Says Toyota Must Pay $16M to Southern California Dealer in Lawsuit

Toyota has been ordered to pay nearly $16 million to a Southern California dealer who alleged the company’s Prius recalls didn’t fix safety problems. The Los Angeles Times says an Orange County jury decided Monday that Toyota had breached “good …

Utah Movie-Filtering Company Ordered by Jury to Pay $62M to Studios

A Utah-based movie-filtering company has been ordered to pay more than $62 million to Disney and other Hollywood studios. A California jury decided the damages this week against the company VidAngel, which had ripped the movies from DVDs and then …

Oregon Jury Awards $250K in Whistleblower Case

An Oregon jury has awarded $250,000 to a former sergeant who says a sheriff retaliated against him for reporting unfavorable statistics. The Oregonian/OregonLive reported that a jury last week found former Multnomah County Sheriff Dan Staton violated Oregon’s whistleblower protection …

Jury Awards Colorado Woman $3.6M in Excessive Force Suit

A jury has awarded $3.6 million to a Colorado woman who claimed that deputies used excessive force when they arrested her and later shocked her with a stun gun while she was restrained. The Denver Post reports the jury awarded …

California Jury Rules Chevron Must Pay $21M for Cancer Claims

A Northern California jury ordered Chevron Corp. to pay the families of two brothers who died of cancer a combined $21.4 million after concluding the company failed to properly warn the men about the dangers of a toxic solvent they …

Jury Awards $700K to Man in Case Against Hawaii Hospital

A federal jury awarded more than $700,000 in damages to a Hawaii man who sued a hospital, saying staff injected him against his will with anti-psychotic drugs that left him incapacitated for months. A jury in U.S. District Court unanimously …

California Jury Awards $9M to Family of Woman Shot to Death

A California jury has awarded $9 million to the family of a woman fatally shot seven times by police in Long Beach in 2017 in what the family’s attorneys say is the largest such award in city history. The federal …

California Jury Awards $29M in J&J Baby Powder Cancer Case

Johnson & Johnson must pay $29 million to a woman who claimed its baby powder gave her terminal cancer, a California jury ruled Wednesday. A Superior Court jury in Oakland found the world’s largest health care company mainly liable for …

Washington Jury Awards $14M in Malpractice Suit

A King County, Wash. jury has awarded a West Seattle woman nearly $14 million in a medical-malpractice suit against Seattle Children’s Hospital and Children’s University Medical Group. The Seattle Times reports the jury found doctors failed to prevent a stroke …