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Florida Sheriff Pays $67,000 to Woman for Wrongful Arrest

A Louisiana mother who was wrongly arrested twice in northeast Florida has settled a lawsuit with the Clay County Sheriff’s Office for $67,000. The sheriff’s office confirmed that the settlement was reached last month, and it was paid through the …

Pilot in Iowa Fatal Boat Crash Offers Insurance Money

A man facing lawsuits involving a jon boat crash that killed four people and injured six others on the Mississippi River in 2012 has agreed to hand over $300,000 from an insurance policy, but he wants a judge to absolve …

Kansas Gas Blast Victim’s Family to Receive $323,000 Settlement

The family of a Topeka, Kansas, woman who died in a natural gas explosion will receive about $323,000 of a $709,000 settlement. A Shawnee County judge on Tuesday approved settlements and dismissed three lawsuits linked to the blast that killed …

Settlement Reached in South Carolina Boat Crash Fatality

The family of a man killed in a boat crash on Lake Murray four years ago is receiving a settlement from the insurer for a friend who operated the vessel. The State newspaper reported the payment of $77,000 is going …

Nebraska Boy’s Drowning Death Lawsuit Settled for $300,000

A lawsuit filed after the drowning of an 11-year-old boy who was fishing in Lake Wanahoo has been settled for $300,000. The Lincoln Journal Star reports the lawsuit settlement was approved March 26 in Saunders County Court. The parents of …

Firm Settling New Jersey Red Light Camera Suit

Drivers busted by red light cameras in five New jersey towns before August 2012 could get a partial refund of their tickets due to a proposed legal settlement. Lawyers for plaintiffs filed court papers in U.S. District court in Trenton …

Posh Pennsylvania Resort Founder to Pay $200,000 in Lawsuit

The millionaire founder of 84 Lumber has agreed to pay $200,000 to settle some claims in a lawsuit filed by the parents of a teenager who died in a drunken driving crash after a party at his posh southwestern Pennsylvania …

Des Moines Hearing Set on $2.45M Bedbug Suit Settlement

A judge has scheduled a three-day hearing to hear any objections to the proposed $2.45 million settlement of a lawsuit over bedbugs at two downtown Des Moines, Iowa, apartment buildings. The Des Moines Register reports that payments to the estimated …

Ohio State University Student Settles Injury Lawsuit for $12,500

The state Court of Claims says an Ohio State University student who was hit by a university-owned bus in a crosswalk has settled a lawsuit against the school for $12,500. The court said Monday that Connor Fox and OSU settled …

More Settlements in 2013 New York Commuter Ferry Accident

More settlements have been reached in lawsuits stemming from last year’s crash of a commuter ferry in lower Manhattan. More than 80 people were injured, including one seriously. Notices of four settlements were filed in federal court in Newark last …