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Settlement Made in Louisiana Workers’ Crawfish Processing Suit

Six migrant workers would share in a total of more than $21,000 in the proposed settlement of a lawsuit filed last year alleging that a Louisiana crawfish processing business underpaid them in violation of minimum wage laws. The proposed settlement …

Jury Awards $595K in Washington Salmon Pen Collapse

A Washington state jury on awarded the Lummi Indian tribe $595,000 over the 2017 collapse of a net pen where Atlantic salmon were being raised – an event that elicited fears of damage to wild salmon runs and prompted the …

Colorado Lawsuit: Hero Who Stopped Gunman Shot Without Warning

The mother of a man hailed as a hero for killing a gunman who ambushed and fatally shot a police officer only to be killed himself by another officer in suburban Denver filed a lawsuit alleging the officer who shot …

Kardashian, Chyna Settle Before California Trial’s Sequel

A settlement agreement has been reached ahead of a second trial pitting the Kardashian family against former reality TV star Blac Chyna. Jury selection had been set to begin Monday in the trial over Chyna’s allegations that her former fiance …

Texas Top Cop Says Uvalde Police Could’ve Ended Rampage Early on

Police had enough officers on the scene of the Uvalde school massacre to have stopped the gunman three minutes after he entered the building, and they would have found the door to the classroom where he was holed up unlocked …

Tesla Worker in California Rejects $15M Payout in Race Bias Lawsuit

A Black former elevator operator at Tesla Inc.’s TSLA.O flagship California assembly plant on Tuesday rejected a $15 million award in his lawsuit alleging racial abuse by coworkers, opening the door for a new trial after a judge slashed a …

Parents of New Mexico Kids Injured in Crash Sue Car Driver, Insurance

The parents of three New Mexico children injured in a crash involving an Albuquerque Public Schools bus four months ago have filed a lawsuit against the driver of the speeding car involved and his insurance company. The Albuquerque Journal reported …

Colorado Ski Resort Settles Suit Involving Fatal Lift Accident

The family of a woman who died after falling from a chairlift at a small Colorado ski resort as she was riding up with her two young daughters has settled a wrongful death lawsuit. William Huber, the girls’ father, filed …

Wrongful Conviction Lawsuit in Idaho Settled for $11.7M

Officials in the eastern Idaho city of Idaho Falls have agreed to pay $11.7 million to a man who spent about two decades in prison after being wrongfully convicted. The Idaho Falls City Council voted to accept the settlement agreement …

$1.5M Settlement for Washington Police Chief Who Displayed Nazi Insignia

A suburban Seattle, Washington, city will pay more than $1.5 million to settle a dispute with a former assistant police chief who was disciplined for posting a Nazi rank insignia on his office door and joking about the Holocaust. Former …