June 8, 2012
American International Group Inc. will pay California $15.6 million in penalties to settle allegations that its insurance companies underreported workers’ compensation premiums over several decades. The sum is part of a $146.5 million settlement AIG reached with insurance regulators across …
June 7, 2012
Washington State University has agreed to pay $650,000 to settle a racial discrimination lawsuit brought by two former employees of Chinese descent. The settlement will pay $325,000 each to Dr. Ying Li and her husband, Lizhong Yang. It also calls …
June 4, 2012
The family of a 15-year-old girl who died of an ecstasy overdose at a rave at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum will receive a $190,000 lawsuit settlement on behalf of the stadium, the event’s organizer and the Coliseum’s manager. Sasha …
May 30, 2012
A former Los Angeles County police officer will receive $450,000 to settle a lawsuit he filed against the Glendale Police Department, alleging he suffered retaliation after raising concerns over giving helicopter rides to civilians. The Los Angeles Times reported that …
May 25, 2012
The family of a woman left with brain damage after an accident during the filming of “Transformers 3” in Indiana has reached an $18.5 million settlement with Paramount Pictures. Gabriela Cedillo was working as an extra in 2010 when she …
May 25, 2012
Union Pacific Railroad and the family of a man killed in a Blue Earth County train crash have reached a legal settlement. Attorneys say Union Pacific has agreed to pay $650,000 to the family of Todd Ziegler. He and another …
May 24, 2012
The Billings school district has settled a lawsuit filed by the family of a student who committed suicide after her former teacher was charged with raping her. The wrongful death claim was filed in August 2010 by the family of …
May 22, 2012
The Denver City Council is expected to consider paying $40,000 to settle a lawsuit brought by a bystander who was injured in a police shooting outside a nightclub in July 2010. The Denver Post reported the council will meet Monday …
May 16, 2012
A deep-sea water bottling company has agreed to pay $2 million to the Hawaii Department of Health to settle a violation order. Hawaii health officials last year issued an order alleging Koyo USA Corp. adulterated its product with rejected water …
May 10, 2012
Honda Motor Co. has won the reversal of a $9,867 small-claims judgment awarded to an owner who claimed the Japanese automaker fraudulently overstated the fuel economy of her Civic hybrid car. The decision by California Superior Court Judge Dudley Gray …