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$8.5M in Washington Foster Care Sex Abuse Case

Washington state will pay two children $8.5 million after they claimed the state Department of Social and Health Services failed to protect them from sexual abuse by their foster parent. The children sued the agency in Snohomish County Superior Court …

Oregon City Paying $350K Linked to Earthquake Warning Sign Suit

Portland has agreed to pay $350,000 in attorneys’ fees related to a now-repealed policy that mandated warning signs on brittle brick buildings saying they are seismically unsafe. The Oregonian/OregonLive reported the Portland City Council voted 4-0 Wednesday to pay the …

Elderly Washington Woman Dies After Drop by Ambulance Workers, Suit Charges

The family of a 92-year-old Vancouver, Wash. woman who died after ambulance workers who were transporting her allegedly dropped her onto a sidewalk has filed a $4 million lawsuit. The Oregonian/OregonLive reported the lawsuit was filed this week in Multnomah …

Maine Jury Awards More Than $1M in Hospital Negligence Case

A hospital in northern Maine has been ordered to pay more than $1.2 million in damages to a woman in a medical negligence lawsuit. A jury in Aroostook County found that Cary Medical Center in Caribou, Maine, didn’t properly treat …

Woman Hurt in New Jersey Transit Crash Settles for $1.5M

A woman injured in the fatal crash of a New Jersey Transit train in 2016 has settled a lawsuit for $1.5 million. LaTonya Story was aboard the train that crashed at Hoboken Terminal, killing one and injuring more than 100 …

Connecticut Woman Sues Uber After Driver’s Sexual Assault

A Connecticut woman who says she was sexually assaulted by her Uber driver last year has filed a lawsuit against the ride-sharing app. The Middletown Press reports the lawsuit filed by the 22-year-old woman in Milford Superior Court appears to …

OJ Simpson Sues Las Vegas Casino Saying He Was Defamed

O.J. Simpson is suing a Las Vegas hotel-casino that banned him in November 2017, alleging that unnamed employees defamed him by telling a celebrity news site he had been drunk, disruptive and unruly. Simpson, on parole in Nevada for a …

Undisclosed Settlement Reached Over Deadly Hawaii High-Rise Fire

Plaintiffs and defendants reached a settlement over a deadly Honolulu high-rise fire, although the amounts to be paid by insurance companies remains confidential, attorneys said. A settlement conference concluded Tuesday regarding the July 2017 Marco Polo building fire that killed …

California School District Paying $28M After Boy Hit By Car

A Southern California school district will pay $28.5 million in damages after a boy with special needs was hit by a car and severely injured while under the supervision of school personnel, attorneys said. A judge determined the Victor Elementary …

$1M Lawsuit Filed in Oregon over Patient Found Dead in Basement

The family of a 67-year-old woman who allegedly died after she wandered out of her hospital room and into the basement of Providence Portland Medical Center in Oregon has filed a $1.075 million lawsuit. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports a lawsuit claims …