August 26, 2016
The California Department of Transportation has settled a wrongful death lawsuit brought by the parents of a 24-year-old woman who was killed by a drunk driver while working on a nighttime paving project. Attorneys for both sides told the Fresno …
August 9, 2016
An Indianapolis suburb has settled a lawsuit accusing it of violating free speech rights when it removed two women’s critical comments on its Facebook page. Court documents show the plaintiffs will receive nearly $7,500 each in costs and attorneys’ fees. …
September 28, 2015
Lance Armstrong settled a cycling promotion court fight on confidential terms but still has a lawsuit over a U.S. Postal Service sponsorship to contend with. Armstrong settled two related lawsuits with SCA Promotions Inc. over claims the former champion cyclist’s …
August 21, 2015
Three West Virginia University entities agreed to pay a total of $1.3 million to settle sexual harassment lawsuits against the school’s neurosurgery chairman. Settlement documents obtained by The Dominion Post through a Freedom of Information Act request show the WVU …
July 22, 2015
South Carolina’s Greenville Health System has settled a wrongful death lawsuit with the family of a surgical patient who died after contracting an infection. The Greenville News reported that court documents show the health care system offered $600,000 to settle …
March 20, 2015
A long-running defamation lawsuit against former Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees pitcher Roger Clemens by his ex-trainer has been settled for an undisclosed amount of money to be paid by his insurer, attorneys said Wednesday after meeting with …
November 18, 2014
The legal battle over an accidental shooting at a Wild West theme park in New Jersey that left an actor partially paralyzed has ended with a settlement of nearly $2 million. The New Jersey Herald reports the actor, Scott Harris, …
September 17, 2014
Four of 28 people who sued the Metro-North Railroad in federal court after being injured in a train crash in Connecticut last year have settled with the commuter railroad, lawyers involved in the case said Monday. Terms of the deals …
August 21, 2013
The parents of a construction worker killed in a New York City crane accident have settled their wrongful death lawsuit for $1 million. The Daily News says Yonkers Contracting’s insurance company Liberty Mutual agreed to settle the suit filed by …
June 21, 2013
The York County sheriff’s office in South Carolina has reached a settlement with the family of a pedestrian struck and killed by a deputy’s patrol car. The Herald of Rock Hill reported the sheriff’s office is paying $90,000 to settle …