California Man Awarded $7.5M After Slip and Fall at Starbucks December 27, 2011 A Vista Superior Court jury has ordered Starbucks to pay a chiropractor and his family $7.5 million after a slip...
Suit Over Death in Pennsylvania Jail Settled for $500,000 December 27, 2011 A federal lawsuit filed over the death of a western Pennsylvania man in a jail cell after his family alleged...
Brain-Damaged Woman Will Get $7M From New York County December 22, 2011 Erie County will pay $7 million to settle a lawsuit filed by a woman who suffered brain damage after she...
E-Trade, Insurers to Settle Class Action Lawsuit for $79M December 22, 2011 E-Trade Financial and its insurers have agreed in principle to pay $79 million to settle class action lawsuits brought against...
Countrywide Will Pay $335M Over Bias Case December 22, 2011 Bank of America Corp’s Countrywide Financial unit agreed on Wednesday to pay a record $335 million to settle civil charges...
Air Bag Victim Lawyer Questions Honda Recall Scope December 21, 2011 By YURI KAGEYAMA Georgia college student Kristy Williams was almost killed when a metal piece flew out of an air bag in her...
Hearing Set Over Massachusetts School Bullying Settlement December 20, 2011 A Massachusetts judge is set to hear arguments on whether South Hadley officials must disclose details of a settlement that...
$36M Settlement Closes 2005 New York Bus Crash Lawsuit December 16, 2011 By BEN DOBBIN The owners of a Canadian charter bus and a tractor-trailer are paying $36 million to settle a lawsuit over a...
Appeals Court Tosses JPMorgan Lawsuit Against Insurers December 14, 2011 By Joseph Ax A JPMorgan unit cannot force insurers to pay a $250 million settlement between failed investment bank Bear Stearns and government...
Oregon Port Settles with Insurers for $550K December 12, 2011 Oregon’s Port of Astoria has settled with six insurance companies for $550,000 in a case involving past petroleum spills by...